Nov 14, 2026
MONTREAL (AP) Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist and the short-handed Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Saturday night without injured stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.MacKinnon and Makar both su stained lower-body injuries Thursday night in a 4-3 overtime loss in Ottawa. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said MacKinnon will be out at least a month, while Makar is expected to miss two weeks.Fedor Svechkov, Brock Nelson and Nicolas Roy also scored for Colorado (12-6-3). Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 25 shots.Nick Suzuki replied with a highlight-reel goal for Montreal (12-4-4), which had gone 12 consecutive games without losing in regulation (9-0-3).Jakub Dobes made 22 saves in his first start in nine days.Colorado defenseman Brent Burns became the 14th player in NHL history and only active player to play in 1,600 games. The 41-year-old defender has suited up in 1,028 consecutive contests dating to Nov. 21, 2013. Phil Kessel holds the NHLs Ironman record at 1,064 straight games, a number Burns could pass Feb. 15.Up nextAvalanche: At Utah on Wednesday night.Canadiens: Host the New York Rangers on Monday night. ...read more read less
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