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Montreal Canadiens vs. Colorado Avalanche: game summary

Final · December 21, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.

Shots on goal : MTL 20 — COL 36 · Ball Arena

Three stars

Montreal Canadiens logo MTL

Game stats

COL Colorado Avalanche logo
20Shots on goal36
44 %Faceoff win %56 %
0/1Power play1/2
4Penalty minutes2
24Hits26
23Blocked shots15
3Giveaways6
7Takeaways10

Shots by period

P1P2P3OTTotal
MTL1243120
COL12149136

Season series MTL 0 – 2 COL

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Montreal Canadiens logoMTL 1 / 20 / 272 / 36 / 51 COLColorado Avalanche logo →
Missed shot — Andreas Englund (COL), P1 05:00 · wristMissed shot — Johnathan Kovacevic (MTL), P1 06:31 · wristMissed shot — Denis Malgin (COL), P1 07:18 · wristMissed shot — Valeri Nichushkin (COL), P1 11:03 · tip-inMissed shot — Mikko Rantanen (COL), P1 13:07 · wristMissed shot — Jordan Harris (MTL), P1 13:58 · tip-inMissed shot — Johnathan Kovacevic (MTL), P1 18:16 · slapMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 18:16 · wristMissed shot — Jordan Harris (MTL), P1 18:56 · wristMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 00:28 · wristMissed shot — Evgenii Dadonov (MTL), P2 00:57 · backhandMissed shot — Samuel Girard (COL), P2 02:20 · wristMissed shot — Mikko Rantanen (COL), P2 05:20 · wristMissed shot — Brad Hunt (COL), P2 09:41 · wristMissed shot — Valeri Nichushkin (COL), P2 12:10 · wristMissed shot — Andreas Englund (COL), P2 14:29 · wristMissed shot — J.T. Compher (COL), P2 19:07 · wristMissed shot — Artturi Lehkonen (COL), P3 05:24 · slapMissed shot — Cale Makar (COL), P3 08:38 · slapMissed shot — Ben Meyers (COL), P3 09:31 · wristMissed shot — Valeri Nichushkin (COL), P3 12:43 · tip-inMissed shot — Valeri Nichushkin (COL), P3 16:33 · wristShot on goal — Evan Rodrigues (COL), P1 00:12 · wristShot on goal — Ben Meyers (COL), P1 01:39 · wristShot on goal — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P1 03:47 · slapShot on goal — Evan Rodrigues (COL), P1 04:54 · wristShot on goal — Kirby Dach (MTL), P1 06:39 · wristShot on goal — Jordan Harris (MTL), P1 06:42 · wristShot on goal — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P1 06:45 · wristShot on goal — Andreas Englund (COL), P1 07:21 · snapShot on goal — Evan Rodrigues (COL), P1 10:53 · tip-inShot on goal — Mikko Rantanen (COL), P1 11:09 · snapShot on goal — Cale Makar (COL), P1 11:40 · slapShot on goal — Erik Johnson (COL), P1 13:01 · wristShot on goal — Mikko Rantanen (COL), P1 14:19 · wristShot on goal — Denis Malgin (COL), P1 14:20 · backhandShot on goal — Cale Makar (COL), P1 14:32 · wristShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P1 14:46 · wristShot on goal — Mike Hoffman (MTL), P1 15:16 · wristShot on goal — Valeri Nichushkin (COL), P1 15:47 · backhandShot on goal — Jake Evans (MTL), P1 16:42 · wristShot on goal — Kirby Dach (MTL), P1 18:02 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 18:05 · wristShot on goal — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P1 19:12 · wristShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P1 19:58 · tip-inShot on goal — Evan Rodrigues (COL), P2 00:19 · slapShot on goal — Kaiden Guhle (MTL), P2 01:02 · wristShot on goal — Denis Malgin (COL), P2 01:53 · tip-inShot on goal — Logan O'Connor (COL), P2 02:07 · wristShot on goal — Cale Makar (COL), P2 02:51 · wristShot on goal — Kirby Dach (MTL), P2 04:03 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 04:09 · slapShot on goal — Artturi Lehkonen (COL), P2 05:19 · wristShot on goal — Evan Rodrigues (COL), P2 05:39 · wristShot on goal — Mikko Rantanen (COL), P2 07:11 · backhandShot on goal — Samuel Girard (COL), P2 07:21 · wristShot on goal — Chris Wideman (MTL), P2 07:58 · backhandShot on goal — J.T. Compher (COL), P2 08:07 · snapShot on goal — Brad Hunt (COL), P2 09:35 · wristShot on goal — Alex Newhook (COL), P2 15:44 · wristShot on goal — Mikko Rantanen (COL), P2 15:53 · snapShot on goal — Evan Rodrigues (COL), P2 17:59 · snapShot on goal — Mikko Rantanen (COL), P2 19:14 · wristShot on goal — Denis Malgin (COL), P3 01:42 · wristShot on goal — Ben Meyers (COL), P3 02:36 · backhandShot on goal — Artturi Lehkonen (COL), P3 04:43 · wristShot on goal — Cale Makar (COL), P3 08:00 · wristShot on goal — Mikko Rantanen (COL), P3 08:51 · wristShot on goal — Evgenii Dadonov (MTL), P3 11:53 · deflectedShot on goal — Brad Hunt (COL), P3 12:48 · slapShot on goal — Evan Rodrigues (COL), P3 13:43 · wristShot on goal — Mikko Rantanen (COL), P3 15:58 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 18:04 · tip-inShot on goal — Mike Hoffman (MTL), P3 18:37 · wristShot on goal — Jonathan Drouin (MTL), OT 01:42 · wristGoal — Anthony Richard (MTL), P1 01:48 · wristGoal — Artturi Lehkonen (COL), P3 02:16 · wristGoal — Mikko Rantanen (COL), OT 01:51 · wrist

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

3rd period

Overtime

Penalties

2nd period

  • 18:16MTLArber Xhekaj — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Evan Rodrigues

3rd period

  • 02:09MTLAnthony Richard — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Logan O'Connor
  • 09:55COLDenis Malgin — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Arber Xhekaj

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
N. SuzukiC0000119:14
J. AndersonR00-12219:29
J. SlafkovskýL0000212:59
C. CaufieldR0003018:27
J. DrouinL00-11214:32
C. DvorakC0000115:05
J. ArmiaR0110011:16
E. DadonovL0001014:05
M. HoffmanC0002014:06
J. EvansC0111014:24
K. DachC0003119:58
A. RichardC1011109:44
C. WidemanD0011215:58
K. GuhleD00-11125:23
J. KovacevicD0000120:21
J. EdmundsonD0000721:04
J. HarrisD0001122:54
A. XhekajD0013214:34
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Allen(O)34/3694.4 %61:44
S. Montembeault0/0—00:00

Colorado Avalanche

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
E. RodriguesC0007120:40
V. NichushkinR0011119:50
A. NewhookC0001116:52
L. O'ConnorR00-11116:26
J. CompherL0001022:51
B. MeyersC00-12014:00
M. KautR0000005:45
A. LehkonenL1003419:16
D. MalginC00-13316:21
M. RantanenR1118325:57
E. JohnsonD00-11018:35
D. ToewsD0110027:34
C. MakarD0104126:58
B. HuntD0002213:05
J. MacDonaldD0000002:55
S. GirardD00-11121:44
K. MacDermidL0000503:06
A. EnglundD0001312:06
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
P. Francouz0/0—00:00
A. Georgiev(W)19/2095.0 %61:23

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About this game

Who won Canadiens vs Avalanche?

Avalanche won 2-1 in overtime over Canadiens on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.

When was Canadiens vs Avalanche played?

On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 8:00 PM ET at Ball Arena.

Where was Canadiens vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena, in Denver.

Have the Canadiens and Avalanche played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.