Montreal Canadiens @ Colorado Avalanche

13-8-3, 7-3-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canadiens MTL	0	1	1	2
Avalanche COL	2	3	2	7

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheCOL

18-1-6, 10-0-2 Home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
Florian XhekajF. Xhekaj#63
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Adam EngstromA. Engstrom#42
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	4	1	0	1	19	13:55	0:14	2:07	11:34	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	17	13:54	1:47	0:00	12:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:05	1:47	0:03	15:15	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:12	0:51	0:00	13:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	16	13:53	0:15	2:35	11:03	7	8	46.7
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	11:09	0:54	0:00	10:15	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	19	16:32	0:50	4:18	11:24	5	8	38.5
0	1	-1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	15:47	1:47	0:00	14:00	1	2	33.3
0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	20	18:43	2:33	0:17	15:53	6	10	37.5
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	12:26	0:11	0:34	11:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	15:08	0:00	4:18	10:50	5	4	55.6
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	13	10:35	0:00	0:00	10:35	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	1	0	5	0	0	0	1	3	22	22:53	0:00	6:12	16:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	31	21:46	1:05	0:55	19:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	21	13:29	0:00	0:00	13:29	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	26	22:30	1:47	0:02	20:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	23:10	0:19	6:31	16:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	20	13:46	0:00	0:36	13:10	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	7	29	.806	21	8	0	0	0	60:00	0

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Zakhar BardakovZ. Bardakov#93
Ross ColtonR. Colton#20
Jack DruryJ. Drury#18
Ivan IvanI. Ivan#82
Parker KellyP. Kelly#17
Joel KivirantaJ. Kiviranta#94
Gabriel LandeskogG. Landeskog#92
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Martin NecasM. Necas#88
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#11
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#95
defensemen
Brent BurnsB. Burns#84
Samuel GirardS. Girard#49
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Josh MansonJ. Manson#42
Devon ToewsD. Toews#7

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	17	13:02	1:59	0:21	10:42	4	6	40.0
0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	21	14:57	1:33	0:03	13:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	22	17:36	3:29	1:46	12:21	12	2	85.7
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	10:23	0:00	0:00	10:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	17	14:15	0:02	2:04	12:09	1	3	25.0
0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:09	1:58	0:46	10:25	0	0	0.0
2	1	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	20	16:12	3:33	0:00	12:39	1	1	50.0
0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	24	18:14	3:37	0:41	13:56	0	0	0.0
1	2	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	14:49	3:33	0:03	11:13	10	5	66.7
0	3	2	3	2	0	1	2	0	1	0	22	18:06	3:39	0:00	14:27	0	0	0.0
2	2	3	3	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	17:00	1:30	0:00	15:30	4	9	30.8
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	12:28	1:30	0:00	10:58	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	2	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	24	20:11	3:25	1:47	14:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	23	18:51	0:03	0:41	18:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	21:14	3:40	0:45	16:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	22	20:57	2:00	0:19	18:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	24	17:10	0:00	1:26	15:44	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	25	16:36	0:04	0:46	15:46	0	0	0.0

goalies
Mackenzie BlackwoodM. Blackwood#39

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	2	21	.913	16	4	1	0	0	59:58	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	0	1	1	2
	Avalanche	2	3	2	7

1st Period			MTL	COL
7:32		Brock Nelson (7) Assists: Artturi Lehkonen (14), Joel Kiviranta (1)	0	1
13:25		Gabriel Landeskog (4) Assists: Brock Nelson (7), Ross Colton (8)	0	2

2nd Period		MTL	COL
0:50	Brent Burns (3) Assists: Brock Nelson (8)	0	3
3:55	Brock Nelson (8) Assists: Martin Necas (18), Artturi Lehkonen (15)	0	4
8:27	Ivan Demidov (6) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (6), Oliver Kapanen (6)	1	4
19:05	Nathan MacKinnon (20) Assists: Gabriel Landeskog (7), Cale Makar (23)	1	5

3rd Period		MTL	COL
2:51	Devon Toews (1) Assists: Martin Necas (19), Nathan MacKinnon (23)	1	6
5:10	Lane Hutson (4) (Power Play) Assists: Cole Caufield (12), Nick Suzuki (21)	2	6
6:52	Gabriel Landeskog (5) (Power Play) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (24), Martin Necas (20)	2	7

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

Canadiens
2
Avalanche
7

Game 1

11/29

Avalanche
Canadiens

Game 2

1/29

Ball Arena

3:00 PM, November 29, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Denver, CO

Attendance: 18,112

Referees:
Garrett Rank
Liam Maaskant

Linesmen:
Brandon Gawryletz
Caleb Apperson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	16	7	2	34
Boston	15	12	0	30
Montreal	13	8	3	29
Ottawa	12	8	4	28
Detroit	13	11	2	28
Florida	12	11	1	25
Toronto	11	11	3	25
Buffalo	10	11	4	24

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	18	1	6	42
Dallas	16	5	4	36
Minnesota	14	7	5	33
Utah	12	11	3	27
Winnipeg	13	11	0	26
Chicago	10	9	5	25
St. Louis	9	10	7	25
Nashville	8	13	4	20

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Montreal Canadiens @ Colorado Avalanche

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

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