Montreal Canadiens 2, Colorado Avalanche 1: final score and stats
Montreal Canadiens beat Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens 2 to Colorado Avalanche 1, on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Ball Arena, Denver, CO. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens.
NHLSaturday, January 4, 2025
DateJan 4, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBall Arena, Denver, CO
TVESPN+
Attendance18,087
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Montreal CanadiensColorado Avalanche
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
18-18-3Record24-15-1
1st in Atlantic DivisionStanding2nd in Central Division
7-2Road record / home record7-3
LWLWWLast 5WLWWL
L1StreakW1
Team stats
Montreal CanadiensColorado Avalanche
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.
Montreal Canadiens
Mike Matheson D · Lower Body
OutChris Kreider LW · Lower Body
OutIvan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveColorado Avalanche
Cale Makar D · Lower Body
OutNathan MacKinnon C · Lower Body
OutJosh Manson D · Ankle
Injured ReserveZachary L'Heureux LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:50 | 0:00 | 3:55 | 10:55 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Joel Armia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 | 0:57 | 3:14 | 12:34 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:41 | 3:42 | 0:00 | 18:59 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kirby Dach | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:22 | 3:43 | 0:00 | 15:39 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Christian Dvorak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:09 | 0:00 | 3:32 | 12:37 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:17 | 0:00 | 4:25 | 12:52 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:17 | 0:57 | 0:00 | 11:20 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Heineman | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9:56 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 9:04 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:23 | 0:56 | 0:01 | 16:26 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Pezzetta | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:25 | 1:47 | 0:00 | 11:38 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:34 | 3:42 | 0:31 | 16:21 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:04 | 0:00 | 5:28 | 17:36 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24:19 | 0:00 | 3:42 | 20:37 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Lane Hutson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:21 | 3:40 | 0:02 | 19:39 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28:00 | 0:59 | 3:11 | 23:50 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jayden Struble | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:03 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:43 | 0:00 | 3:31 | 12:12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .957 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:01 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 12:43 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jonathan Drouin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:40 | 4:50 | 0:00 | 17:50 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Innala | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:55 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 15:28 | 0:02 | 2:29 | 12:57 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:45 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 12:48 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:33 | 3:27 | 1:00 | 14:06 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:24 | 6:09 | 0:02 | 19:13 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:35 | 5:37 | 0:00 | 12:58 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16:17 | 0:01 | 2:50 | 13:26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oskar Olausson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juuso Parssinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:07 | 1:55 | 0:00 | 6:12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:14 | 6:41 | 0:00 | 18:33 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Girard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:01 | 1:45 | 1:04 | 20:12 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 29:04 | 5:11 | 3:35 | 20:18 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:17 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:39 | 0:00 | 3:01 | 18:38 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keaton Middleton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:39 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Toews | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:46 | 2:33 | 1:38 | 21:35 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Colorado Avalanche Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .957 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 64:54 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche?
Montreal Canadiens won, 2-1, on Saturday, January 4, 2025.
What was the final score of Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche?
Montreal Canadiens 2, Colorado Avalanche 1.
Who were the top performers?
Montreal Canadiens: Cole Caufield (1 goals). Colorado Avalanche: Mikko Rantanen (1 goals).
Where is Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche played?
Ball Arena, Denver, CO.
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