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Vegas Golden Knights 2, Montréal Canadiens 3 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 2, Montréal Canadiens 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: VGK 34, MTL 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-0 MTL; P2 VGK 0-2 MTL; P3 VGK 1-0 MTL; OT VGK 0-1 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 08:38 Pavel Dorofeyev to make it VGK 1-0 MTL; P2 04:24 Phillip Danault (assists: Zachary Bolduc) to make it VGK 1-1 MTL; P2 08:55 Cole Caufield (assists: Noah Dobson, Mike Matheson) to make it VGK 1-2 MTL; P3 16:52 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Ben Hutton, Braeden Bowman) to make it VGK 2-2 MTL; OT 03:58 Jake Evans (assists: Alexandre Texier) to make it VGK 2-3 MTL. Top skaters: Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) 2 G, 0 A; Phillip Danault (MTL) 1 G, 0 A; Jake Evans (MTL) 1 G, 0 A; Cole Caufield (MTL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Akira Schmid (VGK) 23 saves on 26, decision O; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 32 saves on 34, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Pavel Dorofeyev
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 8 SOG · 19:16 TOI
Goals · MTL
Cole Caufield
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 19:27 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
32 saves on 34 shots (.941) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 1 largest lead P1 8:38 (VGK 1, MTL 0)
MTL 1 largest lead P2 8:55 (VGK 1, MTL 2) · 2-0 run, P2 4:24–P2 8:55
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 8:38 Pavel Dorofeyev VGK · snap shot · VGK 1, MTL 0
  • P2 4:24 Phillip Danault (Zachary Bolduc) MTL · tip-in shot · VGK 1, MTL 1
  • P2 8:55 Cole Caufield (Noah Dobson, Mike Matheson) MTL · backhand shot · VGK 1, MTL 2
  • P3 16:52 Pavel Dorofeyev (Ben Hutton, Braeden Bowman) VGK · tip-in shot · VGK 2, MTL 2
  • OT 3:58 Jake Evans (Alexandre Texier) MTL · backhand shot · VGK 2, MTL 3

Linescore

123OT T
VGK 1010 2
MTL 0201 3

Shots on goal: VGK 34, MTL 26

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKMTL
34Shots on goal26
64Shot attempts62
22Faceoff wins18
24Hits24
15Blocked shots18
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways5
12Giveaways8
8Penalty minutes6
88.5%Save %94.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VGK101013134
MTL8123326

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 45 attempts
Ivan Barbashev: saved (snap)Rasmus Andersson: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Braeden Bowman: saved (deflected)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (snap)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Rasmus Andersson: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netRasmus Andersson: saved (snap)Reilly Smith: saved (snap)Ben Hutton: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Braeden Bowman: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (backhand)Alexander Holtz: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netMark Stone: saved (snap)Mark Stone: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (snap)Mark Stone: saved (snap)Mark Stone: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (backhand)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Mark Stone: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netNoah Hanifin: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Rasmus Andersson: saved (snap)Mark Stone: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: goal (tip-in)Noah Hanifin: missed the netRasmus Andersson: saved (slap)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 32Saved71% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net24% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens3 G · 44 attempts
Zachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Alexandre Texier: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Jake Evans: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: saved (wrist)Phillip Danault: saved (backhand)Jake Evans: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (snap)Phillip Danault: goal (tip-in)Jake Evans: saved (deflected)Ivan Demidov: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (slap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netCole Caufield: goal (backhand)Phillip Danault: saved (backhand)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netKaiden Guhle: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (slap)Alexandre Texier: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netJake Evans: saved (wrist)Kirby Dach: missed the netKirby Dach: missed the netKirby Dach: saved (backhand)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (backhand)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netJake Evans: goal (backhand)
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 23Saved52% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net41% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Pavel Dorofeyev R 202+280019:16
Braeden Bowman R 011+213015:26
Ben Hutton D 011+121213:14
Jack Eichel C 000-231026:00
Shea Theodore D 000-110024:19
Mark Stone R 000-140023:00
Rasmus Andersson D 000050322:49
Mitch Marner R 000+240022:26
Noah Hanifin D 000-120122:22
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-116220:51
Tomas Hertl C 000-112118:54
Ivan Barbashev L 000012116:20
Kaedan Korczak D 000001315:40
Keegan Kolesar R 000006115:13
Reilly Smith R 000-111114:44
Tanner Laczynski C 000-100006:27
Cole Reinhardt L 000-101005:33
Alexander Holtz R 000-100005:18
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid O 232688.5363:58
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Cole Caufield R 101+150019:27
Jake Evans C 101+131119:23
Phillip Danault C 101030015:12
Mike Matheson D 011+220224:25
Noah Dobson D 011+202320:41
Alexandre Texier L 011+122216:45
Zachary Bolduc R 011+113112:12
Lane Hutson D 000-121225:04
Alexandre Carrier D 000-211421:23
Kaiden Guhle D 000014319:42
Nick Suzuki C 000+112019:17
Juraj Slafkovský L 000-112017:54
Ivan Demidov R 000-110016:23
Oliver Kapanen C 000-110015:16
Kirby Dach C 000011014:05
Josh Anderson R 000-103012:34
Brendan Gallagher R 000+110012:04
Arber Xhekaj D 000+102008:16
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 323494.1263:47

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 0 – 2 MTL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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