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Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche

Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–1 in a shootout on Saturday, January 4, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Montreal Canadiens 2 40-31-11
at Colorado Avalanche 1 49-29-4

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 0 1 0 1 2
Colorado Avalanche 1 0 0 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 4 8 10 1 0 23
Colorado Avalanche 8 5 7 3 0 23

Three stars

  1. J. Dobes, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
  2. C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
  3. M. Blackwood, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:01 Colorado Avalanche Mikko Rantanen (23) Nathan MacKinnon (51), Cale Makar (36) Power play MTL 0, COL 1
3rd 13:25 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (21) Nick Suzuki (27), Lane Hutson (25) Even strength MTL 1, COL 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield Goal (winner)
1 Colorado Avalanche Jonathan Drouin Saved
2 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki Saved
2 Colorado Avalanche Mikko Rantanen Saved
3 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach Goal

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 23 23
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 12 8
Hits 29 17
Blocked shots 20 17
Giveaways 26 17
Takeaways 2 2
Faceoffs won 26/48 (54.2%) 22/48 (45.8%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:17
13 C. Caufield R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 22:41
14 N. Suzuki C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 66.7% 20:34
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 42.9% 17:23
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 100% 14:50
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:25
28 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 61.5% 16:09
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 16:45
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 09:56
55 M. Pezzetta L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 04:32
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 50% 17:17
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 19:22
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 3 0 28:00
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 9 0 24:19
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 23:04
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 10:03
48 L. Hutson D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 23:21
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:43
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 23 22 1 .957 65:00 Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
16 J. Parssinen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 08:07
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 45.5% 15:28
20 R. Colton C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 14:01
22 J. Innala L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 06:55
24 O. Olausson R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 05:40
25 L. O'Connor R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 16:17
27 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 22:40
29 N. MacKinnon C 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 46.7% 25:24
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 55.6% 18:35
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 18:33
94 J. Kiviranta L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 100% 13:45
96 M. Rantanen R 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 1 1 33.3% 25:14
7 D. Toews D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 0 25:46
8 C. Makar D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 3 0 29:04
42 J. Manson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 21:39
49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:01
67 K. Middleton D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:39
70 S. Malinski D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15:17
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
39 M. Blackwood 23 22 1 .957 64:54 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:01 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield High sticking 2
1st 07:43 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook Slashing 2
1st 12:10 Colorado Avalanche Ross Colton Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 15:52 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Tripping 2
3rd 02:34 Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen High sticking 2
3rd 03:13 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach Tripping 2
3rd 18:16 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Holding 2
OT 01:32 Colorado Avalanche Devon Toews Cross checking 2
OT 01:32 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Cross checking 2
OT 02:03 Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen Interference goalkeeper 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen
Jesse Marquis, Ben O'Quinn
Montreal Canadiens scratches
David Savard, Patrik Laine
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Calvin de Haan, Valeri Nichushkin

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 4

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 7 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 0 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 Final Game page
Utah Hockey Club 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final Game page

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