San Jose – New Jersey 3:2 (end) | Winnipeg – Detroit 2:4 (end) | Toronto – Boston 6:4 (end)
Carolina – Minnesota 0:4 (end) | Columbus – St. Louis 6:4 (end) | Colorado – Montreal 1:2 (0:2 after SO)
Dallas – Utah 3:2 (after OT) | Los Angeles – Tampa 2:1 (end) | Calgary – Nashville 1:4 (end)
Vegas – Buffalo 3:1 (end) | Seattle – Edmonton 2:4 (end) | Chicago – Rangers 2:6 (end)
after shootout (0:2)
Colorado Avalanche
1:2 (1:0, 0:0, 0:1 - 0:0)
Montreal Canadiens
Sunday 05.01.2025, 01:00 • Ball Arena, Denver • NHL
     
    Game over. (03:55:06)
    Cole Caufield (MTL) - 1:2
     
    Montreal Canadiens has won after the penalty shoot-out.

    The winning goal scored by COLE CAUFIELD.
    Kirby Dach (MTL)
     
    3. series
    0:2
    Kirby DACH scores.
    Mikko Rantanen (COL)
     
    2. series
    0:1
    Mikko RANTANEN fails.
    Nick Suzuki (MTL)
     
    2. series
    0:1
    Nick SUZUKI fails.
     
    1. series
    0:1
    Jonathan DROUIN fails.
    Cole Caufield (MTL)
     
    1. series
    0:1
    Cole CAUFIELD scores.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    62:03
    Penalty for Colorado Avalanche:
    Artturi Lehkonen – 2 min., interference on a goaltender.
     
    61:32
    Penalty for Colorado Avalanche:
    Devon Toews – 2 min., cross-checking.

    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Josh Anderson – 2 min., cross-checking.
    60:25 Kaiden Guhle (MTL)
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    58:16
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Kaiden Guhle – 2 min., holding.
    Goals and assists: 10. Rantanen (MacKinnon, Makar) – 54. Caufield (Suzuki, Hutson), dec. goal Caufield

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:1   Cole Caufield (MTL)
    0:1   Jonathan Drouin (COL)
    2. series:
    0:1   Nick Suzuki (MTL)
    0:1   Mikko Rantanen (COL)
    3. series:
    0:2   Kirby Dach (MTL)


    Colorado Avalanche: Blackwood (Miner) – Makar (A), Toews, Manson, Girard, Malinski, K. Middleton – Rantanen (A), MacKinnon (A), Lehkonen – Drouin, Mittelstadt, Colton – L. O'Connor, Kelly, Kiviranta – Innala, Pärssinen, Olausson.
    Coach: Jared Bednar

    Montreal Canadiens: Dobeš (Montembeault) – Matheson (A), Hutson, A. Carrier, Guhle, Xhekaj, Struble – Slafkovský, Suzuki (C), Caufield – Newhook, K. Dach, Pezzetta – Gallagher (A), Dvorak, Josh Anderson – Armia, J. Evans, Heineman.
    Coach: Martin St. Louis

    Referees: Chmielewski, Halkidis – Marquis, O'Quinn

    Attendance: 18 087