COL
COL
Colorado Avalanche
35-8-9 · L2 · L10: 4-4-2
L
W
L
SO
W
L
OT
W
W
L
Final
3—7
2026-01-29 · Bell Centre
MTL
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
30-17-7 · W2 · L10: 5-4-1
W
L
L
W
W
L
OT
W
L
W
COL controlled xG 3.2 to 2.8 but MTL won on execution

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
COL xG
3.20
ACTUAL
3 — 7
MTL xG
2.80

Scoring Timeline

0.04
LOW xG
MTL1P 00:56Even Strength
Noah Dobson
8
Noah Dobson(10)
D · MTL · #8
Lane Hutson (45), Juraj Slafkovský (23)
COL 0 - 1 MTL
0.05
MED xG
COL1P 04:09Even Strength
Brock Nelson
11
Brock Nelson(28)
C · COL · #11
Josh Manson (18), Samuel Girard (9)
COL 1 - 1 MTL
0.32
HIGH xG
MTL1P 05:51Power Play
Nick Suzuki
14
Nick Suzuki(17)
C · MTL · #14
Ivan Demidov (33), Lane Hutson (46)
COL 1 - 2 MTL
0.18
HIGH xG
MTL1P 07:33Power Play
Nick Suzuki
14
Nick Suzuki(18)
C · MTL · #14
Oliver Kapanen (12), Mike Matheson (22)
COL 1 - 3 MTL
0.04
MED xG
MTL2P 16:36Even Strength
Jake Evans
71
Jake Evans(7)
C · MTL · #71
Kaiden Guhle (3), Zack Bolduc (11)
COL 1 - 4 MTL
0.03
LOW xG
MTL2P 17:16Even Strength
Kirby Dach
77
Kirby Dach(6)
C · MTL · #77
Zack Bolduc (12)
COL 1 - 5 MTL
0.07
MED xG
COL2P 18:06Even Strength
Joel Kiviranta
94
Joel Kiviranta(2)
L · COL · #94
Sam Malinski (22), Jack Drury (10)
COL 2 - 5 MTL
0.37
HIGH xG
COL3P 04:38Even Strength
Ross Colton
20
Ross Colton(6)
C · COL · #20
Valeri Nichushkin (18)
COL 3 - 5 MTL
0.24
HIGH xG
MTL3P 05:45Even Strength
Alexandre Carrier
45
Alexandre Carrier(6)
D · MTL · #45
Nick Suzuki (44), Kirby Dach (3)
COL 3 - 6 MTL
0.26
HIGH xG
MTL3P 09:55Even Strength
Juraj Slafkovský
20
Juraj Slafkovský(20)
L · MTL · #20
Oliver Kapanen (13), Ivan Demidov (34)
COL 3 - 7 MTL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jakub Dobes
75
Jakub Dobes
G · MTL · #75
26/29 saves, .896 SV%, +0.8 GSAx
★2
Nick Suzuki
14
Nick Suzuki
C · MTL · #14
2G, 1A, 4 SOG, 1 HIT
★3
Juraj Slafkovský
20
Juraj Slafkovský
L · MTL · #20
1G, 1A, 4 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

COLMTL
29Shots28
3.20xGF2.80
55.2CF%44.8
45.3FO%54.7
0/2PP1/2
25Hits22
8Blocks21
17Giveaways14
4Takeaways6
6PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodCOL SOGMTL SOGCOL xGMTL xG
1st460.420.82
2nd11101.570.84
3rd1151.211.14
Total26213.202.80

Penalties

6 TOTAL
1P 05:24
COL
Keaton Middletoncross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Kirby Dach
1P 06:14
MTL
Josh Andersontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Martin Necas
2P 00:37
MTL
Cole Caufieldhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Artturi Lehkonen
2P 03:14
COL
Sam Malinskihigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Ivan Demidov
3P 19:39
MTL
Arber Xhekajroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Keaton Middleton
3P 19:39
COL
Keaton Middletonroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Arber Xhekaj