MONTREAL, CANADA – MARCH 22: Mackenzie Blackwood #39 of the Colorado Avalanche gets the glove up during the second period against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on March 22, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in a shootout. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

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The NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche (35-7-9, 79 points) have scuffled of late, with a 2-3-2 mark in their last seven games, as they visit the Montreal Canadiens (29-17-7, 65 points) at the Bell Centre on Thursday night on the back end of a road back-to-back.

MONTREAL, CANADA - MARCH 22: Mackenzie Blackwood #39 of the Colorado Avalanche gets the glove up during the second period against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on March 22, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in a shootout. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

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Colorado’s struggles continued on Wednesday night in a 5-2 road loss to the Ottawa Senators. The Avalanche managed just 18 shots on goal, getting tallies from Parker Kelly and Valeri Nichushkin in a game in which they never led. Mackenzie Blackwood allowed three goals on 21 shots before Ottawa added a pair of late empty-netters.

Jake Evans scored 3:58 into overtime on Tuesday night to lift the Canadiens past the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 3-2. Cole Caufield gave Montreal a 2-1 lead midway through the second period with his 30th goal of the season, and Jakub Dobes stopped 32 shots. Phillip Danault got the Habs’ first goal 4:24 into the second period. The Canadiens fired goaltending coach Eric Raymond on Wednesday, with their trio of netminders ranked 28th in the NHL with a save percentage of .884.

The Avalanche won the first meeting between the teams in Denver on Nov. 29 by a 7-2 count. Nathan MacKinnon leads the NHL with 38 goals and tops Colorado with 88 points, while Brock Nelson has scored 27 goals. Scott Wedgewood is 20-3-5 with two shutouts, a .918 save percentage, and a 2.14 goals-against average. Caufield’s 30 goals are the most for Montreal, with Juraj Slafkovsky checking in with 19 and Nick Suzuki’s 59 points leading the club. Dobes is 16-5-3 with an .890 save percentage and 2.96 GAA.

This is a great NHL matchup that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.

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