Avs survive final minute flurry against seven Montreal skaters

Propelled by a third period goal from Ryan O'Reilly(notes), his first National Hockey League tally, the surging Colorado Avalanche continued their winning ways with a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. The Avs win put them atop the Western Conference standings with 11 points and a 5-1-1 record to spoil Montreal's home opener.Colorado managed to hang on for the one-goal win despite a final minute flurry from Montreal that featured seven Canadiens on the ice at one time. With Carey Price(notes) on the bench and Montreal head coach sending out an extra attacker to try and notch the equalizer, defenseman Hal Gill's(notes) penalty ended during the final minute and he remained on the ice, not realizing he was the seventh skater for the Canadiens:In case you missed it, here's a still shot that captures all seven Habs attempting to tie the game: This now becomes the second time in a recent memory that NHL refs missed an extended "too many men" situation. The ...