Colorado made a statement Saturday afternoon, shutting out Detroit 5–0 in a competitive win, despite what the scoreboard said.

The Avs and the Capitals each took turns in scoring. Victor Olofsson snuck a backhander by Lindgren after Brock Nelson won the o-zone faceoff to set it up. Then, the Caps responded in similar fashion when Ethen Frank snuck past the defense and swept the backhander by Wedgewood. It's a 3-2 game with two minutes to go in period two.

Nick Suzuki scored a pair of special-team goals in the first period in a three-point outing to lead the host Montreal Canadiens to a 7-3 beatdown of the struggling Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.