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Colorado Avalanche at Montreal Canadiens

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Colorado Avalanche
35-8-9
Final
3 - 7
Montreal Canadiens
30-17-7

Nick Suzuki leads Canadiens in 7-3 home romp over struggling Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights

The NHL-leading Avalanche have lost six of eight to fall to 35-8-9.

Noah Dobson opened the scoring just 56 seconds into the game. Jake Evans and Kirby Dach scored in a 40-second span late in the second period. Dach had his first first goal and point since returning from a 31-game absence Jan. 20.

Alexandre Carrier and Juraj Slafkovsky scored in the third period, and Jakub Dobes made 26 saves to improved to 7-0-1 in his last eight starts.

Brock Nelson, Joel Kiviranta and Ross Colton scored for Colorado. Scott Wedgewood stopped 21 shots.

The Avalanche wore powder blue Quebec Nordiques jerseys in homage to the team’s former home of Quebec City.

Up next Avalanche: At Detroit on Saturday.

Canadiens: At Buffalo on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:56 Noah Dobson Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (45), Juraj Slafkovský (23)
Goal 1st Period 4:09 Brock Nelson Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Manson (18), Samuel Girard (9)
Goal 1st Period 5:51 Nick Suzuki Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (33), Lane Hutson (46)
Goal 1st Period 7:33 Nick Suzuki Goal (18) Backhand, assists: Oliver Kapanen (12), Mike Matheson (22)
Goal 2nd Period 16:36 Jake Evans Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Kaiden Guhle (3), Zachary Bolduc (11)
Goal 2nd Period 17:16 Kirby Dach Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Zachary Bolduc (12)
Goal 2nd Period 18:06 Joel Kiviranta Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (22), Jack Drury (10)
Goal 3rd Period 4:38 Ross Colton Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Valeri Nichushkin (18)
Goal 3rd Period 5:45 Alexandre Carrier Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (44), Kirby Dach (3)
Goal 3rd Period 9:55 Juraj Slafkovský Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Kapanen (13), Ivan Demidov (34)

Statistics

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8 Blocked Shots 21
25 Hits 22
4 Takeaways 6
29 Shots 28
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 29
45.3 Faceoff Win Percent 54.7
17 Giveaways 14
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Patrik Laine, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Bell Centre

Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 20,962 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 37 9 83 9
Minnesota 34 14 78 10
Dallas 34 14 77 9
Utah 30 23 64 4
Nashville 26 24 59 7
Chicago 22 26 53 9
Winnipeg 22 26 52 8
St. Louis 20 28 49 9

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 37 14 78 4
Montreal 32 17 72 8
Detroit 33 19 72 6
Buffalo 32 19 70 6
Boston 32 20 69 5
Ottawa 28 22 63 7
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Florida 29 25 61 3
Full Standings