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Colorado rides Lehkonen’s power-play strike to a 4-1 win

November 15, 2026 · 2:58 AM

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Played today, Saturday, 2026-11-14 (Eastern), Colorado’s power-play finish and Mackenzie Blackwood’s .960 save percentage powered a 4-1 win in Montréal.

Colorado earned a 4-1 road win at Centre Bell on Saturday, with a power-play goal among its scoring plays. Artturi Lehkonen scored that power-play goal and added an assist for two points on two shots, with one hit and a 0 plus-minus. Brock Nelson and Fedor Svechkov also scored for Colorado: Nelson finished with one point, three shots, one hit and a 0 plus-minus, while Svechkov had one point, three shots and a +1. Nazem Kadri assisted for one point and logged four shots, one hit and a +1; Montréal’s Juraj Slafkovský added an assist and two hits. Nick Suzuki scored Montréal’s lone goal, finishing with one point, one shot, two hits and a +1. Colorado had one power-play goal to Montréal’s zero; Blackwood made 24 saves on 25 shots for a .960 save percentage, while Jakub Dobes stopped 22 of 25 for .880. Blackwood’s stronger save rate and Colorado’s special-teams edge helped seal the result, even as Montréal out-hit the Avalanche 17-14.
Key Performers

Artturi Lehkonen, Colorado: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points, 2 shots, 1 power-play goal, 1 hit, 0 plus-minus. Mackenzie Blackwood, Colorado: 24 saves on 25 shots against, .960 save percentage. Nick Suzuki, Montréal: 1 goal, 1 point, 1 shot, 2 hits, +1.

Standings Impact

Colorado moves from 11-6-3 and 25 points to 12-6-3 and 27 points. Montréal falls from 12-3-4 to 12-4-4 and remains on 28 points.

DYMA Insight

Colorado entered ranked No. 9 in the DYMA Power Index at 73.9, ahead of Montréal at No. 11 and 68.2. Its 1.6 recent-five margin, compared with Montréal’s 0.4, signaled a form advantage that the 4-1 result reinforced.