| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 COL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
 MTL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Game Leaders
Juraj Slafkovsky
· LW
Alexandre Carrier
· D
Brock Nelson
· C
Brock Nelson
· C
Team Stats
17Blocked Shots18
17Hits27
12Takeaways8
37Shots29
1Power Play Goals0
2Power Play Opportunities4
50.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
29Faceoffs Won36
44.6Faceoff Win Percent55.4
7Giveaways16
Play-by-Play
0:00
Game End
0:00
End of OT
0:00
End of Shootout
0:00
Brock Nelson Goal Wrist Shot
0:00
Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
0:00
Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
0:00
Patrik Laine Goal Backhand
0:00
Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
0:00
Nick Suzuki Backhand Wide Left
0:00
Charlie Coyle Goal Backhand
0:00
Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Left
0:00
Start of Shootout
5:00
End of OT
4:47
Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
4:39
Jonathan Drouin Snap Shot Off Crossbar
4:33
Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
4:22
Cale Makar Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
4:12
Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
4:11
Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot Hit Left Post
3:47
Takeaway by Mike Matheson
3:44
Cale Makar Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
3:08
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
3:08
Goalie Stopped
3:06
Cale Makar Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
2:35
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
2:35
Timeout - Visitor
2:35
Juraj Slafkovský Holding against Cale Makar
2:30
Cale Makar Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
2:04
Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Cale Makar
1:52
Jake Evans faceoff won against Brock Nelson
1:52
Goalie Stopped
1:49
Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
1:16
Jonathan Drouin Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
0:00
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
0:00
Start of Overtime
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:52
Cale Makar Snap Shot Wide Right
19:49
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Jake Evans
19:49
Puck in Netting
19:47
Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
19:08
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jake Evans
19:08
Puck in Benches
18:03
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
18:03
Icing
17:28
Jonathan Drouin Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
17:03
Takeaway by Jake Evans
16:59
Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
16:37
Joel Armia shot blocked by Sam Malinski
16:35
Jake Evans Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
15:55
Cale Makar Snap Shot Wide Right
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— Brock Nelson scored the shootout winner in the fourth round as the Colorado Avalanche spoiled a third-period comeback try by Montreal and beat the Canadiens 5-4 on Saturday night.
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