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Montreal Ices Colorado 4-3 - Recap
The Avalanche came up short Monday against the Canadiens, falling 4-3.
The Canadiens were a +182 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky, Joel Armia, and Rafael Harvey-Pinard each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Slafkovsky opened the scoring for Montreal.
Jake Allen stopped 32 of 35 Colorado shots in the victory.
Devon Toews, Cale Makar, and Ross Colton scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Jake Allen.
Colorado got a 30-stop effort from Alexandar Georgiev in the loss.
On the power play, Montreal went 2-for-2, while the Avalanche were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Montreal 35-34 in the game.
Montreal looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Devils. The Avalanche will aim to get back on the winning track at Ottawa.