Montréal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Saturday, November 29, 2025 · Ball Arena

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2–7

Final

SOG 23–36

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Game summary

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Montréal Canadiens 7-2 on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Ball Arena. The Avalanche outshot the Canadiens 36-23.

Brock Nelson scored twice and Gabriel Landeskog scored twice. Brent Burns, Ivan Demidov, Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews and Lane Hutson also scored.

Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves on 23 shots for the win; Jakub Dobes stopped 29 of 36.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
MTL	0	1	1	2	23
COL	2	3	2	7	36

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Brock Nelson (7)Artturi Lehkonen (14), Joel Kiviranta (1)Xhekaj 1:03 into shift0–107:32 COL
Gabriel Landeskog (4)Brock Nelson (7), Ross Colton (8)0–213:25 COL

2nd period

Brent Burns (3)Brock Nelson (8)0–300:50 COL
Brock Nelson (8)Martin Necas (18), Artturi Lehkonen (15)Matheson 1:53 into shift0–403:55 COL
Ivan Demidov (6)Juraj Slafkovský (6), Oliver Kapanen (6)Malinski 1:35 into shift1–408:27 MTL
Nathan MacKinnon (20)Gabriel Landeskog (7), Cale Makar (23)Carrier 1:02 into shift1–519:05 COL

3rd period

Devon Toews (1)Martin Necas (19), Nathan MacKinnon (23)Texier 1:04 into shift1–602:51 COL
Lane Hutson (4)Cole Caufield (12), Nick Suzuki (21)Kelly 1:08 into shift2–605:10 MTL · PPG
Gabriel Landeskog (5)Nathan MacKinnon (24), Martin Necas (20)Matheson 1:07 into shift2–706:52 COL · PPG

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:53

0–4 · 2nd 3:55 · Nelson. Matheson was 1:53 into his shift when it went in.

GoalMTL on iceCOL on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 COL

1st 7:32 · Nelson

Long shift: Xhekaj 1:03

Long shiftXhekaj 1:03

0–2 COL

1st 13:25 · Landeskog

Texier 0:41

NormalTexier 0:41

0–3 COL

2nd 0:50 · Burns

Slafkovský 0:07

Fresh legsSlafkovský 0:07

0–4 COL

2nd 3:55 · Nelson

Stuck out there: Matheson 1:53

Stuck out thereMatheson 1:53

1–4 MTL

2nd 8:27 · Demidov

Stuck out there: Malinski 1:35

Stuck out thereMalinski 1:35

1–5 COL

2nd 19:05 · MacKinnon

Long shift: Carrier 1:02

Long shiftCarrier 1:02

1–6 COL

3rd 2:51 · Toews

Long shift: Texier 1:04

Long shiftTexier 1:04

2–6 MTL

3rd 5:10 · PP · Hutson

Long shift: Kelly 1:08

Long shiftKelly 1:08

2–7 COL

3rd 6:52 · PP · Landeskog

Long shift: Matheson 1:07

Long shiftMatheson 1:07

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

MTLCOL

23Shots on goal36

45%Faceoff %55%

1/2Power play1/4

10Penalty minutes6

27Hits13

17Blocked shots10

17Giveaways18

4Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 03:50Brock Nelson · high sticking2 min
1st 13:25Bench · delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
2nd 18:04Oliver Kapanen · roughing2 min
2nd 18:04Martin Necas · holding the stick2 min
3rd 04:18Devon Toews · slashing2 min
3rd 05:45Jake Evans · high sticking2 min
3rd 09:22Josh Anderson · cross checking2 min
3rd 15:07Josh Anderson · slashing2 min

Season series

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

13Cole CaufieldR	0	1	1	-2	1	0	1	0	–	17:05
14Nick SuzukiC	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	38	18:43
20Juraj SlafkovskýL	0	1	1	-1	1	2	1	0	33	15:47
91Oliver KapanenC	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	2	38	16:32
93Ivan DemidovR	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	–	14:12
48Lane HutsonD	1	0	1	-1	2	1	1	0	–	22:30
11Brendan GallagherR	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	100	11:09
17Josh AndersonR	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	4	100	13:55
63Florian XhekajL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	–	10:35
71Jake EvansC	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	2	47	13:53
76Zachary BolducR	0	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	–	13:54
85Alexandre TexierL	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	–	12:26
90Joseph VelenoC	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	56	15:08
8Mike MathesonD	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	–	23:10
42Adam EngstromD	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	–	13:29
45Alexandre CarrierD	0	0	0	-3	1	0	5	0	–	22:53
53Noah DobsonD	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	–	21:46
72Arber XhekajD	0	0	0	-2	0	9	0	0	–	13:46

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Samuel MontembeaultG		0	0	0	–	00:00
75Jakub DobesG	L	36	29	7	.806	60:00

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters

11Brock NelsonC	2	2	4	+3	3	0	0	2	31	17:00
29Nathan MacKinnonC	1	2	3	+2	5	0	0	0	67	14:49
88Martin NecasC	0	3	3	+2	3	0	0	2	–	18:06
92Gabriel LandeskogL	2	1	3	+3	5	0	0	0	50	16:12
62Artturi LehkonenL	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	–	18:14
20Ross ColtonC	0	1	1	+3	0	3	2	0	–	14:57
94Joel KivirantaL	0	1	1	+1	1	1	1	0	–	13:09
7Devon ToewsD	1	0	1	+2	4	0	0	2	–	16:36
8Cale MakarD	0	1	1	+4	3	0	0	0	–	21:14
84Brent BurnsD	1	0	1	+2	3	0	0	0	–	20:11
17Parker KellyC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	25	14:15
18Jack DruryC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	86	17:36
82Ivan IvanC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	10:23
93Zakhar BardakovC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	40	13:02
95Victor OlofssonL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	–	12:28
42Josh MansonD	0	0	0	+1	1	3	1	0	–	17:10
49Samuel GirardD	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	–	18:51
70Sam MalinskiD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	3	0	–	20:57

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
39Mackenzie BlackwoodG	W	23	21	2	.913	59:58
41Scott WedgewoodG		0	0	0	–	00:00