COL@MTL: Game recap 

MONTREAL – The Canadiens rallied past the Colorado Avalanche with a 4-3 win at the Bell Centre.

Monday's game marked the eighth edition of the team’s annual Pride Night presented by Scotiabank.

As such, the team showed their support for the cause with lapel rainbow pins and Pride Tape on warmup sticks.

Fans can bid on those sticks along with other autographed Pride merch and exclusive experiences by visiting pride.bidandraise.com. Proceeds will benefit GRIS-Montréal and You Can Play, two organizations that foster diversity and inclusion in hockey and society. The auction ends on January 17 at 7:00 p.m. ET.

It was also the first time former Hab Jonathan Drouin returned to his old barn. The Avalanche forward signed a one-year deal with Colorado on July 1, 2023, after spending six seasons with the Canadiens.  

He received a warm welcome from Habs fans.

Jake Allen got the start in net. The goaltender turned aside 32 shots.

For more stats, visit the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here.  

Lineup

Montreal goals

P1 07:17 1-[1] Slafkovsky (Suzuki, Caufield) - PPG

P2 16:08 2-[2] Harvey-Pinard (Evans, Gallagher)

P3 01:52 2-[3] Caufield (Suzuki, Matheson) - PPG

P3 15:50 3-[4] Armia (Monahan, Savard)

Colorado goals

P1 04:28 [0]-1 Colton (Drouin, Makar) - PPG

P2 01:01 [2]-1 Makar (Girard, MacKinnon)

P3 09:37 [3]-3 Toews (Rantanen, Makar)

What’s next

The Canadiens will hit the road for three games in enemy territories, starting with a contest against the Devils at Prudential Center.