Brock Nelson scored the shootout-winning goal as the Avalanche defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 at Bell Centre on Saturday. In addition to his shootout tally, Nelson added his third goal in his last two games while Sam Malinski,

The Colorado Avalanche continued their hot streak Saturday night in Montreal, beating the upstart Canadiens 5-4 in the shootout. With the victory, the Avs have won 10 of their past 12 games, holding off the surging Minnesota Wild for third place in the hyper-competitive Central Division.

Brock Nelson scored the shootout winner in the fourth round as the Colorado Avalanche spoiled a third-period comeback try by Montreal and beat the Canadiens 5-4.