
Game No: 626
Started: 2025-01-04 19:00:00
Ended: 2025-01-04 21:53:00
Attendance: 18,087
Three Stars by: RJ Meyer, Vail Mountain Hockey Club
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:01 | COL | Mikko Rantanen | Nathan MacKinnon | Cale Makar | |||
| 3 | 13:25 | MTL | Cole Caufield | Nick Suzuki | Lane Hutson | 
#18 Tom Chmielewski
#48 Beau Halkidis
#86 Jesse Marquis
#91 Ben O'Quinn
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:01 | MTL | Cole Caufield | High-sticking | 2 | Cale Makar | 
| 1 | 7:43 | MTL | Alex Newhook | Slashing | 2 | Samuel Girard | 
| 1 | 12:10 | COL | Ross Colton | Interference on goalkeeper | 2 | Jakub Dobes | 
| 2 | 15:52 | MTL | Mike Matheson | Tripping | 2 | Mikko Rantanen | 
| 3 | 3:13 | MTL | Kirby Dach | Tripping | 2 | Logan O'Connor | 
| 3 | 2:34 | COL | Artturi Lehkonen | High-sticking | 2 | Cole Caufield | 
| 3 | 18:16 | MTL | Kaiden Guhle | Holding | 2 | Nathan MacKinnon | 
| 0 | 1:32 | MTL | Josh Anderson | Cross-checking | 2 | |
| 0 | 1:32 | COL | Devon Toews | Cross-checking | 2 | |
| 0 | 2:03 | COL | Artturi Lehkonen | Interference on goalkeeper | 2 | 
Coach: Martin St. Louis
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mike Matheson | D | 
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | R | 
| 13 | Cole Caufield | R | 
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | C | 
| 15 | Alex Newhook | C | 
| 17 | Josh Anderson | R | 
| 20 | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | L | 
| 21 | Kaiden Guhle | D | 
| 28 | Christian Dvorak | C | 
| 35 | Sam Montembeault | G | 
| 40 | Joel Armia | R | 
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | D | 
| 47 | Jayden Struble | D | 
| 48 | Lane Hutson | D | 
| 51 | Emil Heineman | L | 
| 55 | Michael Pezzetta | L | 
| 71 | Jake Evans | C | 
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | D | 
| 75 | Jakub Dobes | G | 
| 75 | Jakub DobeŠ | G | 
| 77 | Kirby Dach | C | 
Coach: Jared Bednar
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Devon Toews | D | 
| 8 | Cale Makar | D | 
| 16 | Juuso Parssinen | C | 
| 17 | Parker Kelly | C | 
| 20 | Ross Colton | C | 
| 22 | Jere Innala | L | 
| 24 | Oskar Olausson | R | 
| 25 | Logan O'Connor | R | 
| 27 | Jonathan Drouin | L | 
| 29 | Nathan MacKinnon | C | 
| 37 | Casey Mittelstadt | C | 
| 39 | MacKenzie Blackwood | G | 
| 42 | Josh Manson | D | 
| 49 | Samuel Girard | D | 
| 50 | Trent Miner | G | 
| 62 | Artturi Lehkonen | L | 
| 67 | Keaton Middleton | D | 
| 70 | Sam Malinski | D | 
| 94 | Joel Kiviranta | L | 
| 96 | Mikko Rantanen | R | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 58 | David Savard | D | 
| 92 | Patrik Laine | L | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Valeri Nichushkin | R | 
| 44 | Calvin De Haan | D | 
| 1 | Goals | 1 | 
| 2 | Assists | 2 | 
| 5 | Plus / Minus | -5 | 
| 6 | Penalties | 4 | 
| 12 | PIM | 8 | 
| 35 | Corsi For | 44 | 
| 44.3 | Corsi % | 55.7 | 
| 24 | Fenwick For | 44 | 
| 35.29 | Fenwick % | 64.71 | 
| 24 | Shots | 23 | 
| 18 | Shots Blocked | 22 | 
| 11 | Missed Shots | 21 | 
| 29 | Hits | 17 | 
| 26 | Giveaways | 17 | 
| 2 | Takeaways | 2 | 
| 20 | Blocked Shots | 17 | 
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 22 | 
| 22 | Faceoffs Lost | 26 | 
| 54% | Faceoff Percentage | 46% | 
| Montreal Canadiens | Colorado Avalanche | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead | 
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 44:24 | 
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Montreal Canadiens - Colorado Avalanche | Time With Lead | 
|---|---|
| 0 - 1 | 44:24 | 
| 2 - 1 | 0 | 
| 3 - 1 | 0 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mike Matheson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | Cole Caufield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 
| 15 | Alex Newhook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 
| 17 | Josh Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 20 | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | Kaiden Guhle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 28 | Christian Dvorak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 62 | 
| 35 | Sam Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 40 | Joel Armia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 47 | Jayden Struble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 48 | Lane Hutson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 51 | Emil Heineman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 55 | Michael Pezzetta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 71 | Jake Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 75 | Jakub Dobes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 75 | Jakub DobeŠ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 77 | Kirby Dach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Devon Toews | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Cale Makar | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 16 | Juuso Parssinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 
| 17 | Parker Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 
| 20 | Ross Colton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 22 | Jere Innala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | Oskar Olausson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 25 | Logan O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 27 | Jonathan Drouin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | Nathan MacKinnon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 
| 37 | Casey Mittelstadt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 
| 39 | MacKenzie Blackwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 42 | Josh Manson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 49 | Samuel Girard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 50 | Trent Miner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 62 | Artturi Lehkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 67 | Keaton Middleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 70 | Sam Malinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 94 | Joel Kiviranta | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 96 | Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 8 | Mike Matheson | 30 | 00:55 | 27:56 | 00:59 | 03:11 | 23:46 | 
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | 18 | 00:40 | 12:17 | 00:57 | 00:00 | 11:20 | 
| 13 | Cole Caufield | 27 | 00:49 | 22:28 | 03:42 | 00:00 | 18:46 | 
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | 22 | 00:56 | 20:35 | 03:42 | 00:31 | 16:22 | 
| 15 | Alex Newhook | 18 | 00:57 | 17:23 | 00:56 | 00:01 | 16:26 | 
| 17 | Josh Anderson | 20 | 00:44 | 14:50 | 00:00 | 03:55 | 10:55 | 
| 20 | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | 14 | 00:57 | 13:25 | 01:47 | 00:00 | 11:38 | 
| 21 | Kaiden Guhle | 29 | 00:50 | 24:15 | 00:00 | 03:42 | 20:33 | 
| 28 | Christian Dvorak | 20 | 00:48 | 16:09 | 00:00 | 03:32 | 12:37 | 
| 40 | Joel Armia | 20 | 00:50 | 16:45 | 00:57 | 03:14 | 12:34 | 
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | 30 | 00:45 | 22:47 | 00:00 | 05:28 | 17:19 | 
| 47 | Jayden Struble | 14 | 00:43 | 10:03 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:03 | 
| 48 | Lane Hutson | 26 | 00:53 | 23:23 | 03:40 | 00:02 | 19:41 | 
| 51 | Emil Heineman | 12 | 00:49 | 09:56 | 00:52 | 00:00 | 09:04 | 
| 55 | Michael Pezzetta | 6 | 00:45 | 04:32 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 04:32 | 
| 71 | Jake Evans | 23 | 00:45 | 17:16 | 00:00 | 04:25 | 12:51 | 
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | 21 | 00:44 | 15:43 | 00:00 | 03:31 | 12:12 | 
| 77 | Kirby Dach | 19 | 01:01 | 19:22 | 03:43 | 00:00 | 15:39 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 7 | Devon Toews | 31 | 00:49 | 25:46 | 02:33 | 01:38 | 21:35 | 
| 8 | Cale Makar | 28 | 01:01 | 28:44 | 05:11 | 03:35 | 19:58 | 
| 16 | Juuso Parssinen | 11 | 00:44 | 08:07 | 01:55 | 00:00 | 06:12 | 
| 17 | Parker Kelly | 22 | 00:42 | 15:28 | 00:02 | 02:29 | 12:57 | 
| 20 | Ross Colton | 21 | 00:40 | 14:01 | 01:18 | 00:00 | 12:43 | 
| 22 | Jere Innala | 9 | 00:46 | 06:55 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 06:55 | 
| 24 | Oskar Olausson | 7 | 00:48 | 05:40 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 05:40 | 
| 25 | Logan O'Connor | 22 | 00:44 | 16:17 | 00:01 | 02:50 | 13:26 | 
| 27 | Jonathan Drouin | 22 | 01:01 | 22:40 | 04:50 | 00:00 | 17:50 | 
| 29 | Nathan MacKinnon | 25 | 01:00 | 25:24 | 06:09 | 00:02 | 19:13 | 
| 37 | Casey Mittelstadt | 21 | 00:53 | 18:35 | 05:37 | 00:00 | 12:58 | 
| 42 | Josh Manson | 26 | 00:49 | 21:39 | 00:00 | 03:01 | 18:38 | 
| 49 | Samuel Girard | 31 | 00:44 | 23:01 | 01:45 | 01:04 | 20:12 | 
| 62 | Artturi Lehkonen | 24 | 00:46 | 18:33 | 03:27 | 01:00 | 14:06 | 
| 67 | Keaton Middleton | 11 | 00:41 | 07:39 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 07:39 | 
| 70 | Sam Malinski | 21 | 00:43 | 15:17 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 15:17 | 
| 94 | Joel Kiviranta | 20 | 00:41 | 13:45 | 00:00 | 00:57 | 12:48 | 
| 96 | Mikko Rantanen | 24 | 01:03 | 25:14 | 06:41 | 00:00 | 18:33 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Jakub DobeŠ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.875 | 
| 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | MacKenzie Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 
| 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.9 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |