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Colorado Avalanche vs. Montreal Canadiens: game summary

Final · January 29, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Colorado Avalanche3
Montreal Canadiens7

Shots on goal : COL 29 — MTL 28 · Centre Bell

Three stars

COL

Game stats

MTL
29Shots on goal28
45 %Faceoff win %55 %
0/2Power play1/2
6Penalty minutes6
25Hits22
8Blocked shots21
17Giveaways14
4Takeaways6

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
COL5121229
MTL912728

Season series COL 1 – 1 MTL

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← COL 3 / 29 / 407 / 28 / 43 MTL →
Missed shot — Artturi Lehkonen (COL), P1 03:19 · backhandMissed shot — Martin Necas (COL), P1 03:25 · snapMissed shot — Phillip Danault (MTL), P1 05:59 · snapMissed shot — Josh Manson (COL), P1 08:45 · snapMissed shot — Artturi Lehkonen (COL), P1 09:47 · tip-inMissed shot — Artturi Lehkonen (COL), P1 09:56 · snapMissed shot — Kirby Dach (MTL), P1 17:38 · wrap-aroundMissed shot — Mike Matheson (MTL), P2 12:07 · slapMissed shot — Nathan MacKinnon (COL), P2 12:50 · snapMissed shot — Noah Dobson (MTL), P2 13:22 · backhandMissed shot — Martin Necas (COL), P2 13:47 · snapMissed shot — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P2 14:21 · tip-inMissed shot — Cale Makar (COL), P2 18:21 · snapMissed shot — Zakhar Bardakov (COL), P3 03:41 · snapMissed shot — Sam Malinski (COL), P3 04:43 · backhandMissed shot — Josh Anderson (MTL), P3 06:56 · snapMissed shot — Kirby Dach (MTL), P3 07:31 · snapMissed shot — Zachary Bolduc (MTL), P3 07:34 · snapMissed shot — Zachary Bolduc (MTL), P3 08:25 · snapMissed shot — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P3 09:01 · slapMissed shot — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P3 13:35 · snapMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 15:26 · slapMissed shot — Ivan Demidov (MTL), P3 16:08 · deflectedMissed shot — Kaiden Guhle (MTL), P3 17:29 · snapMissed shot — Valeri Nichushkin (COL), P3 18:34 · snapMissed shot — Oliver Kapanen (MTL), P3 19:24 · snapShot on goal — Cale Makar (COL), P1 00:20 · snapShot on goal — Martin Necas (COL), P1 00:26 · snapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 05:49 · deflectedShot on goal — Kaiden Guhle (MTL), P1 06:04 · snapShot on goal — Ivan Demidov (MTL), P1 14:44 · snapShot on goal — Noah Dobson (MTL), P1 17:44 · snapShot on goal — Sam Malinski (COL), P1 19:00 · snapShot on goal — Nathan MacKinnon (COL), P1 19:01 · snapShot on goal — Noah Dobson (MTL), P1 19:45 · snapShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P1 19:54 · snapShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P2 00:07 · backhandShot on goal — Martin Necas (COL), P2 00:21 · snapShot on goal — Cale Makar (COL), P2 01:11 · snapShot on goal — Nathan MacKinnon (COL), P2 01:17 · snapShot on goal — Cale Makar (COL), P2 02:05 · slapShot on goal — Gavin Brindley (COL), P2 03:02 · snapShot on goal — Noah Dobson (MTL), P2 05:08 · slapShot on goal — Zachary Bolduc (MTL), P2 06:48 · tip-inShot on goal — Zachary Bolduc (MTL), P2 06:50 · backhandShot on goal — Parker Kelly (COL), P2 07:20 · snapShot on goal — Kirby Dach (MTL), P2 08:08 · tip-inShot on goal — Samuel Girard (COL), P2 08:46 · snapShot on goal — Samuel Girard (COL), P2 09:38 · snapShot on goal — Martin Necas (COL), P2 09:44 · snapShot on goal — Noah Dobson (MTL), P2 10:10 · snapShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P2 10:26 · snapShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P2 11:08 · snapShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P2 17:29 · snapShot on goal — Sam Malinski (COL), P2 18:04 · slapShot on goal — Sam Malinski (COL), P2 18:42 · slapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P2 19:47 · snapShot on goal — Josh Manson (COL), P3 01:18 · snapShot on goal — Sam Malinski (COL), P3 02:50 · snapShot on goal — Brent Burns (COL), P3 04:09 · snapShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P3 05:27 · wristShot on goal — Alexandre Texier (MTL), P3 09:14 · snapShot on goal — Samuel Girard (COL), P3 09:36 · snapShot on goal — Zachary Bolduc (MTL), P3 10:57 · snapShot on goal — Josh Manson (COL), P3 11:16 · snapShot on goal — Artturi Lehkonen (COL), P3 12:27 · snapShot on goal — Artturi Lehkonen (COL), P3 12:52 · tip-inShot on goal — Artturi Lehkonen (COL), P3 12:53 · snapShot on goal — Ross Colton (COL), P3 13:07 · snapShot on goal — Victor Olofsson (COL), P3 15:00 · snapShot on goal — Artturi Lehkonen (COL), P3 15:51 · tip-inShot on goal — Alexandre Carrier (MTL), P3 17:37 · snapShot on goal — Ivan Demidov (MTL), P3 18:19 · backhandGoal — Noah Dobson (MTL), P1 00:56 · snapGoal — Brock Nelson (COL), P1 04:09 · snapGoal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 05:51 · snapGoal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 07:33 · backhandGoal — Jake Evans (MTL), P2 16:36 · snapGoal — Kirby Dach (MTL), P2 17:16 · snapGoal — Joel Kiviranta (COL), P2 18:06 · snapGoal — Ross Colton (COL), P3 04:38 · snapGoal — Alexandre Carrier (MTL), P3 05:45 · snapGoal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 09:55 · snap

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 05:24COLKeaton Middleton — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Kirby Dach
  • 06:14MTLJosh Anderson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Martin Necas

2nd period

  • 00:37MTLCole Caufield — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Artturi Lehkonen
  • 03:14COLSam Malinski — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Ivan Demidov

3rd period

  • 19:39MTLArber Xhekaj — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Keaton Middleton
  • 19:39COLKeaton Middleton — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Arber Xhekaj

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
B. NelsonC10-21217:10
V. NichushkinR01-10215:13
P. KellyC0001813:11
J. DruryC0110214:20
R. ColtonC10-12312:37
N. MacKinnonC00-32021:09
G. BrindleyC0001011:37
A. LehkonenL00-24217:55
M. NecasC00-33020:57
Z. BardakovC0000010:17
J. KivirantaL1011211:14
V. OlofssonL0001015:21
C. MakarD00-23024:02
J. MansonD01-12119:13
S. GirardD0113117:28
K. MiddletonD00-10212:58
S. MalinskiD0114021:00
B. BurnsD00-31021:30
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
M. Blackwood0/0—00:00
S. Wedgewood(L)21/2875.0 %60:00

Montreal Canadiens

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
B. GallagherR00-10413:25
C. CaufieldR0010312:49
N. SuzukiC2124117:42
J. AndersonR00-21112:36
J. SlafkovskýL1114116:57
P. DanaultC00-20114:50
J. EvansC1011116:12
Z. BolducR0223015:12
K. DachC1132014:36
A. TexierL0001114:33
O. KapanenC0230014:24
I. DemidovR0202015:05
M. MathesonD0122121:36
K. GuhleD0101122:56
A. CarrierD1012119:26
L. HutsonD0220020:23
N. DobsonD1025219:34
A. XhekajD00-10413:38
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
S. Montembeault0/0—00:00
J. Dobes(W)26/2989.7 %59:45

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