After taking on the Chicago Blackhawks last night, the Montreal Canadiens flew to Denver to take on the Colorado Avalanche tonight. This will be the first match between the two sides this season and the Habs will hope to sign a third consecutive win against the former Nordiques.

The Montreal Canadiens continue to impress, this time by going into Dallas and defeating the Stars, one of the NHL's top teams on the season.

In one of the more low-event games of the season, the Avalanche let the Montreal Canadiens hang around for too long. The result, a 2-1 shootout loss after the game-tying goal was given up on a broken play late in regulation.

Montreal got the equalizer from Caufield with 6:35 remaining on an odd-man rush with Nick Suzuki. Both teams had breakaway chances in the overtime. Blackwood stopped Kaiden Guhle’s shot in the first minute and Dobes denied Artturi Lehkonen in the final ...

Montreal has gone 7-11-1 on the road and 17-18-3 overall ... TOP PERFORMERS: Cale Makar has 13 goals and 35 assists for the Avalanche. Artturi Lehkonen has seven goals and one assist over the last 10 games. Cole Caufield has 20 goals and 15 assists ...

Guhle is a gamer, he's a hockey player. He possesses everything he needs to face those big challenges [of playing against the best players]. It's not the first time he does it, we have assets that help us play against a fast game [like Colorado's].

Montreal Canadiens (17-18-3 ... TOP PERFORMERS: Cale Makar has 13 goals and 35 assists for the Avalanche. Artturi Lehkonen has seven goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

Blackwood stopped Kaiden Guhle’s shot in the first minute and Dobes denied Artturi Lehkonen in the final minutes. Canadiens: Montreal had a happy flight home after their season-long road trip ...

The Colorado Avalanche (24-15-0) continue their homestand at Ball Arena against the Montreal Canadiens (17-18-3). Puck drop is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. MT. READ MORE: Parker Kelly Recounts Scott Wedgewood’s Injury: ‘I Didn’t Initiate Contact’ (+) The Avalanche are coming off their most exhilarating game of the season where they erased a late 5-3 deficit