MTL@COL: Game recap

DENVER – Juraj Slafkovsky rewrote Canadiens history, and the Habs wrapped up their road trip in style with a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Tuesday.

With an assist on Nick Suzuki’s 29th goal of the season, Slafkovsky became the new record holder for most points (40) by a teenager in a season in franchise history. For what it’s worth, the Slovak turns 20 on Saturday. Talk about clutch! At the same time, the forward matched his career-high eight-game point streak.

Alex Newhook, who was drafted by the Avalanche and spent three season in Colorado, received a warm welcome from the Ball Arena faithful in his return to Denver. The Habs forward then celebrated with an assist on Joel Armia’s go-ahead goal later in the opening frame.

After one, Montreal led 2-1.

The Canadiens weathered the Avalanche (no pun intended) in the second and third periods, thanks in large part to Samuel Montembeault’s 27-save performance, and that’s how this one would end.

Montreal completed the season sweep of Colorado in Tuesday’s win.

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

Roster

Montreal goals

P1 00:52 [1]-1 Suzuki (Slafkovsky, Savard)

P1 14:53 [2]-1 Armia (Newhook, Guhle)

Colorado goal

P1 00:43 0-[1] MacKinnon (Rantanen, Toews)

What’s next

The Habs head home to Montreal on Wednesday, then open a five-game homestand against the Philadelphia Flyers on Country Night at the Bell Centre on Thursday. For tickets, click here.