nhl Game Recap
Recap - Avalanche Defeat Montreal 5-4
Colorado needed a shootout to earn a 5-4 victory over Montreal on Saturday in NHL action at Bell Centre.
Colorado won as a -178 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Colorado got goals from Ryan Lindgren, Sam Malinski, Brock Nelson, and Martin Necas in the victory. Malinski opened the scoring at 7:35 of the first period.
MacKenzie Blackwood turned in a 25-save effort for the Avalanche.
Juraj Slafkovsky(2), Christian Dvorak, and Joshua Roy scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind MacKenzie Blackwood.
Montreal got a 33-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.
On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-2, while the Canadiens were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 37-29.
Colorado looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Red Wings. The Canadiens will aim to get back on the winning track at St. Louis.