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Montréal Canadiens 4, Vegas Golden Knights 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 4, Vegas Golden Knights 1. Shots on goal: MTL 19, VGK 31. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 1-0 VGK; P2 MTL 1-0 VGK; P3 MTL 2-1 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 14:30 Zachary Bolduc (assists: Juraj Slafkovský, Cole Caufield) to make it MTL 1-0 VGK; P2 02:04 Cole Caufield (assists: Zachary Bolduc, Alexandre Carrier) to make it MTL 2-0 VGK; P3 03:36 Jake Evans (assists: Alexandre Texier, Mike Matheson) to make it MTL 3-0 VGK; P3 15:16 Mark Stone (assists: Mitch Marner, Ben Hutton) to make it MTL 3-1 VGK; P3 18:03 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 4-1 VGK. Top skaters: Cole Caufield (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Zachary Bolduc (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Mark Stone (VGK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Samuel Montembeault (MTL) 30 saves on 31, decision W; Akira Schmid (VGK) 15 saves on 18, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Zachary Bolduc
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 15:01 TOI
Goals · MTL
Cole Caufield
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 17:04 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Samuel Montembeault
30 saves on 31 shots (.968) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MTL 3 largest lead P3 3:36 (MTL 3, VGK 0) · 3-0 run, P1 14:30–P3 3:36
VGK 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 14:30 Zachary Bolduc (Juraj Slafkovský, Cole Caufield) MTL · Power play · wrist shot · MTL 1, VGK 0
  • P2 2:04 Cole Caufield (Zachary Bolduc, Alexandre Carrier) MTL · snap shot · MTL 2, VGK 0
  • P3 3:36 Jake Evans (Alexandre Texier, Mike Matheson) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 3, VGK 0
  • P3 15:16 Mark Stone (Mitch Marner, Ben Hutton) VGK · wrist shot · MTL 3, VGK 1
  • P3 18:03 Juraj Slafkovský (Nick Suzuki) MTL · Empty net · wrist shot · MTL 4, VGK 1

Linescore

123 T
MTL 112 4
VGK 001 1

Shots on goal: MTL 19, VGK 31

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 2 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MTLVGK
19Shots on goal31
58Shot attempts58
22Faceoff wins32
20Hits15
24Blocked shots7
0Power-play goals0
9Takeaways2
11Giveaways17
4Penalty minutes4
96.8%Save %83.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL65819
VGK1111931

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens4 G · 33 attempts
Alexandre Texier: saved (backhand)Cole Caufield: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (wrist)Noah Dobson: missed the netZachary Bolduc: goal (wrist)Oliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netCole Caufield: goal (snap)Arber Xhekaj: saved (slap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netJake Evans: saved (wrist)Lane Hutson: missed the netJayden Struble: missed the netJake Evans: saved (wrist)Florian Xhekaj: saved (tip-in)Nick Suzuki: missed the netJayden Struble: saved (wrist)Jake Evans: goal (wrist)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (wrist)Zachary Bolduc: saved (backhand)Joseph Veleno: saved (tip-in)Zachary Bolduc: saved (tip-in)Nick Suzuki: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals12% of attempts
  • 15Saved45% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net42% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights1 G · 50 attempts
Colton Sissons: saved (backhand)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (backhand)Tomas Hertl: missed the netColton Sissons: missed the netZach Whitecloud: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netBrandon Saad: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (snap)Brayden McNabb: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (tip-in)Jack Eichel: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netMark Stone: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netBraeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Mark Stone: missed the netBrayden McNabb: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (deflected)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: saved (snap)Colton Sissons: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: goal (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 30Saved60% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net38% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Cole Caufield R 112+220117:04
Juraj Slafkovský L 112+212015:28
Zachary Bolduc R 112+230015:01
Jake Evans C 101032217:03
Mike Matheson D 011+111323:54
Nick Suzuki C 011+300019:29
Alexandre Carrier D 011+201216:59
Alexandre Texier L 011011013:41
Lane Hutson D 000+200225:13
Noah Dobson D 000+112625:01
Jayden Struble D 000012117:09
Josh Anderson R 000001215:55
Brendan Gallagher R 000001113:56
Oliver Kapanen C 000021113:23
Joseph Veleno C 000+115012:52
Ivan Demidov R 000010112:07
Arber Xhekaj D 000011111:15
Florian Xhekaj L 000010111:02
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Samuel Montembeault W 303196.8159:28
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mark Stone R 101-120017:46
Mitch Marner R 011-101116:24
Shea Theodore D 000-300224:38
Noah Hanifin D 000010123:54
Jack Eichel C 000-271020:00
Brayden McNabb D 000-301018:50
Braeden Bowman R 000-110017:40
Kaedan Korczak D 000001017:16
Ivan Barbashev L 000-141117:11
Tomas Hertl C 000-274016:01
Zach Whitecloud D 000013016:00
Brett Howden C 000011015:09
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000-240015:08
Ben Hutton D 000+101114:31
Colton Sissons C 000021012:30
Brandon Saad L 000-100111:43
Reilly Smith R 000000011:24
Keegan Kolesar R 000010011:07
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid L 151883.3358:48

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MTL 1 – 0 VGK
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Montréal Canadiens 13-7-3 W3 L10 4-4-2 Next game recap: @ COL · Sat, Nov 29
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