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Avalanche ruin Canadiens' 100th home opener with O'Reilly's first NHL goal

Associated Press

Thursday, October 15, 2009

MONTREAL -- Less than four months after he sat in the Bell Centre stands waiting to hear his name called by the Colorado Avalanche, Ryan O'Reilly scored his first NHL goal to spoil the Montreal Canadiens' 100th home opener. O'Reilly scored 13:47 into the third and Colorado extended its winning streak to three with a 3-2 victory over Montreal on Thursday night. An 18-year-old chosen 33rd overall by the Avalanche in the 2009 draft, O'Reilly got his own rebound and put a shot past Carey Price for ...

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