Avalanche 8–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Mar 13, 2023)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🏔️ COL

Artturi Lehkonen

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 09:46 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Nichushkin

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 16:09 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Cale Makar

3 A

23:37 TOI

Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Artturi Lehkonen Go-ahead 1st · 02:59

Assists: Logan O'Connor, Devon Toews · beat Jake Allen

1–0

🏔️ Bowen Byram 1st · 06:09

Assists: Samuel Girard · beat Jake Allen

2–0

🏔️ Matt Nieto 1st · 08:05

Assists: Lars Eller, Logan O'Connor · beat Jake Allen

3–0

🏔️ Artturi Lehkonen PP 1st · 16:00

Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Cale Makar · beat Jake Allen

4–0

🇨🇦 Josh Anderson 1st · 18:58

Assists: Johnathan Kovacevic, Nick Suzuki · beat Alexandar Georgiev

4–1

2nd period

🏔️ Mikko Rantanen 2nd · 01:48

Assists: Evan Rodrigues, Devon Toews · beat Jake Allen

5–1

🏔️ J.T. Compher 2nd · 03:58

Assists: Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen · beat Jake Allen

6–1

🇨🇦 Denis Gurianov PP 2nd · 19:18

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Jonathan Drouin · beat Alexandar Georgiev

6–2

3rd period

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon PP 3rd · 08:09

Assists: Cale Makar, Valeri Nichushkin · beat Sam Montembeault

7–2

🇨🇦 Jesse Ylonen 3rd · 08:48

Assists: Chris Wideman, Alex Belzile · beat Alexandar Georgiev

7–3

🇨🇦 Mike Matheson 3rd · 10:35

Assists: Josh Anderson, David Savard · beat Alexandar Georgiev

7–4

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin PP 3rd · 13:09

Assists: Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Sam Montembeault

8–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 MacKinnon · Rodrigues · Rantanen 17:36

L2 Compher · Eller · Nichushkin 16:10

L3 Cogliano · Newhook · O'Connor 13:58

L4 Nieto · Lehkonen · Malgin 12:50

D1 Makar · Girard 21:46

D2 Toews · Johnson 19:42

D3 Byram · Hunt 17:40

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Drouin · Suzuki · Anderson 20:07

L2 Harvey-Pinard · Hoffman · Gurianov 17:16

L3 Richard · Tierney · Ylonen 13:32

L4 Pezzetta · Pitlick · Belzile 9:57

D1 Matheson · Kovacevic 21:56

D2 Edmundson · Savard 19:02

D3 Guhle · Wideman 17:13

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL MTL🇨🇦

33 Shots on goal 19

3/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

6 Hits 23

12 Blocked shots 22

5 Takeaways 4

7 Giveaways 10

13 Penalty minutes 25

COL shooting 24.2% (8/33) MTL shooting 21.1% (4/19)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Alexandar Georgiev

15/19

.789 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 36:00 TOI

Jake Allen

9/15

.600 SV% · 6 GA · 23:58 TOI

Where the goals came from

12 of 12 goals located

COL MTL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 4–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 6–2

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 2–0

Dec 212022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 1–2 OT Jan 222022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 2–3 OT Dec 22021 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 Dec 52019 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 Jan 122019 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–3

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Who won Avalanche vs Canadiens on March 13, 2023?

Avalanche won 8–4. The final score was Avalanche 8, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Artturi Lehkonen (2), Bowen Byram, J.T. Compher, Matt Nieto, Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Denis Gurianov, Jesse Ylonen, Josh Anderson, Mike Matheson.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 15 saves on 19 shots (.789 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeMar 11 🌵ARI @ 🏔️COL 2–3 AfterMar 15 🏔️COL @ 🍁TOR 2–1

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 11 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 AfterMar 14 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 6–4

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