Canadiens' 12-game point streak ends in 4-1 loss to Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 at the Bell Centre on November 14, ending the Canadiens' 12-game point streak (9-0-3) and handing them their first regulation loss since October 14 at the Washington Capitals.

Suzuki's spin-o-rama is the highlight

Captain Nick Suzuki scored a highlight-reel goal at 10:25 of the second period, taking a pass from Juraj Slafkovsky between two Avalanche defencemen, spinning around and backhanding the puck over the glove of goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood to make it 2-1. It was Suzuki's eighth goal of the season and a candidate for goal of the season, according to NHL.com. For Colorado, Fedor Svechkov opened the scoring at 3:57 of the first period and Brock Nelson made it 2-0 at 15:55; Artturi Lehkonen added a power-play goal at 4:14 of the third with an assist, and Nic Roy scored into an empty net late on. Blackwood made 25 saves; Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes made 22.

Both teams short-handed

Colorado was without two stars: Nathan MacKinnon (lower-body injury, out at least a month) and Cale Makar (about two weeks), both hurt in Thursday's game against the Ottawa Senators; Montreal was without Chris Kreider (lower-body injury, out six to eight weeks). Colorado extended its own point streak to five games (3-0-2). The Canadiens, now 12-4-4, visit the New York Rangers on Monday.

(File photo: the Montreal Canadiens' home rink, the Bell Centre. Photo: NHL.)