Canadiens 2–1 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Mar 26, 2024)

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 🇨🇦 MTL

Joel Armia

1 G

6 shots · 17:03 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Nick Suzuki

1 G

3 shots · 22:17 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Alex Newhook

1 A

3 shots · 17:28 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Go-ahead 1st · 00:43

Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Devon Toews · beat Sam Montembeault

0–1

🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki Tying 1st · 00:52

Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky, David Savard · beat Justus Annunen

1–1

🇨🇦 Joel Armia Go-ahead 1st · 14:53

Assists: Alex Newhook, Kaiden Guhle · beat Justus Annunen

2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Caufield 21:57

L2 Newhook · Evans · Armia 17:03

L3 Harvey-Pinard · Anderson · Gallagher 12:03

L4 Pezzetta · White · Ylonen 8:55

D1 Matheson · Guhle 25:06

D2 Harris · Savard 18:23

D3 Struble · Xhekaj 14:46

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Drouin · MacKinnon · Rantanen 24:29

L2 Lehkonen · Mittelstadt · Nichushkin 15:04

L3 Wood · Trenin · Colton 11:18

L4 Parise · Cogliano · Duhaime 9:33

D1 Makar · Toews 24:46

D2 Girard · Manson 18:16

D3 Walker · Johnson 14:06

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL COL🏔️

27 Shots on goal 28

18 Hits 13

20 Blocked shots 12

8 Takeaways 7

1 Giveaways 5

6 Penalty minutes 6

MTL shooting 7.4% (2/27) COL shooting 3.6% (1/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Justus Annunen

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 59:19 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

MTL COL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-3-4 (50% win rate, 14 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-6 (54% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-7 (50% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–0

Jan 152024 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 Mar 132023 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 8–4 Dec 212022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 1–2 OT Jan 222022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 2–3 OT Dec 22021 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1

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Who won Canadiens vs Avalanche on March 26, 2024?

Canadiens won 2–1. The final score was Canadiens 2, Avalanche 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Joel Armia, Nick Suzuki.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Nathan MacKinnon.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Justus Annunen made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Avalanche season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 24 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦑SEA 5–1 AfterMar 28 🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeMar 24 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 4–5 AfterMar 28 🗽NYR @ 🏔️COL 3–2

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