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Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche

NHLNovember 29, 2025Ball Arena

CanadiensMontrealMTL13-8-3

Canadiens 2, Avalanche 7

Final
AvalancheColoradoCOLWon18-1-6
Score by period
Team123T
MTL0112
COL2327

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:25Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  4. 0:37Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Wide Left
  5. 0:56Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  6. 0:58Goalie Stopped
  7. 0:58Jake Evans faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  8. 1:10Ross Colton shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  9. 1:26Jake Evans Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  10. 1:52Juraj Slafkovský hit Sam Malinski
  11. 2:12Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  12. 2:14Goalie Stopped
  13. 2:14Zakhar Bardakov faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  14. 2:38Arber Xhekaj hit Ivan Ivan
  15. 2:40Ivan Ivan Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  16. 2:43Josh Manson Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  17. 2:52Icing
  18. 2:52Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  19. 2:55Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  20. 3:02Icing
  21. 3:02Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  22. 3:16Nick Suzuki hit Nathan MacKinnon
  23. 3:50Brock Nelson High-sticking against Zachary Bolduc
  24. 3:50Jack Drury faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  25. 4:20Zachary Bolduc Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  26. 4:41Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  27. 4:42Nick Suzuki Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  28. 4:45Puck in Netting
  29. 4:45Jack Drury faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  30. 5:19Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  31. 5:47Icing
  32. 5:47Jake Evans faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  33. 6:12Samuel Girard hit Jake Evans
  34. 6:13Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  35. 6:22Jake Evans hit Samuel Girard
  36. 7:32Brock Nelson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (14), Joel Kiviranta (1)
  37. 7:32Zakhar Bardakov faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  38. 7:49Giveaway by Zakhar Bardakov
  39. 8:00Parker Kelly shot blocked by Adam Engstrom
  40. 8:04Zachary Bolduc hit Joel Kiviranta
  41. 8:09Cole Caufield shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  42. 8:12Puck Frozen - Goalie
  43. 8:12Jack Drury faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  44. 8:31Sam Malinski shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  45. 8:45Juraj Slafkovský Backhand Wide Right
  46. 8:49Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  47. 9:12Jake Evans Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  48. 9:14Goalie Stopped
  49. 9:14Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  50. 9:33Zack Bolduc Tip-In High and Wide Right
  51. 9:59Giveaway by Gabriel Landeskog
  52. 10:06Josh Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  53. 10:08Josh Anderson Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  54. 10:10Goalie Stopped
  55. 10:10Brock Nelson faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  56. 10:21Giveaway by Gabriel Landeskog
  57. 10:59Oliver Kapanen shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  58. 11:49Martin Necas Wrist Shot Wide Right
  59. 11:54Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Florian Xhekaj
  60. 12:37Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  61. 12:37Parker Kelly hit Zachary Bolduc
  62. 12:50Giveaway by Adam Engstrom
  63. 13:25Gabriel Landeskog Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (7), Ross Colton (8)
  64. 13:25Challenge Vis - goal interference - goal
  65. 13:25Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Florian Xhekaj
  66. 13:25Jake Evans faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  67. 13:49Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  68. 14:03Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  69. 14:05Goalie Stopped
  70. 14:05Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Jake Evans
  71. 14:11Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
  72. 14:20Martin Necas shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  73. 14:32Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  74. 15:08Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  75. 15:18Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  76. 15:33Ross Colton shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  77. 15:38Brock Nelson shot blocked by Zachary Bolduc
  78. 15:42Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  79. 15:57On-Ice Official
  80. 15:57Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  81. 16:17On-Ice Official
  82. 16:17Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  83. 16:28Cale Makar Snap Shot Wide Left
  84. 16:30Goalie Stopped
  85. 16:30Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Zakhar Bardakov
  86. 16:47Juraj Slafkovský Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  87. 16:53Noah Dobson Slap Shot Wide Left
  88. 16:55Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  89. 17:00Zakhar Bardakov Snap Shot Wide Left
  90. 17:01Joel Kiviranta Wrist Shot Wide Right
  91. 17:20Ross Colton hit Alexandre Carrier
  92. 17:24Joseph Veleno hit Sam Malinski
  93. 18:00Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  94. 18:07Martin Necas shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  95. 18:13Takeaway by Martin Necas
  96. 18:17Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  97. 18:19Goalie Stopped
  98. 18:19Jack Drury faceoff won against Jake Evans
  99. 18:23Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  100. 18:31Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  101. 18:35Goalie Stopped
  102. 18:35Jake Evans faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  103. 18:46Ross Colton hit Josh Anderson
  104. 18:57Lane Hutson shot blocked by Ross Colton
  105. 19:00Lane Hutson shot blocked by Josh Anderson
  106. 19:35Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  107. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  3. 0:36Mike Matheson Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  4. 0:44Brock Nelson Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  5. 0:47Puck in Crowd
  6. 0:47Brock Nelson faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  7. 0:50Brent Burns Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (8)
  8. 0:50Brock Nelson faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  9. 1:02Giveaway by Jakub Dobes
  10. 1:05Brent Burns Snap Shot Wide Left
  11. 1:16Josh Manson hit Juraj Slafkovský
  12. 1:30Jake Evans hit Gabriel Landeskog
  13. 1:44Parker Kelly hit Alexandre Carrier
  14. 1:47Jake Evans hit Sam Malinski
  15. 1:52Alexandre Texier Wrist Shot Wide Left
  16. 2:02Puck in Crowd
  17. 2:02Zakhar Bardakov faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  18. 2:08Off-side
  19. 2:08Brendan Gallagher faceoff won against Zakhar Bardakov
  20. 2:28Florian Xhekaj shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
  21. 2:54Martin Necas Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  22. 2:56Goalie Stopped
  23. 2:56Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  24. 3:02Devon Toews Slap Shot Wide Right
  25. 3:16Takeaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  26. 3:43Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  27. 3:47Brock Nelson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  28. 3:48Brock Nelson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  29. 3:55Brock Nelson Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (18), Artturi Lehkonen (15)
  30. 3:55Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  31. 4:13Giveaway by Brent Burns
  32. 4:40Sam Malinski shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  33. 4:52Alexandre Texier hit Sam Malinski
  34. 5:12Josh Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  35. 5:14Goalie Stopped
  36. 5:14Jack Drury faceoff won against Jake Evans
  37. 5:25Josh Anderson hit Victor Olofsson
  38. 5:33Parker Kelly Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  39. 5:35Puck in Netting
  40. 5:35Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Zakhar Bardakov
  41. 5:41Joel Kiviranta hit Mike Matheson
  42. 6:55Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  43. 7:01Sam Malinski shot blocked by Adam Engstrom
  44. 7:08Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  45. 7:35Off-side
  46. 7:35Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  47. 7:54Oliver Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  48. 8:01Arber Xhekaj hit Sam Malinski
  49. 8:04Ross Colton hit Alexandre Carrier
  50. 8:11Gabriel Landeskog Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
  51. 8:27Ivan Demidov Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (6), Oliver Kapanen (6)
  52. 8:27Josh Anderson faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  53. 8:41Adam Engstrom hit Victor Olofsson
  54. 8:42Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  55. 8:44Jack Drury Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  56. 8:47Takeaway by Jack Drury
  57. 8:51Parker Kelly shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  58. 10:02Puck in Benches
  59. 10:02Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Zakhar Bardakov
  60. 10:14Brendan Gallagher hit Joel Kiviranta
  61. 10:22Joseph Veleno hit Sam Malinski
  62. 10:25Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  63. 10:33Zakhar Bardakov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  64. 10:57Alexandre Carrier Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  65. 11:11Takeaway by Mike Matheson
  66. 11:43Giveaway by Brent Burns
  67. 12:13Brent Burns Snap Shot Wide Left
  68. 12:26Jake Evans shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  69. 12:41Josh Manson hit Alexandre Texier
  70. 13:31Giveaway by Zack Bolduc
  71. 13:45Giveaway by Jack Drury
  72. 13:51Off-side
  73. 13:51Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  74. 14:22Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  75. 14:34Cale Makar Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  76. 14:37Puck in Netting
  77. 14:37Jake Evans faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  78. 14:40Brent Burns shot blocked by Josh Anderson
  79. 14:43Puck in Netting
  80. 14:43Jake Evans faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  81. 14:51Icing
  82. 14:51Brock Nelson faceoff won against Jake Evans
  83. 15:13Icing
  84. 15:13Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  85. 15:17Lane Hutson shot blocked by Ross Colton
  86. 15:19Puck in Netting
  87. 15:19Jack Drury faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  88. 15:26Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  89. 15:49Zachary Bolduc hit Cale Makar
  90. 16:33Takeaway by Lane Hutson
  91. 17:10Florian Xhekaj Wrist Shot Wide Left
  92. 17:27Ivan Demidov Snap Shot Wide Right
  93. 17:42Artturi Lehkonen hit Noah Dobson
  94. 18:04Oliver Kapanen Roughing against Martin Necas
  95. 18:04Martin Necas Holding the stick against Oliver Kapanen
  96. 18:04Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  97. 19:03Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  98. 19:05Nathan MacKinnon Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Gabriel Landeskog (7), Cale Makar (23)
  99. 19:05Juraj Slafkovský faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  100. 19:19Off-side
  101. 19:19Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Juraj Slafkovský
  102. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Juraj Slafkovský
  3. 0:48Giveaway by Ivan Demidov
  4. 1:18Arber Xhekaj hit Parker Kelly
  5. 1:32Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  6. 1:35Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  7. 2:02Josh Manson hit Alexandre Texier
  8. 2:05Lane Hutson shot blocked by Josh Manson
  9. 2:30Giveaway by Josh Anderson
  10. 2:41Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  11. 2:51Devon Toews Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (19), Nathan MacKinnon (23)
  12. 2:51Zakhar Bardakov faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  13. 3:00Giveaway by Jakub Dobes
  14. 3:10Brendan Gallagher hit Ivan Ivan
  15. 3:18Puck in Benches
  16. 3:18Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  17. 3:58Brock Nelson shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  18. 4:02Goalie Stopped
  19. 4:02Parker Kelly faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  20. 4:06Cale Makar shot blocked by Cole Caufield
  21. 4:08Goalie Stopped
  22. 4:08Jack Drury faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  23. 4:10Cale Makar Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  24. 4:18Devon Toews Slashing against Zachary Bolduc
  25. 4:18Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jack Drury
  26. 4:22Giveaway by Lane Hutson
  27. 4:49Giveaway by Jack Drury
  28. 5:10Lane Hutson Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (12), Nick Suzuki (21)
  29. 5:10Jack Drury faceoff won against Jake Evans
  30. 5:17Icing
  31. 5:17Jack Drury faceoff won against Jake Evans
  32. 5:29Arber Xhekaj hit Parker Kelly
  33. 5:31Giveaway by Victor Olofsson
  34. 5:35Icing
  35. 5:35Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jake Evans
  36. 5:41Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  37. 5:43Martin Necas Snap Shot Wide Left
  38. 5:45Jake Evans High-sticking against Nathan MacKinnon
  39. 5:45Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  40. 6:02Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  41. 6:18Takeaway by Alexandre Carrier
  42. 6:19Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
  43. 6:32Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  44. 6:38Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  45. 6:40Goalie Stopped
  46. 6:40Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  47. 6:52Gabriel Landeskog Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (24), Martin Necas (20)
  48. 6:52Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Zakhar Bardakov
  49. 7:06Giveaway by Zakhar Bardakov
  50. 7:08Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  51. 7:46Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
  52. 7:47Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  53. 8:17Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  54. 8:17Juraj Slafkovský hit Sam Malinski
  55. 8:43Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  56. 9:22Josh Anderson Cross-checking against Martin Necas
  57. 9:22TV Timeout
  58. 9:22Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Jack Drury
  59. 9:33Oliver Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  60. 10:11Brent Burns Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  61. 10:29Victor Olofsson Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  62. 10:44Victor Olofsson shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  63. 10:45Giveaway by Victor Olofsson
  64. 11:02Noah Dobson hit Artturi Lehkonen
  65. 11:03Takeaway by Noah Dobson
  66. 11:35Giveaway by Jake Evans
  67. 12:06Joel Kiviranta Deflected saved by Jakub Dobes
  68. 12:10Lane Hutson hit Joel Kiviranta
  69. 12:36Arber Xhekaj hit Samuel Girard
  70. 12:38Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  71. 12:44Giveaway by Florian Xhekaj
  72. 12:47Arber Xhekaj hit Parker Kelly
  73. 13:00Giveaway by Ross Colton
  74. 13:32Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Ivan Demidov
  75. 13:51Gabriel Landeskog Snap Shot Wide Left
  76. 14:02Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  77. 14:04Puck in Netting
  78. 14:04Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Zakhar Bardakov
  79. 14:08Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  80. 14:23Mike Matheson shot blocked by Ivan Ivan
  81. 14:26Puck in Netting
  82. 14:26Jack Drury faceoff won against Jake Evans
  83. 15:07Josh Anderson Slashing against Martin Necas
  84. 15:07TV Timeout
  85. 15:07Jack Drury faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  86. 16:04Sam Malinski shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  87. 16:33Sam Malinski Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  88. 16:40Brent Burns Slap Shot Wide Right
  89. 16:43Giveaway by Oliver Kapanen
  90. 16:59Jack Drury Snap Shot Wide Right
  91. 17:17Icing
  92. 17:17Jake Evans faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  93. 17:39Arber Xhekaj hit Ross Colton
  94. 17:46Giveaway by Alexandre Texier
  95. 17:49Giveaway by Josh Manson
  96. 18:15Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  97. 18:20Lane Hutson Snap Shot Wide Right
  98. 18:24Zakhar Bardakov hit Adam Engstrom
  99. 18:26Florian Xhekaj hit Sam Malinski
  100. 18:29Adam Engstrom Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  101. 18:55Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  102. 19:16On-Ice Official
  103. 19:16Jack Drury faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  104. 19:17Arber Xhekaj hit Josh Manson
  105. 19:22Ivan Ivan hit Alexandre Carrier
  106. 19:29Arber Xhekaj hit Parker Kelly
  107. 19:36Samuel Girard Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  108. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  109. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 7:32MTL 0, COL 1Brock Nelson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (14), Joel Kiviranta (1)
  2. 13:25MTL 0, COL 2Gabriel Landeskog Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (7), Ross Colton (8)

2nd

  1. 0:50MTL 0, COL 3Brent Burns Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (8)
  2. 3:55MTL 0, COL 4Brock Nelson Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (18), Artturi Lehkonen (15)
  3. 8:27MTL 1, COL 4Ivan Demidov Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (6), Oliver Kapanen (6)
  4. 19:05MTL 1, COL 5Nathan MacKinnon Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Gabriel Landeskog (7), Cale Makar (23)

3rd

  1. 2:51MTL 1, COL 6Devon Toews Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (19), Nathan MacKinnon (23)
  2. 5:10MTL 2, COL 6Lane Hutson Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (12), Nick Suzuki (21)
  3. 6:52MTL 2, COL 7Gabriel Landeskog Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (24), Martin Necas (20)

Game leaders

CanadiensMontreal

AvalancheColorado

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Ivan Demidov RW100001014:120.0200101017613:210:510:00
Alexandre Texier LW00-2010012:260.0000101017011:410:110:34
Brendan Gallagher RW00-2020011:09100.0201000013110:150:540:00
Cole Caufield RW01-2001017:050.01000010191415:151:470:03
Florian Xhekaj LW00-1011010:350.0000101013010:350:000:00
Jake Evans C00-1030213:5346.7287110016411:030:152:35
Joe Veleno C00-2020015:0855.6045000015110:500:004:18
Josh Anderson RW00-1011413:55100.0201121019511:340:142:07
Juraj Slafkovsky LW01-1021015:4733.3121001018714:001:470:00
Nick Suzuki C01-1010018:4337.52106201020715:532:330:17
Oliver Kapanen C010001216:3238.5285110019711:240:504:18
Zack Bolduc RW00-1021013:540.0100101017612:071:470:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Lane Hutson D10-1011022:3020010110.026420:411:470:02
Adam Engstrom D000012013:2910010000.021013:290:000:00
Alexandre Carrier D00-3005022:5310030010.022116:410:006:12
Arber Xhekaj D00-2090013:4600000000.020013:100:000:36
Mike Matheson D00-2001023:1020000110.027416:200:196:31
Noah Dobson D00-2011021:4620010110.031319:461:050:55
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Jakub Dobes G36729.80660:0000218000

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