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Montréal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Wednesday, November 25, 2026 · Ball Arena

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TSN2 · RDS · ALT · KTVD

Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Wednesday, November 25, 2026, with puck drop at 9:30 PM ET. The game is on TSN2, RDS, ALT and KTVD.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

First game of a road trip.

  1. 152026-11-15: no game
  2. 162026-11-16: at NYR
  3. 172026-11-17: no game
  4. 182026-11-18: at NJD
  5. 192026-11-19: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 202026-11-20: no game
  7. 212026-11-21: vs PHI
  8. 222026-11-22: no game
  9. 232026-11-23: vs LAK
  10. 242026-11-24: no game
  11. 252026-11-25: at COL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,636 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,636 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Avalanche

Another game at home.

  1. 152026-11-15: no game
  2. 162026-11-16: no game
  3. 172026-11-17: no game
  4. 182026-11-18: at UTA
  5. 192026-11-19: vs ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 202026-11-20: no game
  7. 212026-11-21: no game
  8. 222026-11-22: no game
  9. 232026-11-23: no game
  10. 242026-11-24: no game
  11. 252026-11-25: vs MTL
rest since last game
5 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLCOL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)COL 58% (6th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)COL 48.4s (16th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MTL 38% (3rd most often)COL 24% (4th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series