Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 8:30 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–1 on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	44-30-8
at Colorado Avalanche	2	38-30-14

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	1	0	0	1
Colorado Avalanche	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	13	14	9	36
Colorado Avalanche	12	4	10	26

Three stars

P. Grubauer, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
G. Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:43	Montreal Canadiens	Brendan Gallagher (15)	Jeff Petry (19), Jonathan Drouin (18)	Power play	MTL 1, COL 0
2nd	04:21	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (16)	Nathan MacKinnon (33)	Even strength	MTL 1, COL 1
3rd	00:35	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog (23)	Nathan MacKinnon (34), Mikko Rantanen (42)	Even strength	MTL 1, COL 2

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	36	26
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	17	21
Blocked shots	7	26
Giveaways	2	4
Takeaways	10	7
Faceoffs won	29/64 (45.3%)	35/64 (54.7%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher	R	1	0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	1		17:24
Number 13 M. Domi	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	43.8%	15:46
Number 15 J. Kotkaniemi	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	37.5%	16:26
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0	40.7%	17:33
Number 41 P. Byron	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		18:01
Number 43 M. Chaput	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	71.4%	09:07
Number 47 K. Agostino	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		08:37
Number 54 C. Hudon	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:26
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		13:50
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	66.7%	18:13
Number 90 T. Tatar	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:55
Number 92 J. Drouin	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	16:26
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	4	0	0		26:20
Number 8 J. Benn	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	0		19:07
Number 21 D. Schlemko	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:46
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	1	0		23:45
Number 28 M. Reilly	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		20:06
Number 53 V. Mete	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:29

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	26	24	2	.923	59:13	Loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Andrighetto	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		10:12
Number 11 M. Calvert	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:55
Number 13 A. Kerfoot	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	71.4%	11:24
Number 17 T. Jost	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		09:33
Number 22 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		12:21
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	2	1	0	20%	20:54
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	75%	18:27
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	64.3%	14:08
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		08:56
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		14:49
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	1	0	1	+2	2	3	2	0	0	46.2%	21:21
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	1	1	0	100%	20:08
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	2	0		22:19
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0		24:43
Number 12 P. Nemeth	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0		18:53
Number 16 N. Zadorov	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		07:03
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	2	0		22:20
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	2	0		19:38

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Grubauer	36	35	1	.972	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:47	Colorado Avalanche	Nikita Zadorov	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	08:37	Montreal Canadiens	Artturi Lehkonen	Tripping	2
1st	17:43	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Bourque	Hooking	2
2nd	09:03	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog	Hooking	2
2nd	11:51	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Chaput	Tripping	2
2nd	18:01	Colorado Avalanche	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	18:55	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	19:35	Montreal Canadiens	Brendan Gallagher	Tripping	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Kiel Murchison
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Nicolas Deslauriers, Matthew Peca, Brett Kulak
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Sheldon Dries

2018-2019 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Dec 19, 2018
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 12, 2019

Other NHL games on Dec 19

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 19, 2018

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