Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens

Friday, June 18, 2021, 8:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Playoffs Final/OT

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in overtime on Friday, June 18, 2021 at home.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	17	13	10	5	45
Montreal Canadiens	3	5	13	6	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:16	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Roy (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	VGK 1, MTL 0
2nd	03:54	Montreal Canadiens	Cole Caufield (2)	Nick Suzuki (5)	Even strength	VGK 1, MTL 1
3rd	02:22	Vegas Golden Knights	Alex Pietrangelo (4)	Max Pacioretty (5), Tomas Nosek (1)	Even strength	VGK 2, MTL 1
3rd	18:05	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Anderson (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	VGK 2, MTL 2
OT	12:53	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Anderson (3)	Paul Byron (2), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2)	Even strength	VGK 2, MTL 3

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

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 N. Roy	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	4	0	40%	17:38
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		24:02
Number 26 M. Janmark	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		15:27
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1		11:30
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	+2	2	1	4	1	50%	12:30
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		24:30
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	50%	21:04
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0	63.2%	24:41
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		06:00
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	50%	23:09
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	2	20%	22:51
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	1	1	-1	2	2	3	0	61.5%	15:24
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		15:44
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1		23:01
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	4		30:11
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2		13:44
Number 23 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	4		29:58
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1		29:01

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	27	24	3	.889	72:53	Loss

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	0	0	1	5	1		19:53
Number 14 N. Suzuki	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	4	38.9%	22:46
Number 15 J. Kotkaniemi	C	0	1	1	+2	4	0	3	1	60%	15:28
Number 17 J. Anderson	R	2	0	2	+2	0	4	5	0		13:38
Number 21 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	30.8%	12:45
Number 22 C. Caufield	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		17:02
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	77.8%	23:03
Number 40 J. Armia	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0		15:25
Number 41 P. Byron	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	9	1	50%	15:06
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1		20:00
Number 73 T. Toffoli	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	4	0		22:15
Number 94 C. Perry	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0		15:26
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	2	1		31:17
Number 8 B. Chiarot	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	2		31:08
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5		30:22
Number 28 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		16:03
Number 32 E. Gustafsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:21
Number 44 J. Edmundson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	5	1		27:27

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	45	43	2	.956	72:53	Win

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:52	Montreal Canadiens	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	Hooking	2
1st	09:26	Vegas Golden Knights	Keegan Kolesar	Interference	2
1st	17:54	Montreal Canadiens	Joel Armia	Boarding	2
2nd	00:24	Montreal Canadiens	Shea Weber	Interference	2
2nd	14:31	Montreal Canadiens	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	Hooking	2
2nd	19:42	Vegas Golden Knights	Tomas Nosek	Tripping	2

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Dominique Ducharme
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Bryan Pancich
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Chandler Stephenson, Carl Dahlstrom, Patrick Brown, Dylan Sikura, Dylan Coghlan, Nicolas Hague, Cody Glass, Jonas Rondbjerg, Jack Dugan, Jiri Patera, Logan Thompson, Jimmy Schuldt, Peyton Krebs, Kaedan Korczak
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

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Montreal Canadiens 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