After winning their game versus the Toronto Maple Leafs the night before, the Colorado Avalanche continued their road trip in a visit with the Montreal Canadiens. The Western Conference club had a chance to extend its winning streak to 11 games with a victory at the Bell Centre.
The Habs were the better team out of the gate, starting off aggressively and keeping the Avs in their own end on their first few shifts. That level of intensity didn’t hold up for the entire period, but the Canadiens were on their game in the opening 20 minutes, outshooting the opposition 10-5 and playing a physical style to prevent Colorado from transitioning the puck up the ice.