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
- 1★
M. RantanenCOL · R · 1B 1A - 2★
A. LehkonenCOL · L · 1B 0A - 3★
J. AllenMTL · G · 94.4 %
Game stats
COL- 20Shots on goal36
- 44 %Faceoff win %56 %
- 0/1Power play1/2
- 4Penalty minutes2
- 24Hits26
- 23Blocked shots15
- 3Giveaways6
- 7Takeaways10
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| COL | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 36 |
Season series MTL 0 – 2 COL
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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MTL 1 / 20 / 272 / 36 / 51 COL
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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
Anthony RichardMTL · 01:48Assists : Jake Evans, Joel Armia1 – 0
3rd period
Artturi LehkonenCOL · 02:16 · PPAssists : Mikko Rantanen, Cale Makar1 – 1
Overtime
Mikko RantanenCOL · 01:51Assists : Devon Toews1 – 2
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
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. SuzukiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:14 |
| J. AndersonR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 19:29 |
| J. SlafkovskýL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:59 |
| C. CaufieldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18:27 |
| J. DrouinL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 14:32 |
| C. DvorakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:05 |
| J. ArmiaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:16 |
| E. DadonovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:05 |
| M. HoffmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:06 |
| J. EvansC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:24 |
| K. DachC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19:58 |
| A. RichardC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 09:44 |
| C. WidemanD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:58 |
| K. GuhleD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 25:23 |
| J. KovacevicD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:21 |
| J. EdmundsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21:04 |
| J. HarrisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:54 |
| A. XhekajD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14:34 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Allen(O) | 34/36 | 94.4 % | 61:44 |
| S. Montembeault | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. RodriguesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 20:40 |
| V. NichushkinR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:50 |
| A. NewhookC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:52 |
| L. O'ConnorR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 16:26 |
| J. CompherL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:51 |
| B. MeyersC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 14:00 |
| M. KautR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:45 |
| A. LehkonenL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19:16 |
| D. MalginC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 16:21 |
| M. RantanenR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 25:57 |
| E. JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 18:35 |
| D. ToewsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:34 |
| C. MakarD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26:58 |
| B. HuntD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:05 |
| J. MacDonaldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02:55 |
| S. GirardD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 21:44 |
| K. MacDermidL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 03:06 |
| A. EnglundD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12:06 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. Francouz | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| A. Georgiev(W) | 19/20 | 95.0 % | 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.
