Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
· T-Mobile Arena, Paradise · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
10 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
27 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
18 |
14 |
18 |
3 |
53 |
Three stars
- S. Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 2 assists)
- W. Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
- D. Coghlan, Vegas Golden Knights
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:40 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Chandler Stephenson (12) |
Evgenii Dadonov (11), William Carrier (6) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, VGK 1 |
| 1st |
15:28 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Michael Pezzetta (4) |
Artturi Lehkonen (10) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, VGK 1 |
| 2nd |
11:46 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
William Karlsson (6) |
Jonathan Marchessault (11), Shea Theodore (20) |
Power play |
MTL 1, VGK 2 |
| 2nd |
14:20 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Tyler Toffoli (7) |
Nick Suzuki (15), Chris Wideman (8) |
Power play |
MTL 2, VGK 2 |
| 3rd |
06:15 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Hoffman (6) |
Christian Dvorak (8), Laurent Dauphin (3) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, VGK 2 |
| 3rd |
11:39 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jonathan Marchessault (19) |
William Karlsson (7), Shea Theodore (21) |
Power play |
MTL 3, VGK 3 |
| OT |
01:50 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Shea Theodore (8) |
Nicolas Roy (13) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, VGK 4 |
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 |
27 |
53 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
2 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
6 |
| Hits |
42 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
21 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
12 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/61 (49.2%) |
31/61 (50.8%) |
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 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
21:30 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:47 |
| Number 25 R. Poehling |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
10:02 |
| Number 28 C. Dvorak |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
19:31 |
| Number 32 R. Pitlick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:38 |
| Number 45 L. Dauphin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
14:08 |
| Number 55 M. Pezzetta |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:23 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
12:25 |
| Number 68 M. Hoffman |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:40 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:22 |
| Number 73 T. Toffoli |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:23 |
| Number 92 J. Drouin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
55.6% |
12:52 |
| Number 8 B. Chiarot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:41 |
| Number 20 C. Wideman |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:29 |
| Number 26 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:08 |
| Number 27 A. Romanov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:08 |
| Number 43 K. Clague |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:49 |
| Number 58 D. Savard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
|
20:55 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
53 |
49 |
4 |
.925 |
61:50 |
OT loss |
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 10 N. Roy |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
14:20 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:07 |
| Number 20 C. Stephenson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
61.1% |
19:51 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:07 |
| Number 22 M. Amadio |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:28 |
| Number 26 M. Janmark |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:37 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:32 |
| Number 41 N. Patrick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
10:26 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:07 |
| Number 63 E. Dadonov |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:11 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
19:04 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
18:51 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:20 |
| Number 7 A. Pietrangelo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:34 |
| Number 17 B. Hutton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:04 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:20 |
| Number 42 D. Miromanov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:59 |
| Number 52 D. Coghlan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
25:08 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 90 R. Lehner |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
61:29 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:35 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:04 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jonathan Marchessault |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:14 |
Montreal Canadiens |
David Savard |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:35 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Nicolas Roy |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:54 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alex Pietrangelo |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:32 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Anderson |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Dominique Ducharme
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Peter DeBoer
- Referees
- Trevor Hanson, Tom Chmielewski
- Linesmen
- Ryan Gibbons, Tyson Baker
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Brett Kulak, Cedric Paquette, Sami Niku
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Laurent Brossoit, Jake Leschyshyn, Zach Whitecloud
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Status |
Details |
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4
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Final
|
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|
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5
 at Buffalo Sabres
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Jan 20, 2022
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at Philadelphia Flyers
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 20, 2022
|
 Ottawa Senators
4
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Jan 20, 2022
|
 Winnipeg Jets
2
 at Nashville Predators
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Nashville Predators, Thu, Jan 20, 2022
|
 Florida Panthers
6
 at Edmonton Oilers
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 20, 2022
|
 Colorado Avalanche
4
 at Los Angeles Kings
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 20, 2022
|
 San Jose Sharks
2
 at Seattle Kraken
3
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Seattle Kraken, Thu, Jan 20, 2022
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Sources and further reading
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