Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights

Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 9:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Playoffs Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2020-2021 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	24-21-11
at Vegas Golden Knights	2	40-14-2

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	1	0	3
Vegas Golden Knights	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	12	4	7	23
Vegas Golden Knights	4	10	17	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:12	Montreal Canadiens	Joel Armia (5)	Joel Edmundson (4), Corey Perry (5)	Even strength	MTL 1, VGK 0
1st	16:30	Montreal Canadiens	Tyler Toffoli (5)	Cole Caufield (5), Jeff Petry (4)	Even strength	MTL 2, VGK 0
2nd	17:45	Montreal Canadiens	Paul Byron (2)	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1), Joel Edmundson (5)	Even strength	MTL 3, VGK 0
2nd	18:46	Vegas Golden Knights	Alex Pietrangelo (2)	Keegan Kolesar (3)	Even strength	MTL 3, VGK 1
3rd	14:46	Vegas Golden Knights	Alex Pietrangelo (3)	Jonathan Marchessault (3), William Karlsson (9)	Even strength	MTL 3, VGK 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	1	100%	15:11
Number 14 N. Suzuki	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	6	0	52.9%	17:33
Number 15 J. Kotkaniemi	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	40%	10:55
Number 17 J. Anderson	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	1	100%	12:01
Number 21 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	100%	12:48
Number 22 C. Caufield	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		12:24
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	60.7%	21:33
Number 40 J. Armia	R	1	0	1	0	2	3	4	0		13:03
Number 41 P. Byron	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	1	66.7%	13:39
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	3		18:36
Number 73 T. Toffoli	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	0		15:53
Number 94 C. Perry	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2		12:06
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	7	6		24:42
Number 8 B. Chiarot	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	9	3		27:12
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	2		20:47
Number 28 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		12:52
Number 32 E. Gustafsson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		11:51
Number 44 J. Edmundson	D	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	2		22:54

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	31	29	2	.935	60:00	Win

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	50%	15:18
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0		15:59
Number 26 M. Janmark	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:40
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	-1	2	6	2		10:05
Number 38 P. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0	25%	10:07
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	41.7%	15:42
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0		20:45
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0		19:19
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	+1	1	4	0	47.6%	17:51
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	33.3%	09:16
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	1	1	+1	1	2	0		17:43
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		15:36
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	3		16:16
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3		13:59
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	2	0	2	+1	7	5	1		28:36
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1		11:44
Number 23 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	6		26:37
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		21:00

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	23	20	3	.870	58:27	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:50	Montreal Canadiens	Jeff Petry	Tripping	2
2nd	05:55	Montreal Canadiens	Joel Armia	Holding	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Dominique Ducharme
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Francis Charron, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Kiel Murchison
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Michael Frolik, Tomas Tatar, Alex Belzile, Xavier Ouellet, Brett Kulak, Laurent Dauphin, Jake Evans, Lukas Vejdemo, Michael McNiven, Charlie Lindgren, Cale Fleury, Cayden Primeau, Alexander Romanov, Jesse Ylonen, Otto Leskinen
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Chandler Stephenson, Carl Dahlstrom, Tomas Nosek, Dylan Sikura, Dylan Coghlan, Nicolas Hague, Cody Glass, Jonas Rondbjerg, Jack Dugan, Jiri Patera, Logan Thompson, Jimmy Schuldt, Peyton Krebs, Kaedan Korczak

Every Montreal Canadiens and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2020-2021 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights, Mon, Jun 14, 2021
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights, Wed, Jun 16, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens, Fri, Jun 18, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Jun 20, 2021
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, Jun 22, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jun 24, 2021
Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights	Not needed Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Jun 26, 2021