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Avalanche Top Canadiens – Landeskog & Grubauer Lead the Way

By The Canadian Press December 20th, 2018

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DENVER — Gabriel Landeskog broke a tie 35 seconds into the third period by batting in a goal, Philipp Grubauer stopped 35 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist to give him an NHL-leading 58 points. He’s followed by teammate Nathan MacKinnon, who has 55 points after a two-assist evening. Landeskog, the third member of their high-flying line, scored his team-best 23rd goal.

Carey Price, who stopped 24 shots, came up short in his bid for his 300th career victory. He’s trying to become the 35th goaltender to reach that milestone.

Brendan Gallagher had a power-play goal for Montreal, breaking the Canadiens’ 0 for 25 dry spell with the man advantage.

Grubauer only got stronger throughout the night in improving to 8-0-3 over his last 11 starts.

Philipp Grubauer Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Montreal tried to pull Price for an extra skater late in the third, but was called for too many men on the ice. The Canadiens eventually got Price to the bench with a minute remaining. They were then called for a tripping penalty trying to keep MacKinnon from scoring into an empty net.

Landeskog scored the go-ahead goal when he knocked in a shot out of midair as he and Montreal forward Jonathan Drouin crashed into Price. The Canadiens contended it was goaltender interference, but replay confirmed the goal. Landeskog celebrated by tossing down his water bottle in exuberance.

Trailing 1-0 early in the second, Colorado capitalized on a mistake by Price. He tried to play the puck to the side had it intercepted by MacKinnon, who dished it over to Rantanen for the goal.

Gallagher broke Montreal’s eight-game drought on the power play with a tip-in following a blast from Jeff Petry at 5:43 of the first period.

Really, though, the opening period was the Price Show. He stopped Matt Calvert down low with his stick and later thwarted Matt Nieto’s backhand attempt with his glove. Price had a little fortune, too, as a shot from Alexander Kerfoot hit off the left post, rolled across the goal crease and Price reached around to swat it away.

NOTES: Claude Julien coached his 300th game with Montreal. … Canadiens LW Charles Hudon was back in the lineup after not dressing in the last nine games. … Avs D Nikita Zadorov left with a lower-body injury.

UP NEXT

Canadiens: At Arizona on Thursday night. Montreal is 0-3 this season in the second game of a back-to-back.

Avalanche: Host Chicago on Friday night.

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Pat Graham, The Associated Press

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