Washington – Florida 6:3 (end) | Utah – Tampa 6:4 (end) | Montreal – Colorado 4:5 (1:2 after SO)
New Jersey – Ottawa 2:3 (end) | Nashville – Toronto 5:2 (end) | Vegas – Detroit 6:3 (end)
Edmonton – Seattle 5:4 (end) | San Jose – Boston 3:1 (end) | Chicago – Philadelphia 7:4 (end)
Winnipeg – Buffalo 3:5 (end) | Florida – Pittsburgh 4:3 (1:0 after SO) | St. Louis – Nashville 4:1 (end)
after shootout (1:2)
Montreal Canadiens
4:5 (0:2, 1:1, 3:1 - 0:0)
Colorado Avalanche
Sunday 23.03.2025, 00:00 • Bell Centre, Montreal • NHL
     
    62:35
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Juraj Slafkovský – 2 min., holding.
     
    37:52
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Michael Matheson – 2 min., elbowing.

    Penalty for Colorado Avalanche:
    Nathan MacKinnon – 2 min., high-sticking.
     
    34:16
    Penalty for Colorado Avalanche:
    Devon Toews – 2 min., hooking.
     
    33:22
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Josh Anderson – 2 min., roughing.

    Penalty for Colorado Avalanche:
    Ross Colton – 2 min., cross-checking,
    Charlie Coyle – 2 min., roughing.
     
    26:42
    Penalty for Colorado Avalanche:
    Miles Wood – 2 min., tripping.
     
    24:35
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    HL – too many men, penalty served by Juraj Slafkovský.
     
    22:46
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Arber Xhekaj – 5 min., fighting.

    Penalty for Colorado Avalanche:
    Keaton Middleton – 5 min., fighting.
     
    14:06
    Penalty for Colorado Avalanche:
    Ross Colton – 2 min., slashing.
    Goals and assists: 26. Slafkovský (Struble, N. Suzuki), 50. J. Roy (Newhook, Laine), 50. Slafkovský (A. Carrier), 54. Dvorak (Gallagher) – 8. Malinski (Kiviranta, Colton), 11. R. Lindgren (Nelson, Lehkonen), 26. Necas (Drouin), 44. Nelson (Toews), dec. goal Nelson

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Cole Caufield (MTL)
    0:1   Charlie Coyle (COL)
    2. series:
    0:1   Nick Suzuki (MTL)
    0:1   Valery Nichushkin (COL)
    3. series:
    1:1   Patrik Laine (MTL)
    1:1   Nathan MacKinnon (COL)
    4. series:
    1:1   Christian Dvorak (MTL)
    1:2   Brock Nelson (COL)


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

    Colorado Avalanche: Blackwood (Wedgewood) – Makar (A), Toews (A), Malinski, R. Lindgren, E. Johnson, K. Middleton – Nichushkin, MacKinnon (A), Drouin – Necas, Nelson, Lehkonen – Colton, Coyle, Kiviranta – L. O'Connor, Drury, Kelly – Wood.
    Coach: Jared Bednar

    Referees: G. Rank, E. Furlatt – D. Nansen, D. Berg