Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche
· Pepsi Center, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
11 |
13 |
10 |
34 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
7 |
14 |
7 |
28 |
Three stars
- J. Iginla, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
- E. Johnson, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
- A. Markov, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:40 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrei Markov (4) |
Tomas Plekanec (31), Brendan Gallagher (17) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, COL 0 |
| 2nd |
03:31 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Erik Johnson (9) |
Gabriel Landeskog (24), Francois Beauchemin (20) |
Shorthanded |
MTL 1, COL 1 |
| 2nd |
06:38 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lars Eller (10) |
Max Pacioretty (20), Sven Andrighetto (2) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, COL 1 |
| 2nd |
16:46 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jarome Iginla (16) |
Tyson Barrie (29), Matt Duchene (20) |
Power play |
MTL 2, COL 2 |
| 3rd |
17:57 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jarome Iginla (17) |
Mikhail Grigorenko (14), Matt Duchene (21) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, COL 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Colorado Avalanche |
| Shots on goal |
34 |
28 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
18 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
1 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
9 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/61 (49.2%) |
31/61 (50.8%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:06 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.9% |
19:26 |
| Number 17 T. Mitchell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
11:32 |
| Number 21 D. Smith-Pelly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:56 |
| Number 22 D. Weise |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:07 |
| Number 25 J. de la Rose |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
52.6% |
15:53 |
| Number 27 A. Galchenyuk |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:32 |
| Number 41 P. Byron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:40 |
| Number 42 S. Andrighetto |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:09 |
| Number 53 L. Lessio |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:21 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:11 |
| Number 81 L. Eller |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.7% |
14:34 |
| Number 6 G. Pateryn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
11:30 |
| Number 28 N. Beaulieu |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:01 |
| Number 74 A. Emelin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:50 |
| Number 76 P. Subban |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:19 |
| Number 77 T. Gilbert |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
24:42 |
| Number 79 A. Markov |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
24:48 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 B. Scrivens |
28 |
25 |
3 |
.893 |
58:56 |
Loss |
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 J. Mitchell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
20% |
14:36 |
| Number 8 J. Skille |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:24 |
| Number 9 M. Duchene |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:14 |
| Number 12 J. Iginla |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
66.7% |
16:24 |
| Number 14 B. Comeau |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
16:00 |
| Number 25 M. Grigorenko |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:51 |
| Number 27 A. Martinsen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:05 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
52.6% |
16:19 |
| Number 34 C. Soderberg |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
16:42 |
| Number 40 A. Tanguay |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:39 |
| Number 55 C. McLeod |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:45 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:12 |
| Number 2 N. Holden |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:37 |
| Number 3 C. Bigras |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:22 |
| Number 4 T. Barrie |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:43 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:03 |
| Number 32 F. Beauchemin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
25:57 |
| Number 41 A. Bodnarchuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:57 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 S. Varlamov |
34 |
32 |
2 |
.941 |
59:53 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
10:42 |
Montreal Canadiens |
P.K. Subban |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
13:20 |
Colorado Avalanche |
John Mitchell |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:41 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Andrew Bodnarchuk |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:08 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lucas Lessio |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:51 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jarome Iginla |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:37 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lars Eller |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:42 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:42 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Andreas Martinsen |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Michel Therrien
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Patrick Roy
- Referees
- Chris Lee, Steve Kozari
- Linesmen
- Shane Heyer, Jay Sharrers
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Tomas Fleischmann, David Desharnais, Mark Barberio
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Nate Guenin, Zach Redmond, Chris Wagner
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