Avalanche beat Canadiens 4-1 without injured stars MacKinnon, Makar
MONTREAL (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist and the short-handed Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Saturday night without injured stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.MacKinnon and Makar both sustained lower-body injuries Thursday night in a 4-3 overtime loss in Ottawa.
In a game where two key players were sidelined, the Colorado Avalanche secured a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Artturi Lehkonen contributed with a goal and an assist while the team played without Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, both of whom suffered lower-body injuries in a previous game. MacKinnon is expected to be out for a month while Makar is projected to miss two weeks.
Other goals came from Fedor Svechkov, Brock Nelson, and Nicolas Roy. Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves for the Avalanche. Montreal managed to score once, with Nick Suzuki delivering a highlight-reel goal. The Canadiens had gone 12 games without a loss in regulation before this defeat, while Colorado had won their last three games.
Jakub Dobes started the game for Colorado and Mackenzie Blackwood made 22 saves, becoming the 14th player in NHL history and only active player to play in 1,600 games.
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