🏔️ 🇨🇦
2011-12 regular season

Avalanche at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Avalanche beat Canadiens 6–5 in a shootout at Bell Centre on October 15, 2011.

COL – MTL
30–43
Shots on goal
2/4–1/3
Power play
20–23
Hits
24–20
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
David Jones
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 18:33 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Brian Gionta
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 17:49 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Semyon Varlamov
38 saves
0.884 SV% · 5 GA

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Chuck Kobasew Go-ahead 1st · 04:51
Assists: David Jones · beat Carey Price
1–0
🇨🇦 Max Pacioretty Tying 1st · 10:31
Assists: David Desharnais, Raphael Diaz · beat Semyon Varlamov
1–1
2nd period
🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:35
Assists: Brian Gionta, P.K. Subban · beat Semyon Varlamov
1–2
🏔️ David Jones PP Tying 2nd · 11:37
Assists: Erik Johnson, Paul Stastny · beat Carey Price
2–2
🏔️ Paul Stastny Go-ahead 2nd · 12:31
Unassisted · beat Carey Price
3–2
🇨🇦 Travis Moen Tying 2nd · 15:51
Assists: Brian Gionta, Scott Gomez · beat Semyon Varlamov
3–3
🏔️ David Jones Go-ahead 2nd · 18:42
Assists: Ryan Wilson, Kyle Quincey · beat Carey Price
4–3
3rd period
🇨🇦 Brian Gionta Tying 3rd · 12:57
Assists: Josh Gorges, Erik Cole · beat Semyon Varlamov
4–4
🇨🇦 David Desharnais Go-ahead 3rd · 13:17
Assists: Max Pacioretty, Andrei Kostitsyn · beat Semyon Varlamov
4–5
🏔️ Kyle Quincey PP Tying 3rd · 15:57
Assists: Milan Hejduk, Erik Johnson · beat Carey Price
5–5
Shootout
🏔️ Milan Hejduk Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Carey Price
6–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Winnik · Stastny · O'Reilly 20:49
L2 Landeskog · Duchene · Jones 18:33
L3 Lindstrom · Kobasew · Hejduk 16:16
L4 McLeod · McClement · Porter 7:51
D1 Johnson · Hejda 26:00
D2 Quincey · O'Brien 21:37
D3 Wilson · O'Byrne 15:26
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Pacioretty · Desharnais · Plekanec 22:21
L2 Kostitsyn · Gomez · Gionta 17:49
L3 Moen · Cole · Eller 15:06
L4 Darche · Engqvist · Palushaj 6:05
D1 Subban · Gorges 24:25
D2 Diaz · Weber 21:30
D3 Gill · Emelin 19:02

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL MTL🇨🇦
30 Shots on goal 43
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
20 Hits 23
24 Blocked shots 20
7 Takeaways 5
7 Giveaways 14
8 Penalty minutes 10
COL shooting 20.0% (6/30) MTL shooting 11.6% (5/43)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Semyon Varlamov
38/43
.884 SV% · 5 GA · 64:55 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
25/30
.833 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 11 goals located
Chuck Kobasew · 1st 04:51 · 1–0 Max Pacioretty · 1st 10:31 · 1–1 Tomas Plekanec · 2nd 01:35 · 1–2 David Jones · 2nd 11:37 · 2–2 Paul Stastny · 2nd 12:31 · 3–2 Travis Moen · 2nd 15:51 · 3–3 David Jones · 2nd 18:42 · 4–3 Brian Gionta · 3rd 12:57 · 4–4 David Desharnais · 3rd 13:17 · 4–5 Kyle Quincey · 3rd 15:57 · 5–5
COL MTL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 4–3
Avalanche
Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

All →
Avalanche lead the season series 1–0
Dec 192010 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 2–3 Oct 152009 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 Feb 132009 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 4–2 Oct 212006 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–8 Jan 112006 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 1–2
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Who won Avalanche vs Canadiens on October 15, 2011?

Avalanche won 6–5 in a shootout. The final score was Avalanche 6, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Avalanche?

David Jones (2), Chuck Kobasew, Kyle Quincey, Paul Stastny.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Gionta, David Desharnais, Max Pacioretty, Tomas Plekanec, Travis Moen.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 38 saves on 43 shots (.884 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Canadiens season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeOct 13 🏔️COL @ 🏛️OTT 7–1 AfterOct 17 🏔️COL @ 🍁TOR 3–2
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeOct 13 🔥CGY @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 AfterOct 18 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1
Also on October 15
⚔️BUF 3–2 🐧PIT 🗽NYR 2–4 🏝️NYI 👑LAK 3–2 🔔PHI 🔥CGY 2–3 🍁TOR ✈️WPG 1–4 🌵PHX 🏛️OTT 1–2 🦅WSH ⚡TBL 2–3 🐆FLA 🐙DET 3–2 🌲MIN
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