Colorado vs Montreal Recap - Avalanche Win 6-5
Colorado vs Montreal Recap - Avalanche Win 6-5
Colorado earned a 6-5 victory over Montreal on Saturday, but needed a shootout to do it at Bell Centre.
Colorado won as a +120 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
The win was clinched by Matt Duchene, who beat Carey Price in a shootout to gain the extra point in the standings for Colorado. Colorado got goals from David Jones (2), Chuck Kobasew, Kyle Quincey, and Paul Stastny in the victory. Kobasew opened the scoring at 4:51 of the first period.
Semyon Varlamov turned in a 38-save effort for the Avalanche.
Brian Gionta, Tomas Plekanec, Travis Moen, Max Pacioretty, and David Desharnais scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.
Carey Price stopped 25 of 30 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Colorado went 2-for-4, while the Canadiens were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 43-30.
Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face Toronto looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face Buffalo.
