Brock Nelson just pulled off something he's never done with the Colorado Avalanche

Nelson opened the scoring early in the first with a wrist shot at 7:32, a milestone goal that marked his 600th career NHL point.

Less than six minutes later, Gabriel Landeskog made it 2-0 after a Nelson shot deflected off Landeskog and into the net.

Colorado kept piling it on. Brent Burns struck for a quick 3-0 lead early in the second period.

Nelson found the back of the net again to push it to 4-0.

Ryan Boulding from NHL.com writes that the Canadiens got a brief spark when Ivan Demidov scored, cutting the lead to 4-1. But just before the intermission Nathan MacKinnon buried a rebound for his 20th goal of the season to make it 5-1.

In the third, Devon Toews wired in another for Colorado.

Montreal's Lane Hutson scored on the power play but it was too little too late.

Landeskog closed out the scoring with a power-play goal off a MacKinnon feed.

Colorado looked ruthless in all zones. Nelson delivered four points, Landeskog scored twice, MacKinnon piled up a goal and two assists and Martin Necas added three assists.

The Avs were dominant from puck drop through final buzzer. Their 13-0-3 run over 16 games now includes this convincing win.

Blackwood stopped 21 shots for Colorado, while Montreal's goalie faced tough ends after a strong effort.

The loss snapped the Canadiens' three-game win streak.

So many moving parts clicked perfectly for the Avs tonight, hard forecheck, crisp passing, lethal finishing. Colorado didn't just win, they made a statement. I'd bet fans leave Ball Arena feeling a lot more confident about this team's run.