Theme nights are not for the Canadian. After his difficulties with the jerseys in the colors of the Expos, he had a game to forget during country night, Monday night, at the Bell Centre.
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One thing is certain: the players of Martin St-Louis have never been able to dance at the same rhythm as those of the Colorado Avalanche. A defeat without appeal from 8 to 4.
Domination
A score that clearly indicates the pace of the meeting. A domination of the visitors from the first to the last second. For the Canadian, this is the seventh straight loss. This equals its series of failures in December.
The Habs still haven’t won in March. Unlike the last evenings, he was never in the game. It was not a question of effort, but simply of talent.
Lehkonen se fait Plaisir
It was Artturi Lehkonen’s return to the Bell Centre. The Finn has every reason to take a little dance step to celebrate his performance once morest his former team.
The one who wore the colors of the Canadian between 2016 and 2022 contributed to the offensive festival of his team with two goals and an assist.
He was productive in his office either in front of the opposing net.
Canadian fans have shown that they have not forgotten. They gave him a standing ovation for a few seconds following a video on the giant screen.
He was unable to finish his game as he injured his upper body in the second period.
Allen in the showers
After the Avalanche’s sixth goal, Martin St-Louis decided to remove Jake Allen from the game. The veteran got off to a rocky start allowing six goals on 15 shots.
It must be said that he was not helped by his defense which was overwhelmed all evening. Samuel Montembeault came in relief.
In theory, the Quebecer was to be the starter on Tuesday night, while the Canadian plays in Pittsburgh. It will be interesting to see if the work schedule will change in the next few hours.
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Artturi Lehkonen
The former Canadian had fun on his return to the Bell Center He amassed three points in a victory for his team before suffering an injury
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Jake Allen
The veteran had a painful night where he allowed six goals on 15 shots A rare bad outing for the goaltender in the last few weeks
First period
1-Col: Artturi Lehkonen (19)
(OConnor, Toews)2:59
2-Col: Bowen Byram (6)
(Girard)6:09
3-Col: Matt Nieto (12)
(Or, O’Connor)8:05
4-Col: Artturi Lehkonen (20)
(Afternoon, Makar) AN-16:00
5-Mon: Josh Anderson (20)
(Kovacevic, Suzuki)18:58
Penalties: Matheson (Mon) 15:22, Toews (Col) 16:48
Second period
6-Col: Mikko Rantanen (43)
(Rodrigues, Toews)1:48
7-Col: JT Compher (14)
(Nichushkin, Lehkonen)3:58
8-Mon: Denis Gurianov (5)
(Suzuki, Drouin)AN-19:18
Penalties: Guhle (Mon) 18:46, Johnson (Col) 18:46, Mackinnon (Col) 18:46
Third period
9-Col: Nathan Mackinnon (29)
(Makar, Nichushkin)AN-8:09
10-Mon: Chris Wideman (1)
(Belzile) 8:48
11-Mon: Mike Matheson (6)
(Anderson, Savard)10:35
12-Col: Valeri Nichushkin (13)
(Makar, Mackinnon)AN-13:09
Penalties: Harvey-Pinard (Mon) 7:24, Anderson (Mon) 12:42, Pezzetta (Mon)(min and maj) and Byram (Col) (min and maj) 13:23, Wideman (Mon) 19:16
Shoot to the net
Colorado 9 – 16 – 8 – 33Montréal 3 – 6 – 10 – 19
Guardians:
Col: Alexandar Georgiev (G, 29-14-5) Mon: Jake Allen (P, 14-22-3) and Samuel Montembeault (at 3:58 of the 2nd period)
Numerical advantages:
Collar: 3 in 3, Mon: 1 in 2
Referees:
Peter MacDougall, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen:
Andrew Smith, Jonathan Deschamps
ASSISTANCE:
21 105
What we noticed…
Again Gurianov
Denis Gurianov scored a point for a third straight game. The Russian beat Alexandar Georgiev with a change of gear late in the second half. One of the rare moments of rejoicing for fans in the Bell Centre. He seems more and more comfortable with the Canadiens.
Match difficile pour Guhle
The Canadiens’ defenders had a very difficult night as they weren’t able to counter the Avalanche’s speed. Among them, there is Kaiden Guhle and David Savard who finished their evening of work with a respective differential of -3 and -2.
Another injured in the infirmary
Forward Rem Pitlick was unable to complete the game. He was injured following crashing once morest the boards in the first half. At the time, he remained on the ice for a few seconds before retreating to the infirmary for a medical examination. The details of his injury are not known.
A cup of Byram’s coffee
Bowen Byram made a play worthy of the games of the week to make it 2-0 in favor of the Avalanche. The defender arrived at full speed in the Canadian zone before easily bypassing Guhle and thwarting Jake Allen. A beautiful goal!
