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Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens Recap - Avalanche Win 4-1

The Canadiens came up short Thursday against the Avalanche, falling 4-1.

The Avalanche were a -183 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Cale Makar, Andre Burakovsky, Gabriel Landeskog, and Valeri Nichushkin each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Nichushkin opened the scoring for Colorado.

Jonas Johansson stopped 19 of 20 Montreal shots in the victory.

Ben Chiarot scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Jonas Johansson.

Jake Allen stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Colorado scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.

Colorado outshot Montreal 34-20 in the game.

Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Montreal, they head on the road to face Nashville.