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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Montreal 2, Colorado 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 4, 2025
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen: Jesse Marquis, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance: 18087
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Montreal 0011SO2
Colorado 10001
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Montreal   Colorado
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 0:00  
Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net 0:19  
Giveaway by Lane Hutson. 0:22  
  0:59 Giveaway by Devon Toews.
  1:17 Nathan MacKinnon hits Mike Matheson.
  1:19 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Kirby Dach hits Sam Malinski. 1:49  
  1:51 Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
  1:56 Juuso Parssinen wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Michael Pezzetta hits Josh Manson. 1:59  
Kaiden Guhle hits Jere Innala. 2:00  
Alex Newhook hits Oskar Olausson. 2:03  
Giveaway by Alex Newhook. 2:13  
Kirby Dach blocks shot from Josh Manson. 2:14  
  2:16 Oskar Olausson shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  2:47 Shot by Sam Malinski misses the net
Emil Heineman hits Keaton Middleton. 2:51  
Lane Hutson blocks shot from Parker Kelly. 2:58  
  3:23 Logan O'Connor shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 3:25  
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky. 3:37  
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Devon Toews. 3:44  
Cole Caufield penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cale Makar. 4:01  
  4:01 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  5:24 Shot by Devon Toews misses the net
  5:56 Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen.
  6:08 Shot by Ross Colton misses the net
  6:28 Josh Manson shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Logan O'Connor. 6:47  
Alex Newhook hits Casey Mittelstadt. 7:18  
Alex Newhook penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Samuel Girard. 7:43  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 7:43  
Giveaway by Josh Anderson. 7:50  
  7:58 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin. 8:09  
  8:18 Cale Makar blocks shot from Christian Dvorak.
  9:01 Mikko Rantanen scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Logan O'Connor. 9:01  
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Samuel Girard. 9:09  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 9:15  
  9:29 Shot by Devon Toews misses the net
  9:30 Shot by Joel Kiviranta misses the net
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Logan O'Connor. 9:39  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 9:45  
  10:04 Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  10:30 Takeaway by Cale Makar.
  10:41 Jere Innala hits Kirby Dach.
  10:53 Oskar Olausson hits Alex Newhook.
Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj. 11:07  
  11:34 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Cole Caufield.
  11:51 Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 11:58  
  12:08 Ross Colton shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  12:10 Ross Colton penalty for goaltender interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Dobes.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 12:10  
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 12:37  
  12:41 Giveaway by Devon Toews.
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 12:52  
  14:03 Artturi Lehkonen blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 14:09  
Alex Newhook blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 14:20  
  14:40 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Josh Anderson wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 14:42  
Giveaway by Michael Pezzetta. 14:52  
  14:57 Mikko Rantanen blocks shot from Kaiden Guhle.
Michael Pezzetta hits Devon Toews. 15:09  
  16:01 Shot by Sam Malinski misses the net
Joel Armia hits Oskar Olausson. 16:31  
Emil Heineman shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 16:55  
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 16:57  
Giveaway by Lane Hutson. 17:09  
  17:30 Shot by Parker Kelly misses the net
  17:34 Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen.
  18:39 Josh Manson blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 18:51  
Jayden Struble hits Ross Colton. 18:57  
  19:18 Joel Kiviranta blocks shot from Jayden Struble.
  19:28 Josh Manson hits Jake Evans.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 19:35  
  19:39 Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Joel Armia.
Shot by Emil Heineman misses the net 19:42  
  19:55 Parker Kelly hits Emil Heineman.
2
Montreal   Colorado
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 0:00  
  0:40 Joel Kiviranta shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Giveaway by Cole Caufield. 0:57  
Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 1:21  
  1:38 Nathan MacKinnon hits Josh Anderson.
Jayden Struble hits Casey Mittelstadt. 2:02  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Juuso Parssinen. 2:37  
Joel Armia hits Josh Manson. 3:15  
Emil Heineman hits Samuel Girard. 3:19  
  3:20 Giveaway by Samuel Girard.
Giveaway by Jake Evans. 3:21  
  3:24 Giveaway by Oskar Olausson.
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky. 3:38  
  3:47 Samuel Girard blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
  3:49 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  4:21 Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  4:29 Jonathan Drouin blocks shot from Sam Malinski.
  4:30 Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  4:46 Shot by Keaton Middleton misses the net
  5:06 Parker Kelly shoots misses the net
  5:21 Takeaway by Logan O'Connor.
  5:35 Shot by Joel Kiviranta misses the net
Giveaway by Lane Hutson. 6:01  
  6:20 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  6:31 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
  6:38 Jonathan Drouin hits Nick Suzuki.
Shot by Kirby Dach misses the net 7:36  
Arber Xhekaj blocks shot from Jere Innala. 7:54  
  8:14 Oskar Olausson blocks shot from Lane Hutson.
Giveaway by Lane Hutson. 8:14  
Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj. 8:21  
Jake Evans hits Keaton Middleton. 8:37  
  8:37 Giveaway by Keaton Middleton.
  8:54 Keaton Middleton hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 8:56  
Alexandre Carrier shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 9:03  
  9:05 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  9:14 Artturi Lehkonen hits Lane Hutson.
  9:29 Shot by Ross Colton misses the net
Josh Anderson blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 9:43  
  10:23 Mikko Rantanen blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Juuso Parssinen. 11:02  
Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 11:04  
Joel Armia shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 11:07  
Emil Heineman hits Oskar Olausson. 11:11  
Jayden Struble shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 11:24  
  11:56 Parker Kelly wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 12:17  
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Parker Kelly. 12:25  
  12:27 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  12:33 Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon.
Kaiden Guhle hits Mikko Rantanen. 13:22  
Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle. 13:24  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 13:37  
Giveaway by Josh Anderson. 13:39  
  14:30 Sam Malinski hits Nick Suzuki.
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 14:32  
  15:04 Josh Manson hits Cole Caufield.
  15:42 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Mike Matheson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mikko Rantanen. 15:52  
  15:52 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  15:58 Giveaway by Mikko Rantanen.
Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 16:24  
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 16:52  
Alexandre Carrier hits Samuel Girard. 17:13  
Joel Armia shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 17:16  
  17:21 Juuso Parssinen wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  18:10 Joel Kiviranta wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj. 18:30  
Lane Hutson hits Joel Kiviranta. 18:33  
Kaiden Guhle hits Logan O'Connor. 18:56  
Giveaway by Kirby Dach. 19:06  
  19:18 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  19:35 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
Giveaway by Kirby Dach. 19:37  
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 19:48  
3
Montreal   Colorado
  0:00 Parker Kelly wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 0:29  
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 0:31  
Shot by Kaiden Guhle misses the net 0:33  
  0:42 Devon Toews blocks shot from Kirby Dach.
  0:48 Cale Makar blocks shot from Alex Newhook.
  0:53 Devon Toews blocks shot from Joel Armia.
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle. 0:57  
Giveaway by Kirby Dach. 1:12  
  1:24 Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Juuso Parssinen. 1:38  
Emil Heineman hits Sam Malinski. 1:58  
Arber Xhekaj hits Jere Innala. 2:06  
Jayden Struble hits Sam Malinski. 2:09  
Shot by Jake Evans misses the net 2:24  
Emil Heineman shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 2:25  
  2:27 Ross Colton blocks shot from Jake Evans.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 2:29  
  2:34 Artturi Lehkonen penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cole Caufield.
  2:34 Parker Kelly wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Giveaway by Kirby Dach. 3:05  
Kirby Dach penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Logan O'Connor. 3:13  
  3:13 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  3:19 Shot by Josh Manson misses the net
  3:31 Joel Kiviranta shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  4:11 Cale Makar blocks shot from Lane Hutson.
  4:24 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
Jake Evans shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:31  
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen. 5:04  
  5:18 Casey Mittelstadt hits Alexandre Carrier.
Kirby Dach hits Artturi Lehkonen. 5:40  
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 5:47  
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 6:12  
Takeaway by Brendan Gallagher. 6:19  
  6:22 Jere Innala hits Brendan Gallagher.
  6:48 Cale Makar hits Nick Suzuki.
  7:08 Shot by Parker Kelly misses the net
  7:23 Shot by Parker Kelly misses the net
Emil Heineman hits Josh Manson. 7:26  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 7:35  
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 7:58  
Jake Evans shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 8:09  
  8:12 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  8:55 Ross Colton blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Shot by Kirby Dach misses the net 9:03  
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 9:06  
  9:15 Ross Colton shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 9:21  
Kaiden Guhle hits Mikko Rantanen. 9:39  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 9:48  
  9:57 Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon.
  10:04 Giveaway by Logan O'Connor.
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Jonathan Drouin. 10:11  
  10:32 Parker Kelly hits Jake Evans.
Arber Xhekaj hits Logan O'Connor. 11:00  
Lane Hutson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 11:31  
  11:48 Sam Malinski blocks shot from Kirby Dach.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 11:57  
  12:09 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle. 12:23  
  12:29 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 12:37  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 12:39  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 13:01  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 13:02  
Cole Caufield scores. Assisted by Nick Suzuki and Lane Hutson. 13:25  
  13:25 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Alexandre Carrier hits Jonathan Drouin. 13:37  
Giveaway by Kirby Dach. 13:44  
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 14:19  
  14:52 Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Arber Xhekaj.
  14:54 Parker Kelly wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Lane Hutson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 15:09  
  15:15 Shot by Parker Kelly misses the net
  15:39 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
Giveaway by Joel Armia. 16:29  
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 16:34  
Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 16:42  
  16:44 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 17:09  
  17:18 Giveaway by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  17:19 Parker Kelly hits Christian Dvorak.
  17:25 Giveaway by Parker Kelly.
Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 17:29  
  17:55 Jonathan Drouin hits Kaiden Guhle.
  18:05 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Kaiden Guhle hits Nathan MacKinnon. 18:09  
  18:12 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Kaiden Guhle penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nathan MacKinnon. 18:16  
  18:16 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 18:25  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 18:27  
  19:33 Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
1 OT
Montreal   Colorado
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 0:00  
  0:12 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  0:18 Nathan MacKinnon shoots misses the net
Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 0:23  
  0:59 Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  1:02 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 1:10  
  1:11 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 1:30  
  1:32 Devon Toews penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Anderson.
Josh Anderson penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Devon Toews. 1:32  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 1:32  
  2:03 Artturi Lehkonen penalty for goaltender interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Dobes.
  2:03 Parker Kelly wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 2:35  
Shot by Lane Hutson misses the net 2:48  
  3:10 Logan O'Connor blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
  3:40 Giveaway by Josh Manson.
Cole Caufield shoots misses the net 3:58  
  4:10 Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Shootout
Round 1
MON Cole Caufield scores on shootout attempt.
COL Shootout attempt by Jonathan Drouin. Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Round 2
MON Nick Suzuki misses the net.
COL Shootout attempt by Mikko Rantanen. Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Round 3
MON Kirby Dach scores on shootout attempt.