For the first and only time this regular season, the Avalanche will host the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers. This is the second and final meeting between the teams this season, as the Avalanche won their first meeting in Sunrise 7-4 on November 23.

The Montreal Canadiens are currently on a very good streak, and this is despite their loss to the Chicago Blackhawks last night. The Habs have won six of their last eight games, while defeating three teams that have recently won the Stanley Cup.

Players have rotated through the lineup and the injured list for the Colorado Avalanche, so another player going down likely won't faze them. Not with the way the team has been playing.

DENVER -- Cole Caufield scored to tie the game in the third period, and the Montreal Canadiens won 2-1 against the Colorado Avalanche in the shootout at Ball Arena on Saturday.

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews, left, checks Montreal Canadiens center Nick Suzuki in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Montreal Canadiens right ...

DENVER — Kirby Dach and Cole Caufield scored in the shootout, Jakub Dobes had 22 saves in regulation, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Colorado ... man rush with Nick Suzuki.

Montreal Canadiens' rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes signed a second win in as many games taming the Colorado Avalanche and shutting the door both in overtime and in the shootout.

Both the Habs and the Avs have been scoring at a feverish rate of late, and each club likes to play firewagon hockey. Todd Cordell's NHL betting picks expect goals aplenty in Denver tonight.

Less than 24 hours after losing 4-2 to the Chicago Blackhawks, the Montreal Canadiens were back on the ice to take on the red hot Colorado Avalanche ... when Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Juraj ...

DENVER (AP) — Kirby Dach and Cole Caufield scored in the shootout, Jakub Dobes had 22 saves in regulation, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Colorado ... man rush with Nick Suzuki.