Montréal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Wednesday, December 19, 2018 · Pepsi Center

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1–2

Final

SOG 36–26

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Game summary

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Montréal Canadiens 2-1 on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Pepsi Center. The Canadiens outshot the Avalanche 36-26.

Goals came from Brendan Gallagher, Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog.

Philipp Grubauer made 35 saves on 36 shots for the win; Carey Price stopped 24 of 26.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
MTL	1	0	0	1	36
COL	0	1	1	2	26

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Brendan Gallagher (15)Jeff Petry (19), Jonathan Drouin (18)1–005:43 MTL · PPG

2nd period

Mikko Rantanen (16)Nathan MacKinnon (33)1–104:21 COL

3rd period

Gabriel Landeskog (23)Nathan MacKinnon (34), Mikko Rantanen (42)1–200:35 COL

Team stats

MTLCOL

36Shots on goal26

45%Faceoff %55%

1/4Power play0/4

8Penalty minutes8

17Hits21

7Blocked shots26

2Giveaways4

10Takeaways7

Penalties

1st 04:47Nikita Zadorov · delaying game puck over glass2 min
1st 08:37Artturi Lehkonen · tripping2 min
1st 17:43Gabriel Bourque · hooking2 min
2nd 09:03Gabriel Landeskog · hooking2 min
2nd 11:51Michael Chaput · tripping2 min
2nd 18:01Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
3rd 18:55Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
3rd 19:35Brendan Gallagher · tripping2 min

Season series

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

11Brendan GallagherR	1	0	1	-1	3	0	0	2	–	17:24
92Jonathan DrouinL	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	100	16:26
26Jeff PetryD	0	1	1	0	2	4	1	0	–	23:45
13Max DomiC	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	44	15:46
15Jesperi KotkaniemiC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	38	16:26
24Phillip DanaultL	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	41	17:33
41Paul ByronL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	–	18:01
43Michael ChaputC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	2	71	09:07
47Kenny AgostinoL	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	08:37
54Charles HudonL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	09:26
62Artturi LehkonenL	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	–	13:50
65Andrew ShawC	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	67	18:13
90Tomas TatarL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	16:55
6Shea WeberD	0	0	0	-2	3	4	0	0	–	26:20
8Jordie BennD	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	–	19:07
21David SchlemkoD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	15:46
28Mike ReillyD	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	–	20:06
53Victor MeteD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	12:29

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Carey PriceG	L	26	24	2	.923	59:13
37Antti NiemiG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters

29Nathan MacKinnonC	0	2	2	+2	2	2	1	0	20	20:54
96Mikko RantanenR	1	1	2	+2	4	1	1	0	100	20:08
92Gabriel LandeskogL	1	0	1	+2	3	2	0	2	46	21:21
10Sven AndrighettoR	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	10:12
11Matt CalvertL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	15:55
13Alexander KerfootC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	71	11:24
17Tyson JostC	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	09:33
22Colin WilsonC	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	12:21
34Carl SoderbergC	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	75	18:27
37J.T. CompherL	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	64	14:08
57Gabriel BourqueL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	–	08:56
83Matt NietoL	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	–	14:49
4Tyson BarrieD	0	0	0	+1	3	0	2	0	–	22:19
6Erik JohnsonD	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	–	24:43
12Patrik NemethD	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	–	18:53
16Nikita ZadorovD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	–	07:03
28Ian ColeD	0	0	0	+1	1	4	2	0	–	22:20
49Samuel GirardD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	0	–	19:38

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Semyon VarlamovG		0	0	0	–	00:00
31Philipp GrubauerG	W	36	35	1	.972	60:00