Avalanche 5–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Mar 22, 2025)

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

Brock Nelson

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:30 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Juraj Slafkovsky

2 G

3 shots · 19:23 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Martin Necas

1 G

3 shots · 17:56 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Sam Malinski Go-ahead 1st · 07:35

Assists: Joel Kiviranta, Ross Colton · beat Sam Montembeault

1–0

🏔️ Ryan Lindgren 1st · 10:09

Assists: Brock Nelson, Artturi Lehkonen · beat Sam Montembeault

2–0

2nd period

🏔️ Martin Necas PP 2nd · 05:24

Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Valeri Nichushkin · beat Sam Montembeault

3–0

🇨🇦 Juraj Slafkovsky 2nd · 05:51

Assists: Jayden Struble, Nick Suzuki · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

3–1

3rd period

🏔️ Brock Nelson 3rd · 03:58

Assists: Devon Toews · beat Sam Montembeault

4–1

🇨🇦 Joshua Roy 3rd · 09:24

Assists: Alex Newhook, Patrik Laine · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

4–2

🇨🇦 Juraj Slafkovsky 3rd · 09:54

Assists: Alexandre Carrier · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

4–3

🇨🇦 Christian Dvorak Tying 3rd · 13:32

Assists: Brendan Gallagher · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

4–4

Shootout

🏔️ Brock Nelson Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Sam Montembeault

5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Drouin · MacKinnon · Nichushkin 22:09

L2 Lehkonen · Necas · Nelson 16:33

L3 Kiviranta · Coyle · Drury 13:10

L4 Wood · Vesey · Colton 8:43

D1 Makar · Toews 29:36

D2 Lindgren · Malinski 19:10

D3 Johnson · Middleton 13:38

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Caufield 19:23

L2 Laine · Evans · Dvorak 16:37

L3 Newhook · Gallagher · Anderson 15:13

L4 Heineman · Armia · Roy 11:16

D1 Hutson · Matheson 27:43

D2 Carrier · Struble 21:00

D3 Savard · Xhekaj 11:57

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL MTL🇨🇦

37 Shots on goal 29

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

17 Hits 27

17 Blocked shots 18

12 Takeaways 8

7 Giveaways 16

17 Penalty minutes 13

COL shooting 13.5% (5/37) MTL shooting 13.8% (4/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Mackenzie Blackwood

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 64:57 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located

COL MTL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 13-0 (100% win rate, 13 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-8 (0% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Jan 42025 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 2–1 SO Mar 262024 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 2–1 Jan 152024 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 Mar 132023 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 8–4 Dec 212022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 1–2 OT

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Who won Avalanche vs Canadiens on March 22, 2025?

Avalanche won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Avalanche 5, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Brock Nelson, Martin Necas, Ryan Lindgren, Sam Malinski.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Juraj Slafkovsky (2), Christian Dvorak, Joshua Roy.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeMar 20 🏔️COL @ 🏛️OTT 5–1 AfterMar 25 🐙DET @ 🏔️COL 2–5

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 20 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 3–4 AfterMar 25 🇨🇦MTL @ 🎵STL 1–6

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