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Colorado Avalanche at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Colorado Avalanche 7–3 on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Colorado Avalanche 3 55-16-11
at Montreal Canadiens 7 48-24-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 1 1 1 3
Montreal Canadiens 3 2 2 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 5 12 12 29
Montreal Canadiens 9 12 7 28

Three stars

  1. N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. J. Dobes, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
  3. J. Slafkovský, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:56 Montreal Canadiens Noah Dobson (10) Lane Hutson (45), Juraj Slafkovský (23) Even strength COL 0, MTL 1
1st 04:09 Colorado Avalanche Brock Nelson (28) Josh Manson (18), Samuel Girard (9) Even strength COL 1, MTL 1
1st 05:51 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (17) Ivan Demidov (33), Lane Hutson (46) Power play COL 1, MTL 2
1st 07:33 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (18) Oliver Kapanen (12), Mike Matheson (22) Shorthanded COL 1, MTL 3
2nd 16:36 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans (7) Kaiden Guhle (3), Zachary Bolduc (11) Even strength COL 1, MTL 4
2nd 17:16 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach (6) Zachary Bolduc (12) Even strength COL 1, MTL 5
2nd 18:06 Colorado Avalanche Joel Kiviranta (2) Sam Malinski (22), Jack Drury (10) Even strength COL 2, MTL 5
3rd 04:38 Colorado Avalanche Ross Colton (6) Valeri Nichushkin (18) Even strength COL 3, MTL 5
3rd 05:45 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Carrier (6) Nick Suzuki (44), Kirby Dach (3) Even strength COL 3, MTL 6
3rd 09:55 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (20) Oliver Kapanen (13), Ivan Demidov (34) Even strength COL 3, MTL 7

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

Team stats

Stat Colorado Avalanche Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 29 28
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 25 22
Blocked shots 8 21
Giveaways 17 14
Takeaways 4 6
Faceoffs won 24/53 (45.3%) 29/53 (54.7%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
11 B. Nelson C 1 0 1 -2 0 1 2 0 0 46.2% 17:10
13 V. Nichushkin R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 0 0 15:13
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 0 40% 13:11
18 J. Drury C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 72.7% 14:20
20 R. Colton C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 1 0 12:37
29 N. MacKinnon C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 42.9% 21:09
54 G. Brindley C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:37
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 1 0 17:55
88 M. Necas C 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 0 0 20:57
93 Z. Bardakov C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:17
94 J. Kiviranta L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 11:14
95 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:21
8 C. Makar D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 24:02
42 J. Manson D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 0 0 19:13
49 S. Girard D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 2 0 17:28
67 K. Middleton D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 2 1 0 12:58
70 S. Malinski D 0 1 1 +1 2 4 0 0 0 21:00
84 B. Burns D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 2 0 21:30
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
41 S. Wedgewood 28 21 7 .750 60:00 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 2 0 100% 13:25
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 0 0 12:49
14 N. Suzuki C 2 1 3 +2 0 4 1 2 1 57.1% 17:42
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 0 0 12:36
20 J. Slafkovský L 1 1 2 +1 0 4 1 2 0 16:57
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 50% 14:50
71 J. Evans C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 2 0 53.3% 16:12
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 2 2 +2 0 3 0 2 0 15:12
77 K. Dach C 1 1 2 +3 0 2 0 1 0 50% 14:36
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 14:33
91 O. Kapanen C 0 2 2 +3 0 0 0 1 0 55.6% 14:24
93 I. Demidov R 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 15:05
8 M. Matheson D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 1 0 21:36
21 K. Guhle D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 22:56
45 A. Carrier D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 19:26
48 L. Hutson D 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 2 0 20:23
53 N. Dobson D 1 0 1 +2 0 5 2 2 0 19:34
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 0 0 13:38
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 29 26 3 .897 59:45 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:24 Colorado Avalanche Keaton Middleton Cross checking 2
1st 06:14 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Tripping 2
2nd 00:37 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield High sticking 2
2nd 03:14 Colorado Avalanche Sam Malinski High sticking 2
3rd 19:39 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Roughing 2
3rd 19:39 Colorado Avalanche Keaton Middleton Roughing 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Justin Kea
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Devin Berg
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Gabriel Landeskog, Devon Toews, Taylor Makar
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Sammy Blais, Joseph Veleno, Jayden Struble

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Colorado Avalanche 7 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 29

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 2 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Seattle Kraken 5 Final Game page

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