Welcome back, it is your MAN, Sugar Wumbaugh! Let's dive into the heated face-off between
35-8-9
Colorado Avalanche
3
SOG: 29
30-17-7
Montréal Canadiens
7
SOG: 28
Centre Bell - Montreal
OFF
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
COL
B. Nelson
COL • 1G 0A
J. Manson
COL • 0G 1A
S. Girard
COL • 0G 1A
J. Kiviranta
COL • 1G 0A
S. Malinski
COL • 0G 1A
J. Drury
COL • 0G 1A
R. Colton
COL • 1G 0A
V. Nichushkin
COL • 0G 1A
MTL
N. Dobson
MTL • 1G 0A
L. Hutson
MTL • 0G 2A
J. Slafkovský
MTL • 1G 1A
N. Suzuki
MTL • 2G 1A
I. Demidov
MTL • 0G 2A
O. Kapanen
MTL • 0G 2A
M. Matheson
MTL • 0G 1A
J. Evans
MTL • 1G 0A
K. Guhle
MTL • 0G 1A
Z. Bolduc
MTL • 0G 2A
K. Dach
MTL • 1G 1A
A. Carrier
MTL • 1G 0A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
N. Suzuki
MTL • C • 2G 1A
⭐ 2
J. Dobes
MTL • G • G A
⭐ 3
J. Slafkovský
MTL • L • 1G 1A
35-7-9 - L2
Colorado Avalanche
29-17-7 - W2
Montréal Canadiens
Montreal - Centre Bell
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM - POSTGAME
Central / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
COL
1
C
Nathan MacKinnon
38G - 50A
(88P)
2
C
Martin Necas
22G - 40A
(62P)
3
D
Cale Makar
15G - 41A
(56P)
4
C
Brock Nelson
28G - 19A
(47P)
5
L
Artturi Lehkonen
17G - 21A
(38P)
COL Injuries
Colton, Ross
Lower Body
Day to Day
Colton (lower body) will not play in Wednesday's road clash with the Ottawa Senators, per Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette.
Jan 29, 2026
Toews, Devon
Upper Body
Day to Day
Toews (upper body) is day-to-day but will not suit up for Wednesday's contest in Ottawa, according to Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette.
Jan 29, 2026
Landeskog, Gabriel
Upper Body
Day to Day
Landeskog (upper body) is expected to be sidelined for 'some weeks,' according to head coach Jared Bednar, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports Tuesday.
Feb 4, 2026
MacDonald, Jacob
Hip
Day to Day
MacDonald was designated for non-roster, injured reserve Monday.
Feb 4, 2026
O'Connor, Logan
Hip
Week to Week
O'Connor (hip) is still at least a week or two from returning to the lineup, though it could be longer, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports Friday.
Feb 28, 2026
Trades
Jan 20 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Ilya Solovyov from the Colorado Avalanche for Valtteri Puustinen and a 2026 7th round pick
Central
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MTL
1
C
Nick Suzuki
18G - 44A
(62P)
2
D
Lane Hutson
9G - 46A
(55P)
3
R
Cole Caufield
30G - 24A
(54P)
4
R
Ivan Demidov
11G - 34A
(45P)
5
L
Juraj Slafkovský
20G - 23A
(43P)
MTL Injuries
Laine, Patrik
Abdomen
Week to Week
Laine (abdomen) practiced Saturday in a non-contact jersey, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Feb 28, 2026
Newhook, Alex
Ankle
Month to Month
Newhook (ankle) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.
Mar 17, 2026
Trades
Dec 19 2025
The Montreal Canadiens acquired Phillip Danault from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2026 2nd round pick
Atlantic
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Goaltending
COL
20-4-5
2.30 GAA
91.2% SV
MTL
17-5-3
2.96 GAA
89.0% SV
COL
14-4-1
2.44 GAA
90.9% SV
MTL
9-8-2
3.46 GAA
86.8% SV
COL
1-0-3
2.03 GAA
93.3% SV
MTL
4-4-2
2.62 GAA
90.2% SV
Goaltenders
COL
35-7-9
GAA: 2.39
SV%: 0.911
vs
MTL
29-17-7
GAA: 3.26
SV%: 0.879