Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Toronto Star's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Sports
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist to help the short-handed Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 without injured stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar on Saturday night.
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Avalanche → have → night
Fedor Svechkov and Brock Nelson also scored for Colorado (12-6-3) after MacKinnon and Makar both exited Thursday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators with lower-body injuries.
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MacKinnon → score → injuries
Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 25 shots and Nicolas Roy added an empty-net goal.
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Roy → stop → goal
Nick Suzuki replied with a highlight-reel goal for Montreal (12-4-4), which had gone 12 consecutive games without losing in regulation (9-0-3).
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which → reply → regulation
Jakub Dobes made 22 saves in his first start in nine days.
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Dobes → make → days
Svechkov opened the scoring on Colorado’s first shot at 3:57 of the first period.
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Svechkov → open → period
He held on to the puck on a two-on-one rush and beat Dobes for his third of the season.
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He → hold → season
Nelson doubled the lead at 15:55 during a delayed Montreal penalty, rifling a one-timer from a tight angle for the Avalanche’s second goal on three shots.
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Nelson → double → shots
Suzuki cut the deficit with a spectacular goal at 10:25 in the second.
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Suzuki → cut → second
The Canadiens captain received a pass from Juraj Slafkovsky in the slot, smoothly spun around Avalanche defenceman Devon Toews and flicked a backhand off the post and in for his eighth of the season.
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captain → receive → season
Lehkonen, a former Canadien, restored the two-goal lead at 4:14 in the third period, burying his 15th of the season into a gaping net on the power play after Dobes made a pair of desperation saves.
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Dobes → restore → saves
Newhook appeared to score with 9:05 remaining in regulation when he deflected a shot from Kirby Dach past Blackwood.
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he → appear → Blackwood
But after a lengthy review, the goal was called back for a high stick.
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goal → call → stick
Veteran forward Chris Kreider will miss six to eight weeks with a lower-body injury sustained in Thursday’s 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins.
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Kreider → miss → Bruins
Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson (lower body) also missed the game, while bruising winger Florian Xhekaj and blueliner Adam Engstrom entered the lineup.
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Xhekaj → miss → lineup
Head coach Jared Bednar said MacKinnon will be out at least a month, while Makar is expected to miss two weeks.
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Makar → say → weeks
KEY MOMENT
Suzuki faked a slapshot before pulling off his deke around Toews, his Canadian teammate at last February’s Milan Cortina Olympics.
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Suzuki → fake → Olympics
The normally stoic centre raised his stick and pumped his fists after the goal, knowing he’d just scored a beauty.
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he → raise → beauty
KEY STAT
Colorado defenceman Brent Burns became the 14th player in NHL history — and only active player — to play in 1,600 games.
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Burns → become → games
The 41-year-old from Barrie, Ont., has suited up in 1,028 consecutive contests dating back to Nov. 21, 2013.
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old → suit → Nov.
Phil Kessel owns the NHL’s all-time “Ironman” record at 1,064 straight games, a number Burns could pass Feb. 15.
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Burns → own → number
Avalanche: Finish a four-game trip Wednesday against the Utah Mammoth.
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Avalanche → finish → Mammoth
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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