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Fjodor Svečkov scored just under four minutes into the matchup as the Colorado Avalanche opened scoring against the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, according to Šport.sk.
The contest marks an NHL regular-season meeting scheduled for 01:00 where Montreal enters on a 12-game point streak, having won nine of those outings, Hokejspravy.sk reported.
Logan O’Connor and Brett Kulak provided the assists on the opening goal. Colorado arrived at the match facing a depleted lineup without stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, Hokejspravy.sk noted. Montreal previously defeated the Boston Bruins 5:2 on the road, building a 5:0 lead by the 35th minute before Boston added goals.
Josh Anderson and Jake Evans, forwards on the third line, each recorded a goal and an assist in that victory, while Cole Caufield scored from the elite forward unit, according to Hokejspravy.sk. Jacob Fowler delivered another excellent performance in net by stopping 30 of 32 shots for a 93.8% save percentage.
Juraj Slafkovský logged 20 minutes and two seconds of ice time in Montreal’s previous outing against Boston, recording three shots, three giveaways, two blocked shots, and a hit, Hokejspravy.sk reported.
Montreal Canadiens started Jakub Dobeš in goal with Jacob Fowler as backup, alongside skaters Sean Dobson, Lane Hutson, Tomáš Engström, Kaiden Guhle, Arber Xhekaj, Alexandre Carrier, Juraj Slafkovský, Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Alex Texier, Phillip Danault, Owen Beck, Florian Xhekaj, Jake Evans, Josh Anderson, Alex Newhook, Oliver Kapanen, and Kirby Dach.
The visiting Colorado Avalanche started Mackenzie Blackwood in goal with Justus Wedgewood as backup, alongside skaters Sam Malinski, Devon Toews, Justin Juulsen, Brett Kulak, Bowen Byram, Tyson Barrie, Martin Nečas, Casey Mittelstadt, Artturi Lehkonen, Trevor Hughes, Nazem Kadri, Michael Schwartz, Gavin Brindley, Nathan Roy, Gabriel Landeskog, Logan O’Connor, Fjodor Svečkov, and Tyler Kelly.
Mike Matheson returned to the Montreal defensive lineup after missing six games. Jacob Fowler stopped 30 of 32 shots against Boston for a 93.8% save percentage.
The matchup is not broadcast on television or available on the paid streaming service Voyo. Viewers can access online streams through the betting office Tipsport by registering and wagering at least 1.20 €.
Montreal earned at least a point in 12 straight games, winning nine of them. Most recently, the team defeated the Boston Bruins 5:2 on the road.
Juraj Slafkovský has recorded 12 points, consisting of two goals and ten assists, across 19 games played for Montreal.
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