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Montréal Canadiens 2, Colorado Avalanche 7 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 2, Colorado Avalanche 7. Shots on goal: MTL 23, COL 36. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 0-2 COL; P2 MTL 1-3 COL; P3 MTL 1-2 COL.

Scoring plays: P1 07:32 Brock Nelson (assists: Artturi Lehkonen, Joel Kiviranta) to make it MTL 0-1 COL; P1 13:25 Gabriel Landeskog (assists: Brock Nelson, Ross Colton) to make it MTL 0-2 COL; P2 00:50 Brent Burns (assists: Brock Nelson) to make it MTL 0-3 COL; P2 03:55 Brock Nelson (assists: Martin Necas, Artturi Lehkonen) to make it MTL 0-4 COL; P2 08:27 Ivan Demidov (assists: Juraj Slafkovský, Oliver Kapanen) to make it MTL 1-4 COL; P2 19:05 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Gabriel Landeskog, Cale Makar) to make it MTL 1-5 COL; P3 02:51 Devon Toews (assists: Martin Necas, Nathan MacKinnon) to make it MTL 1-6 COL; P3 05:10 Lane Hutson (assists: Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 2-6 COL; P3 06:52 Gabriel Landeskog (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas) to make it MTL 2-7 COL. Top skaters: Brock Nelson (COL) 2 G, 2 A; Gabriel Landeskog (COL) 2 G, 1 A; Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 1 G, 2 A; Martin Necas (COL) 0 G, 3 A. Goaltending (box score): Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) 21 saves on 23, decision W; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 29 saves on 36, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:00 TOI
Goals · COL
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 16:12 TOI
Goaltending · COL
21 saves on 23 shots (.913) · W
Season highs
Brock Nelson · Season-high 4 pointsGabriel Landeskog · Season-high 3 pointsBrock Nelson · Season-high 2 goalsGabriel Landeskog · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MTL 0 largest lead Never led
COL 5 largest lead P3 2:51 (MTL 1, COL 6) · 4-0 run, P1 7:32–P2 3:55
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 7:32 Brock Nelson (Artturi Lehkonen, Joel Kiviranta) COL · wrist shot · MTL 0, COL 1
  • P1 13:25 Gabriel Landeskog (Brock Nelson, Ross Colton) COL · wrist shot · MTL 0, COL 2
  • P2 0:50 Brent Burns (Brock Nelson) COL · snap shot · MTL 0, COL 3
  • P2 3:55 Brock Nelson (Martin Necas, Artturi Lehkonen) COL · snap shot · MTL 0, COL 4
  • P2 8:27 Ivan Demidov (Juraj Slafkovský, Oliver Kapanen) MTL · snap shot · MTL 1, COL 4
  • P2 19:05 Nathan MacKinnon (Gabriel Landeskog, Cale Makar) COL · wrist shot · MTL 1, COL 5
  • P3 2:51 Devon Toews (Martin Necas, Nathan MacKinnon) COL · wrist shot · MTL 1, COL 6
  • P3 5:10 Lane Hutson (Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki) MTL · Power play · slap shot · MTL 2, COL 6
  • P3 6:52 Gabriel Landeskog (Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas) COL · Power play · tip-in shot · MTL 2, COL 7

Linescore

123 T
MTL 011 2
COL 232 7

Shots on goal: MTL 23, COL 36

Biggest Period

The Colorado Avalanche scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MTLCOL
23Shots on goal36
52Shot attempts66
26Faceoff wins32
27Hits13
17Blocked shots10
1Power-play goals1
4Takeaways5
15Giveaways18
8Penalty minutes6
80.6%Save %91.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL125623
COL14101236

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens2 G · 34 attempts
Noah Dobson: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: missed the netJake Evans: saved (wrist)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: saved (backhand)Brendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netJake Evans: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netJosh Anderson: saved (wrist)Josh Anderson: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (backhand)Noah Dobson: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (backhand)Alexandre Texier: missed the netJosh Anderson: saved (wrist)Oliver Kapanen: saved (wrist)Ivan Demidov: goal (snap)Alexandre Carrier: saved (wrist)Florian Xhekaj: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (wrist)Lane Hutson: goal (slap)Lane Hutson: saved (wrist)Oliver Kapanen: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netLane Hutson: missed the netAdam Engstrom: saved (wrist)Brendan Gallagher: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 21Saved62% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net32% of attempts
Colorado Avalanche7 G · 55 attempts
Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Ivan Ivan: saved (backhand)Josh Manson: missed the netDevon Toews: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: goal (wrist)Samuel Girard: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: goal (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netBrent Burns: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netZakhar Bardakov: missed the netJoel Kiviranta: missed the netJosh Manson: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Victor Olofsson: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: missed the netBrent Burns: goal (snap)Brent Burns: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (slap)Devon Toews: missed the netBrock Nelson: missed the netBrock Nelson: missed the netBrock Nelson: goal (snap)Parker Kelly: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (tip-in)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Jack Drury: saved (snap)Zakhar Bardakov: saved (snap)Brent Burns: missed the netCale Makar: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: goal (wrist)Devon Toews: goal (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (slap)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: goal (tip-in)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: missed the netVictor Olofsson: saved (slap)Joel Kiviranta: saved (deflected)Gabriel Landeskog: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (snap)Brent Burns: missed the netJack Drury: missed the netSamuel Girard: saved (snap)
  • 7Goals13% of attempts
  • 29Saved53% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net35% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Lane Hutson D 101-121122:30
Ivan Demidov R 101020114:12
Nick Suzuki C 011-121018:45
Cole Caufield R 011-210117:05
Oliver Kapanen C 011020116:32
Juraj Slafkovský L 011-112115:47
Mike Matheson D 000-220123:10
Alexandre Carrier D 000-310522:53
Noah Dobson D 000-221121:46
Joseph Veleno C 000-202015:08
Josh Anderson R 000-121113:55
Zachary Bolduc R 000-112113:55
Jake Evans C 000-123013:53
Arber Xhekaj D 000-209013:46
Adam Engstrom D 000011213:29
Alexandre Texier L 000-201012:26
Brendan Gallagher R 000-222011:09
Florian Xhekaj L 000-101110:32
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes L 293680.6760:00
COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brock Nelson C 224+330017:00
Gabriel Landeskog L 213+350016:12
Nathan MacKinnon C 123+250014:49
Martin Necas C 033+230018:06
Artturi Lehkonen L 022+201018:14
Brent Burns D 101+230020:11
Devon Toews D 101+240016:36
Cale Makar D 011+430021:14
Ross Colton C 011+303214:57
Joel Kiviranta L 011+111113:09
Sam Malinski D 000+110320:57
Samuel Girard D 000021218:51
Jack Drury C 000010017:36
Josh Manson D 000+113117:10
Parker Kelly C 000-102014:15
Zakhar Bardakov C 000011013:02
Victor Olofsson L 000-120012:28
Ivan Ivan C 000011110:23
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood W 212391.3259:58

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MTL 0 – 1 COL
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Colorado Avalanche 18-1-6 W1 L10 9-0-1 Next game recap: vs VAN · Tue, Dec 2

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