Makar, Avalanche bounce back, beat Canadiens 4-1
MONTREAL (AP) — Cale Makar scored to put Colorado ahead to stay late in the second period, Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist, and the Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1. Andre Borkovsky and Gabriel Landeskog also scored for the Avalanche, who bounced back from an ugly 8-3 loss at Toronto a night earlier. Goalie Jonas Johansson made 19 saves for Colorado. Ben Charot scored for Montreal, and Jake Allen stopped 30 of 33 shots.