Colorado beat Montreal 4-1 at the Bell Centre on Saturday night, November 14, ending the Canadiens’ 12 game point streak despite playing without injured stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist against his former team, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 25 shots, and Fedor Svechkov, Brock Nelson and Nicolas Roy also scored for the Avalanche, as the Canadian Press report on TSN details.
Montreal (12-4-4) had gone 9-0-3 across those 12 games, their first regulation defeat since October 14. Colorado (12-6-3) won with depth scoring and goaltending on a night when the two biggest names on their roster were watching. Nick Suzuki scored Montreal’s only goal, a highlight reel spin and backhand in the second period, and Jakub Dobes started in goal for the first time in nine days.
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Two Goals On Three Shots Set The Night
Colorado’s start was as efficient as hockey gets. Svechkov opened the scoring on the Avalanche’s first shot of the game at 3:57 of the first period, holding the puck on a two on one rush and beating Dobes for his third goal of the season. At 15:55, during a delayed Montreal penalty, Nelson rifled a one timer from a tight angle to make it 2-0, the Avalanche’s second goal on just three shots. Montreal had territorial moments, but the scoreboard said the visitors had been ruthless with everything they created.
Suzuki gave the Bell Centre its moment at 10:25 of the second period. Taking a pass from Juraj Slafkovsky in the slot, the Canadiens captain spun around defenceman Devon Toews and flicked a backhand off the post and in for his eighth goal of the season, a goal good enough to halve any deficit with style. Montreal pushed from there, and Alex Newhook appeared to tie the game in the third period when he deflected a Kirby Dach shot past Blackwood, only for a lengthy review to call the goal back for a high stick.
Lehkonen Answers Against His Old Team
By then, Lehkonen had already restored the two goal cushion. At 4:14 of the third period, after Dobes made a pair of desperation saves, the former Canadien buried his 15th goal of the season into an open net on the power play. Roy, a Quebec native, added the empty net goal in the final minute to complete a road win built by players below the top of the marquee. Brent Burns added a milestone of his own for Colorado: the 41 year old from Barrie, Ontario played his 1,600th regular season game, becoming the 14th player in league history to reach the mark, and he has now appeared in 1,028 consecutive contests.
The injury picture frames everything for Colorado. Head coach Jared Bednar said MacKinnon will be out at least a month with the lower body injury he suffered in Thursday’s overtime loss to Ottawa, while Makar is expected to miss two weeks. Winning in Montreal without both is the kind of result a team banks as proof of concept: the structure holds, the goaltender delivers, and the supporting cast scores enough. The Avalanche finish their four game trip on Wednesday against the Utah Mammoth.
Montreal Lose A Streak And Two Forwards
The Canadiens leave the night with more than a snapped streak to process. Veteran forward Chris Kreider will miss six to eight weeks with a lower body injury sustained in Thursday’s win over Boston, and defenceman Mike Matheson also missed Saturday’s game with a lower body injury, with Adam Engstrom stepping into the lineup. A team that had collected points for a month straight now starts a three game road trip on Monday against the New York Rangers, carrying injuries and a first taste of adversity since mid-October.
One regulation loss in thirteen games is no crisis, and Suzuki’s goal showed the skill this young core can produce against any opponent. But Saturday was a reminder of the standard at the top of the league: Colorado arrived short handed, scored early, defended their lead through a disallowed goal and a loud building, and left with both points. Montreal’s streak ends at twelve. The response starts Monday in New York.
References
The Canadian Press game report, TSN, November 14, 2026. Colorado Avalanche game recap, NHL.com, November 15, 2026.
