Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
· T-Mobile Arena, Paradise · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–3 on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
11 |
10 |
12 |
33 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
11 |
16 |
7 |
34 |
Three stars
- R. Smith, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals, 1 assist)
- R. Carpenter, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
- N. Schmidt, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:16 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Reilly Smith (18) |
Nate Schmidt (24), Jonathan Marchessault (35) |
Power play |
MTL 0, VGK 1 |
| 1st |
04:32 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Charles Hudon (8) |
Max Pacioretty (19), Joe Morrow (6) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, VGK 1 |
| 1st |
06:50 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brad Hunt (3) |
Luca Sbisa (10) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, VGK 2 |
| 1st |
09:51 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Tomas Nosek (5) |
Erik Haula (20), Ryan Carpenter (3) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, VGK 3 |
| 1st |
11:47 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nikita Scherbak (1) |
Alex Galchenyuk (22), Karl Alzner (8) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, VGK 3 |
| 2nd |
03:07 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Ryan Carpenter (5) |
Colin Miller (25), Jonathan Marchessault (36) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, VGK 4 |
| 2nd |
03:46 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Reilly Smith (19) |
Deryk Engelland (16), Jonathan Marchessault (37) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, VGK 5 |
| 3rd |
04:02 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Nate Schmidt (5) |
Reilly Smith (32), William Karlsson (21) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, VGK 6 |
| 3rd |
08:44 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jonathan Drouin (9) |
Jeff Petry (19), Brendan Gallagher (13) |
Power play |
MTL 3, VGK 6 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Vegas Golden Knights |
| Shots on goal |
33 |
34 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
22 |
13 |
| Blocked shots |
16 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
11 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/61 (54.1%) |
28/61 (45.9%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:35 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
15:42 |
| Number 27 A. Galchenyuk |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:44 |
| Number 38 N. Scherbak |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:23 |
| Number 41 P. Byron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:35 |
| Number 42 B. Froese |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
44.4% |
13:25 |
| Number 43 D. Carr |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:43 |
| Number 49 L. Shaw |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:40 |
| Number 54 C. Hudon |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
36.8% |
15:32 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:38 |
| Number 92 J. Drouin |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
66.7% |
14:06 |
| Number 8 J. Benn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:19 |
| Number 21 D. Schlemko |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
17:46 |
| Number 22 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:41 |
| Number 26 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:34 |
| Number 45 J. Morrow |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:48 |
| Number 53 V. Mete |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:43 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Price |
28 |
25 |
3 |
.893 |
50:09 |
Loss |
| Number 37 A. Niemi |
6 |
3 |
3 |
.500 |
09:51 |
|
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 B. Leipsic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:32 |
| Number 18 J. Neal |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:02 |
| Number 21 C. Eakin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
44.4% |
16:17 |
| Number 40 R. Carpenter |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
13:53 |
| Number 41 P. Bellemare |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
02:02 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
18:08 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:41 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
36.4% |
18:30 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:08 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:15 |
| Number 92 T. Nosek |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:58 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
20:16 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:23 |
| Number 6 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:57 |
| Number 47 L. Sbisa |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:58 |
| Number 77 B. Hunt |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:42 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:55 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
33 |
30 |
3 |
.909 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:06 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Victor Mete |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
14:57 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nikita Scherbak |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:30 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Nate Schmidt |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:30 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Marc-Andre Fleury |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Claude Julien
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Gerard Gallant
- Referees
- Ian Walsh, Francois St-Laurent
- Linesmen
- Lonnie Cameron, Kory Nagy
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Nicolas Deslauriers, Jacob de la Rose, Jakub Jerabek
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Oscar Lindberg, Shea Theodore
Other NHL games on Feb 17
Other NHL games on Saturday, February 17, 2018
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Los Angeles Kings
4
 at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Feb 17, 2018
|
 New York Rangers
3
 at Ottawa Senators
6
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 17, 2018
|
 Anaheim Ducks
3
 at Minnesota Wild
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Feb 17, 2018
|
 Edmonton Oilers
0
 at Arizona Coyotes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Feb 17, 2018
|
 New Jersey Devils
4
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
3
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 17, 2018
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
3
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Feb 17, 2018
|
 Detroit Red Wings
3
 at Nashville Predators
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 17, 2018
|
 Washington Capitals
1
 at Chicago Blackhawks
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Feb 17, 2018
|
 Florida Panthers
6
 at Calgary Flames
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Calgary Flames, Sat, Feb 17, 2018
|
 Boston Bruins
1
 at Vancouver Canucks
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Feb 17, 2018
|
Sources and further reading
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