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The Habs may have lost in overtime to the Islanders on Thursday night, but the team could have found its way back to victory tonight, at home.
But for the occasion, they faced one of the best teams in the circuit, the Colorado Avalanche.
Here are the lineups:
Tonight’s formation
Tonight’s lineup#GoHabsGo | @mtlgazette pic.twitter.com/DLDfrVJ5Er
— Habs Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 22, 2025
COL:
Drouin-MacKinnon-Nichushkin
Lehkonen-Nelson-Necas
Kiviranta-Coyle-Colton
Wood-Drury-Vesey
Toews-Makar
Lindgren-Malinski
Middleton-Johnson https://t.co/zKENCE41bg
— NHL Game Day Lines (@GameDayLines) March 22, 2025
The visitors, like their game in Ottawa, started strong.
Two defensemen who aren’t Cale Makar scored one after the other.
Sam Malinski opens the scoring for the Avalanche! pic.twitter.com/1Pfg1h5gNJ
— RDS (@RDSca) March 22, 2025
Ryan Lindgren gives Colorado a two-goal lead! pic.twitter.com/lJ7PTsB9q7
— RDS (@RDSca) March 22, 2025
The Habs had a much better end to the period, but they were stopped by a red-hot Mackenzie Blackwood.
In the second period, Arber Xhekaj tried to wake up his team. He knocked out Keaton Middleton.
Arber Xhekaj TKO on Middleton. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/Vzd8LJmKS0
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 23, 2025
This didn’t prevent Colorado from scoring the next goal.
On the powerplay, Martin Necas tripled their lead.
What a pass from Jonathan Drouin to Martin Necas, it’s 3-0 Colorado pic.twitter.com/HhdTjpgcQL
— RDS (@RDSca) March 23, 2025
But a few seconds later, Montreal responded with the best possible reply.
Juraj Slafkovsky deflected Jayden Struble’s shot. He shouldn’t lose his spot when Kaiden Guhle returns…
Slaf gets us on the board!
No. 20 gets us on the board!
#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/scWt4Shh9o
— Habs Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 23, 2025
Even though the Habs held on until then, Colorado did a lot of damage to the locals by scoring a fourth goal.
Brock Nelson fooled Samuel Montembeault with a deflection.
The real Brock Nelson has stood up, three goals in his last two games.pic.twitter.com/NtxkXUNTWi
— Avalanche Forever (@citchmook) March 23, 2025
Did you think that goal sealed the deal?
Wrong. Montreal scored not one, not two, but three goals (in a little over four minutes) to tie the game, which seemed over in the first period and at the start of the third.
Wow!
Joshua Roy scores in his second consecutive game! pic.twitter.com/3dG1Fi3Aom
— RDS (@RDSca) March 23, 2025
SLAFKOVSKY GOAL! The #GoHabsGo narrow the gap to 4-3 against the #GoAvsGo on @TVASports: https://t.co/NYcfhIrZNX pic.twitter.com/5HaBrZL5VH
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) March 23, 2025
Christian Dvorak TIES IT for the Habs pic.twitter.com/AwEy2Jr4cC
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) March 23, 2025
The Habs came back from a 1-3 deficit on Thursday in New York and a 1-4 deficit tonight against Colorado. This team never gives up.
After that goal, the fans chanted Blackwood’s name several times.
What an atmosphere at the Centre Bell. I wish I was there.
Even overtime couldn’t determine a winner. On to the shootout!
Here’s the summary of the shootout:
Cole Caufield Save
Charlie Coyle GOAL
Nick Suzuki Save
Valeri Nichuchkin Save
Patrik Laine GOAL
LAINE WOW pic.twitter.com/HQ5v4G3W2s
— HFTV (@HFTVSports) March 23, 2025
Nathan MacKinnon Save
Christian Dvorak Save
Brock Nelson GOAL
Final score: 5-4 for the Avalanche.
The Habs will be back in action on Tuesday in St. Louis. A big point picked up nonetheless.
Overtime
– Absolutely.
When (if?) Kaiden Guhle is ready to return this season, David Savard is the odd man out, right? pic.twitter.com/qYucM45VuV
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) March 22, 2025
– Well…
The American national anthem booed at the Centre Bell: https://t.co/8GlK7kZWIW
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) March 22, 2025
– Stupid.
Matheson’s penalty on MacKinnon: pic.twitter.com/Pqhrr2DO1M
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 23, 2025
– Somewhere in the United States, Marc Bergevin is smiling.
The biggest Christian Dvorak fan right now pic.twitter.com/qYvyzXKcpM
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) March 23, 2025
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