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Colorado Avalanche at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in a shootout on Saturday, March 22, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Colorado Avalanche 5 49-29-4
at Montreal Canadiens 4 40-31-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 2 1 1 0 1 5
Montreal Canadiens 0 1 3 0 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 16 7 7 7 0 37
Montreal Canadiens 6 10 12 1 0 29

Three stars

  1. J. Slafkovský, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
  2. B. Nelson, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Necas, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:35 Colorado Avalanche Sam Malinski (3) Joel Kiviranta (7), Ross Colton (13) Even strength COL 1, MTL 0
1st 10:09 Colorado Avalanche Ryan Lindgren (4) Brock Nelson (26), Artturi Lehkonen (16) Even strength COL 2, MTL 0
2nd 05:24 Colorado Avalanche Martin Necas (24) Jonathan Drouin (23), Valeri Nichushkin (11) Power play COL 3, MTL 0
2nd 05:51 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (15) Jayden Struble (9), Nick Suzuki (51) Even strength COL 3, MTL 1
3rd 03:58 Colorado Avalanche Brock Nelson (23) Devon Toews (27) Even strength COL 4, MTL 1
3rd 09:24 Montreal Canadiens Joshua Roy (2) Alex Newhook (10), Patrik Laine (13) Even strength COL 4, MTL 2
3rd 09:54 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (16) Alexandre Carrier (20) Even strength COL 4, MTL 3
3rd 13:32 Montreal Canadiens Christian Dvorak (9) Brendan Gallagher (13) Even strength COL 4, MTL 4

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield Saved
1 Colorado Avalanche Charlie Coyle Goal
2 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki Saved
2 Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin Saved
3 Montreal Canadiens Patrik Laine Goal
3 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon Saved
4 Montreal Canadiens Christian Dvorak Saved
4 Colorado Avalanche Brock Nelson Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Colorado Avalanche Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 37 29
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 17 13
Hits 17 27
Blocked shots 17 18
Giveaways 7 16
Takeaways 12 8
Faceoffs won 29/65 (44.6%) 36/65 (55.4%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
10 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 45.5% 13:34
11 B. Nelson C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 52.6% 16:30
13 V. Nichushkin R 0 1 1 -2 0 3 2 2 0 24:09
18 J. Drury C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 40% 10:34
20 R. Colton C 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 09:34
26 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:47
27 J. Drouin L 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 1 0 22:04
28 M. Wood L 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 08:43
29 N. MacKinnon C 0 0 0 -2 2 6 0 0 0 37.5% 22:09
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 16:33
88 M. Necas C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 1 1 100% 17:56
94 J. Kiviranta L 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:10
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:44
7 D. Toews D 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 2 0 28:05
8 C. Makar D 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 2 0 31:06
55 R. Lindgren D 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 20:40
67 K. Middleton D 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 10:31
70 S. Malinski D 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 17:39
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
39 M. Blackwood 29 25 4 .862 64:57 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:38
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 +1 0 6 2 0 0 19:06
14 N. Suzuki C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 1 0 56% 22:44
15 A. Newhook C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 50% 15:13
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 1 0 14:35
20 J. Slafkovský L 2 0 2 +1 2 3 0 0 0 19:23
28 C. Dvorak C 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 54.5% 16:21
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:16
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 5 0 0 11:50
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 57.1% 16:37
89 J. Roy R 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 11:07
92 P. Laine L 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 17:30
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 +2 2 2 1 0 0 26:35
45 A. Carrier D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 2 0 21:23
47 J. Struble D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 5 1 0 20:36
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 4 0 28:51
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 12:19
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 -2 5 0 3 1 0 11:35
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 37 33 4 .892 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:06 Colorado Avalanche Ross Colton Slashing 2
2nd 02:46 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Fighting (major) 5
2nd 02:46 Colorado Avalanche Keaton Middleton Fighting (major) 5
2nd 04:35 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 06:42 Colorado Avalanche Miles Wood Tripping 2
2nd 13:22 Colorado Avalanche Charlie Coyle Cross checking 2
2nd 13:22 Colorado Avalanche Ross Colton Roughing 2
2nd 13:22 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Roughing 2
2nd 14:16 Colorado Avalanche Devon Toews Hooking 2
2nd 17:52 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Roughing 2
2nd 17:52 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon High sticking 2
OT 02:35 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Holding 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Garrett Rank, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Devin Berg
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Josh Manson, Samuel Girard, Parker Kelly, Logan O'Connor
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Michael Pezzetta, Kaiden Guhle

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 Mar 22

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 3 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at New York Islanders 3 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 7 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Utah Hockey Club 6 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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