The longer it goes, the more doubts there are about Mikko Rantanen’s future in Colorado. And the reason is simple: the Avalanche may not have the necessary resources to pay him what he’s worth, as the forward is currently in the last year of his contract.

Montreal was undisciplined in the first period. From the very start, Mikko Rantanen completed a play from Nathan MacKinnon to open the scoring. It was the first goal allowed by Dobes in his NHL ...

However, teammate Mikko Rantanen is also placing himself in the ... Colorado's lone goal in a 2-1 shootout loss against the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 4. Midway through the opening period ...

Caufield also scored Montreal's lone goal in regulation, while Jakub Dobes had 22 saves through overtime and two more in the shootout. Mikko Rantanen scored and Mackenzie Blackwood had 23 saves ...

Mikko Rantanen scored his 23rd of the season at 9:01 of the first. Montreal got the equalizer from Caufield with 6:35 remaining on an odd-man rush with Nick Suzuki. Both teams had breakaway ...

With the goalie pulled, Makar scored his second of the night and 13th of the season with a left-circle one-timer at 17:34. Down one goal with under 30 seconds to go, the Avs emptied their net for an extra attacker again,

Mikko Rantanen scored his 23rd of the season at 9:01 of the first. Montreal got the equalizer from Caufield with 6:35 remaining on an odd-man rush with Nick Suzuki. Both teams had breakaway ...

Mikko Rantanen scored his 23rd of the season at 9:01 of the first. Montreal got the equalizer from Caufield with 6:35 remaining on an odd-man rush with Nick Suzuki. Both teams had breakaway ...

Montreal Canadiens' rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes signed a second win in as many games taming the Colorado Avalanche and shutting the door both in overtime and in the shootout.

The Montreal Canadiens ended Colorado’s six-game winning streak with a 2-1 shootout victory Saturday at Ball Arena. Cole Caufield and Kirby Dach scored for the Canadiens in the shootout. There are some 2-1 thrillers, with great saves, end-to-end action and high drama.

Cole Caufield and Kirby Dach scored shootout goals and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Denver on Saturday night.