Avalanche visit the Canadiens after Nelson’s 2-goal game

Colorado Avalanche (42-25-3, in the Central Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (33-27-8, in the Atlantic Division)

Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Montreal Canadiens after Brock Nelson’s two-goal game against the Ottawa Senators in the Avalanche’s 5-1 win.

Montreal has an 18-12-4 record in home games and a 33-27-8 record overall. The Canadiens are 29-10-4 in games they score three or more goals.

Colorado has gone 19-15-1 in road games and 42-25-3 overall. The Avalanche have scored 233 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank fourth in league play.

Saturday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Canadiens won 2-1 in a shootout in the previous meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nicholas Suzuki has 21 goals and 50 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has six goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

Nathan MacKinnon has 28 goals and 77 assists for the Avalanche. Valeri Nichushkin has scored seven goals and added four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 6-1-3, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.2 assists, three penalties and 6.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.

Avalanche: 8-1-1, averaging 4.1 goals, seven assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.2 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Canadiens: None listed.

Avalanche: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.