The game between the Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens will take place at Ball Arena (Denver) on Wednesday, December 21 at 8:00 PM ET.
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At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, the Montreal Canadiens will take on the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night. After defeating the Arizona Coyotes by a score of 3-2 in overtime in their most recent game, the Montreal Canadiens are now 15-15-2 on the year. In the victory, Montreal had a total shooting advantage of 39-26 and had a 0-2 power play record.
The Montreal Canadiens score 2.75 goals per game, allow 3.50 goals per game, are 13.6% effective on the power play, and are 79.3% effective on the penalty kill. With 15 goals, 16 assists, and 63 shots on goal, Nick Suzuki has led the Canadiens this season. Jake Allen, who is 9-12-0 this year with a 3.33 goals-against average, is expected to start in goal for Montreal.
After defeating the New York Islanders 1-0 in their most recent match, the Colorado Avalanche are now 17-11-2 on the year. Colorado outshot New York 46 to 26 overall, and they were 0 for 2 while they had the man advantage. The Colorado Avalanche score 2.93 goals per contest, allow 2.67 goals per contest, are 27.2% effective on the power play, and are 76.8% effective on the penalty kill.
With 21 goals, 17 assists, and 101 shots on goal this season, Mikko Rantanen has led the Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev, who is 13-6-2 this season with a 2.46 goals against average and a.923 saving percentage, is expected to start in goal for Colorado.
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Gabriel Landeskog – Nathan MacKinnon – Artturi Lehkonen
Valeri Nichushkin – Nazem Kadri – Mikko Rantanen
Andre Burakovsky – J.T. Compher – Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Andrew Cogliano – Darren Helm – Logan O’Connor
Devon Toews – Cale Makar
Jack Johnson – Josh Manson
Bowen Byram – Erik Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Kirby Dach – Jonathan Drouin – Christian Dvorak
Jake Evans – Mike Hoffman – Nick Suzuki
Josh Anderson – Joel Armia – Cole Caufield
Evgenii Dadonov – Michael Pezzetta – Juraj Slafkovsky
Joel Edmundson – Kaiden Guhle
Jordan Harris – Johnathan Kovacevic
Mike Matheson – Arber Xhekaj
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Colorado Avalanche: Denis Malgin. Andrew Maglin, Darren Helm, Bowen Byram, Josh Manson, Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog
Montreal Canadiens: Brendan Gallagher, Mike Matheson, David Savard, Sean Monahan, Paul Byron, Carey Price
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 20.12.22 | New York Islanders | 1-0 | Win |
| 18.12.22 | Nashville Predators | 3-1 | Win |
| 16.12.22 | Buffalo Sabres | 2-4 | Loss |
| 14.12.22 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3-2 | Win |
| 12.12.22 | St Louis Blues | 2-3 | Win |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 20.12.22 | Arizona Coyotes | 2-3 | Win |
| 18.12.22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-5 | Loss |
| 16.12.22 | Anaheim Ducks | 2-5 | Loss |
| 15.12.22 | Ottawa Senators | 3-2 | Loss |
| 13.12.22 | Calgary Flames | 2-1 | Win |
| Date | Match | Score | Winner |
| 23.01.22 | Avalanche Canadiens | 3 2 | Avalanche |
| 03.12.21 | Avalanche Canadiens | 4 1 | Avalanche |
| 06.12.19 | Avalanche Canadiens | 3 2 | Avalanche |
| 13.01.19 | Avalanche Canadiens | 0 3 | Canadiens |
| 20.12.18 | Avalanche Canadiens | 2 1 | Avalanche |
The game between the Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens will take place at Ball Arena (Denver) on Wednesday, December 21 at 8:00 PM ET.
The match between the Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens will be telecast live on ESPN+.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | ESPN+ | December 21 (8:00 PM ET) |
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