“The Colorado Avalanche fell to the Montreal Canadiens, 4-3, Monday night in Montreal. Here are three takeaways from the road loss:
**Mixed bag**
The Avalanche led for most of the night with widespread contributions on the scoresheet. Especially from defensemen. They accounted for five points on Monday to increase their total to 128 on the season (most in the NHL). It just wasn’t enough to beat the Canadiens.
Montreal winger Joel Armia scored the game-winning goal with a gritty backhander at the crease. He outmuscled defenseman Sam Girard for the puck at the most critical point of the night.”
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“The Colorado Avalanche fell to the Montreal Canadiens, 4-3, Monday night in Montreal. Here are three takeaways from the road loss:
**Mixed bag**
The Avalanche led for most of the night with widespread contributions on the scoresheet. Especially from defensemen. They accounted for five points on Monday to increase their total to 128 on the season (most in the NHL). It just wasn’t enough to beat the Canadiens.
Montreal winger Joel Armia scored the game-winning goal with a gritty backhander at the crease. He outmuscled defenseman Sam Girard for the puck at the most critical point of the night.”
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