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Allen Steals a Point | RECAP: MTL @ COL

GAME RECAP | Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche: Habs, Line-up, Score, Statistics, Highlights, Post-game, Interviews, NHL, Three-Stars

FINAL/OT | Game 33, Away Game 17 | Wednesday December 21, 2022
Ball Arena, Denver, CO

CANADIENS

Montreal

1-2

AVALANCHE

Colorado

Jake Allen, Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Kirby Dach

Juraj Slafkovsky – Jonathan Drouin – Josh Anderson

Evgenii Dadonov – Christian Dvorak – Mike Hoffman

Anthony Richard – Jake Evans – Joel Armia

Defence pairings

Joel Edmundson – Kaiden Guhle

Jordan Harris – Johnathan Kovacevic

Arber Xhekaj – Chris Wideman

Goaltenders

Jake Allen – Sam Montembeault

Scratches

Michael Pezzetta

Injuries

Carey Price (knee), Paul Byron (hip), Brendan Gallagher (lower-body), David Savard (upper-body), Sean Monahan (lower-body), Mike Matheson (lower-body)

Game Report

The Canadiens played a good road first period with shots even at twelve apiece heading into the intermission. Anthony Richard used his speed to score his first NHL goal just 1:48 into the contest. After enduring a stretch of five game without scoring in the first 40 minutes of a match, it was a welcome change.

After a disjointed opening frame, the Avalanche came out with purpose in the second period and did not loosen their grip. Colorado manhandled the visitors outshooting the Habs 23-7 in the second and third periods.

Richard was known for two things in the AHL: scoring goals and taking bad penalties. He accomplished both in this game earning a lazy hooking penalty two minutes into the third frame. Former Canadien Artturi Lehkonen evened the score just seven seconds into the power-play.

The Avalanche pressed for the goal ahead goal in the third but Jake Allen stood tall helping his squad earn a point as the two teams went to an extra frame.

In overtime, Jonathan Drouin failed on a one man rush turning over the puck and falling in the corner in the Colorado zone. That created a two-on-one for the Avs. Kaiden Guhle did his job on the play taking away the pass but Mikko Rantanen beat Allen with a shot he would like back.

Up Next

The Canadiens will play their last game before Christmas on Friday night in Dallas against the Stars.

Plus

▲  Joel Armia, Cole Caufield, Kirby Dach, Johnathan Kovacevic, Jordan Harris, Nick Suzuki, Jake Allen

Minus

▼  Juraj Slafkovsky, Jonathan Drouin, Josh Anderson, Arber Xhekaj, Chris Wideman,  Evgenii Dadonov, Christian Dvorak, Mike Hoffman 

Game Preview

Check out the game preview here: Lehkonen vs Habs | PREVIEW: MTL @ COL

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   AVALANCHE
20 Shots 36
44 Face-off % 56
0-for-1 Power Play 1-for-2
4 Penalty Minutes 2
24 Hits 26
40 Corsi For 68
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (15-15-3) 1 0 0 0 1
Avalanche (18-11-2) 0 0 1 1 2
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Richard (1)
  • COL: Lehkonen (9)-PPG, Rantanen (22)
  • MTL: Allen (OTL) (9-12-1)
  • COL: Georgiev (W) (13-6-2)

Stars of the Game

Official NHL Three Stars
  1. Mikko Rantanen  COL
  2. Artturi Lehkonen  COL
  3. Jake Allen  MTL

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What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Marty St. Louis

  • “It’s a big point and we’ll take it. It would have been nice to steal the second one. We had a great performance from Jake Allen.”

Nick Suzuki

  • “We had trouble getting out of our zone in the second period. It prolonged our time on the ice and we became fatigued.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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