MONTREAL -- Max Pacioretty had four goals and an assist, and Tomas Plekanec had four assists for the Montreal Canadiens in a 10-1 win against the Colorado Avalanche at Bell Centre on Saturday.
Pacioretty scored his first two when the Canadiens took a 6-0 lead in the first period. He assisted on Alexander Radulov's goal at 11:35 of the second period and completed his fifth NHL hat trick at 18:33.
Pacioretty made it 10-1 at 7:28 of the third for his first four-goal game and second five-point game. He had three goals and two assists against the Ottawa Senators on April 4, 2014.
Canadiens score 10 in win against Avalanche
Max Pacioretty has four goals, assist for Montreal
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