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Nick Suzuki leads Canadiens in 7-3 home romp over struggling Avalanche

  • On Jan. 29, 2026, the Montreal Canadiens beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-3 at Bell Centre as goaltender Scott Wedgewood allowed seven goals on 28 shots.
  • Noah Dobson, Montreal defenseman, opened scoring 56 seconds in as the Colorado Avalanche lost six of eight games, falling to a 35-8-9 record amid a midseason slide.
  • Nick Suzuki powered Montreal with special-teams scoring, including a power-play and shorthanded goal, while Jakub Dobes made 26 saves to improve to 7-0-1 in his last eight starts.
  • Scott Wedgewood called the loss `That's a goalie loss,' in his first start since his second child's birth last week, while Jared Bednar and Cale Makar admitted the team is struggling defensively and offensively.
  • The loss underscores troubling trends as Colorado allowed its ninth shorthanded goal, the NHL high, and now heads to Detroit on Saturday while Montreal visits Buffalo Saturday night.
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Nick Suzuki leads Canadiens in 7-3 home romp over struggling Avalanche

Nick Suzuki scored power-play and short-handed goals and added an assist to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the struggling Colorado Avalanche 7-3 on Thursday night.

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Nick Suzuki scored two goals and helped in a 7-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche by Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.

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Scott Wedgewood struggles, Avalanche blown out 7-3 by Canadiens: “That’s a goalie loss”

The Colorado Avalanche struggled in all phases Thursday night and got blown out, 7-3, by the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre.

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