Colorado Avalanche at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 on Thursday, December 2, 2021 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
13 |
9 |
12 |
34 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
4 |
9 |
7 |
20 |
Three stars
- A. Burakovsky, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
- C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
- B. Chiarot, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
03:11 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin (6) |
Logan O'Connor (6) |
Shorthanded |
COL 1, MTL 0 |
| 2nd |
06:51 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Ben Chiarot (5) |
Cole Caufield (3), Joel Armia (4) |
Power play |
COL 1, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
15:49 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Cale Makar (10) |
Samuel Girard (9), Nathan MacKinnon (12) |
Even strength |
COL 2, MTL 1 |
| 3rd |
02:31 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Andre Burakovsky (7) |
Valeri Nichushkin (5), Nazem Kadri (21) |
Even strength |
COL 3, MTL 1 |
| 3rd |
17:11 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog (7) |
Mikko Rantanen (9), Devon Toews (8) |
Even strength, Empty net |
COL 4, MTL 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Colorado Avalanche |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
34 |
20 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
8 |
| Hits |
15 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
16 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
17 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/63 (42.9%) |
36/63 (57.1%) |
Box score
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 12 J. Megna |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
06:32 |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:43 |
| Number 16 N. Aube-Kubel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
09:32 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
14.3% |
13:09 |
| Number 18 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
14.3% |
11:33 |
| Number 25 L. O'Connor |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:18 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
36.4% |
19:26 |
| Number 43 D. Helm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
13:19 |
| Number 91 N. Kadri |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.9% |
16:16 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
19:53 |
| Number 95 A. Burakovsky |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:34 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:52 |
| Number 3 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
16:02 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:30 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:08 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:49 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:15 |
| Number 56 K. MacDermid |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:43 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 J. Johansson |
20 |
19 |
1 |
.950 |
59:57 |
Win |
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 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
68.4% |
19:13 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:20 |
| Number 22 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:37 |
| Number 25 R. Poehling |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
64.3% |
15:36 |
| Number 28 C. Dvorak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
17:22 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:54 |
| Number 55 M. Pezzetta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:13 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:00 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
18:08 |
| Number 73 T. Toffoli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:47 |
| Number 85 M. Perreault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
14:00 |
| Number 92 J. Drouin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
| Number 8 B. Chiarot |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
25:39 |
| Number 20 C. Wideman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:17 |
| Number 26 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:01 |
| Number 27 A. Romanov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:28 |
| Number 58 D. Savard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:31 |
| Number 77 B. Kulak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:46 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 J. Allen |
33 |
30 |
3 |
.909 |
59:03 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:46 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Alex Newhook |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
13:48 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nicolas Aube-Kubel |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 1st |
17:08 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brett Kulak |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:00 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Tyson Jost |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:22 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:14 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Ryan Poehling |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:34 |
Montreal Canadiens |
David Savard |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:59 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:45 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Tyson Jost |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:45 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexander Romanov |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Dominique Ducharme
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Eric Furlatt
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Libor Suchanek
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Darcy Kuemper, Bowen Byram
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Cedric Paquette, Mattias Norlinder
Other NHL games on Dec 2
Other NHL games on Thursday, December 2, 2021
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 Buffalo Sabres
4
 at Florida Panthers
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
4
 at Washington Capitals
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 Ottawa Senators
3
 at Carolina Hurricanes
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 San Jose Sharks
2
 at New York Islanders
1
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 Boston Bruins
2
 at Nashville Predators
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 New Jersey Devils
2
 at Minnesota Wild
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at Dallas Stars
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
 Calgary Flames
3
 at Los Angeles Kings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 2, 2021
|
Sources and further reading
Colorado Avalanche 
at Montreal Canadiens