Colorado Avalanche 3, Montreal Canadiens 7: final score and stats
Montreal Canadiens beat Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Avalanche 3 to Montreal Canadiens 7, on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche.
NHLThursday, January 29, 2026
DateJan 29, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBell Centre, Montreal, QC
TVESPN+
Attendance20,962
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Colorado AvalancheMontreal Canadiens
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
35-8-9Record30-17-7
3rd in Central DivisionStanding2nd in Atlantic Division
4-5Road record / home record5-5
WWLLWLast 5LWWLW
W2StreakL1
Team stats
Colorado AvalancheMontreal Canadiens
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Colorado Avalanche
Josh Manson D · Ankle
Injured ReserveZachary L'Heureux LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMontreal Canadiens
Ivan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveLucas Condotta LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveMike Matheson D · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBox score
Colorado Avalanche Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakhar Bardakov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Brindley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 0:41 | 0:00 | 10:56 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Colton | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12:37 | 0:41 | 0:00 | 11:56 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:20 | 0:00 | 1:05 | 13:15 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 0:00 | 1:07 | 12:04 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:14 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 10:29 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 17:55 | 0:41 | 0:45 | 16:29 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 21:09 | 3:19 | 0:00 | 17:50 | 20 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Necas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 20:57 | 3:19 | 0:00 | 17:38 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 17:10 | 3:19 | 0:37 | 13:14 | 20 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:13 | 0:41 | 0:37 | 13:55 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Olofsson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:21 | 3:19 | 0:00 | 12:02 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 21:30 | 0:41 | 1:21 | 19:28 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Girard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:28 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 16:50 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 24:02 | 3:19 | 1:05 | 19:38 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 21:00 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Manson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:13 | 0:00 | 1:48 | 17:25 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keaton Middleton | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Colorado Avalanche Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .750 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 12:36 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 11:30 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zack Bolduc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:12 | 0:41 | 0:01 | 14:30 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:49 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 11:22 | 21 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kirby Dach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:36 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 14:50 | 0:00 | 2:35 | 12:15 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:05 | 1:46 | 0:00 | 13:19 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:12 | 0:00 | 2:35 | 13:37 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 13:25 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 12:25 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:24 | 0:44 | 1:25 | 12:15 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:57 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 15:14 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17:42 | 1:43 | 0:18 | 15:41 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:44 | 0:00 | 13:49 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:26 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 16:35 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19:34 | 0:49 | 0:43 | 18:02 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:56 | 0:00 | 1:07 | 21:49 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20:23 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 18:45 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:36 | 0:00 | 3:19 | 18:17 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 13:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:38 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .897 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 59:45 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Jan 29, 2026COL 3, MTL 7
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens?
Montreal Canadiens won, 7-3, on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
What was the final score of Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens?
Colorado Avalanche 3, Montreal Canadiens 7.
Who were the top performers?
Colorado Avalanche: Joel Kiviranta (1 goals). Montreal Canadiens: Nick Suzuki (2 goals).
Where is Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens played?
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC.
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