Lehkonen, Blackwood lead Avalanche past Canadiens
Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist to help the short-handed Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 without injured stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar on Saturday night.
MONTREAL – Artturi Lehkonen scored a goal and provided an assist as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 without key players Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, who were sidelined with lower-body injuries. The Avalanche held a 4-1 lead due to goals from Fedor Svechkov, Brock Nelson, and Nicolas Roy, with Mackenzie Blackwood stopping 25 shots.
Montreal's Nick Suzuki scored the only goal for the Canadiens, but it was disallowed due to a high stick. Chris Kreider will be out for six to eight weeks with a lower-body injury, while Mike Matheson missed the game. Jakub Dobes made 22 saves in his first start in nine days. Svechkov opened the scoring early in the first period, followed by Nelson's power-play goal in the third.
Suzuki later scored a highlight-reel goal for Montreal, but it was disallowed. Chris Kreider's injury update and Phil Kessel's all-time NHL record were included in the report.
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