Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
· T-Mobile Arena, Paradise · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in a shootout on Monday, October 30, 2023 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
9 |
10 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
39 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
12 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
25 |
Three stars
- S. Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights
- A. Hill, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
- W. Carrier, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
15:06 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Paul Cotter (3) |
William Karlsson (8), Alex Pietrangelo (2) |
Power play |
MTL 0, VGK 1 |
| 2nd |
05:38 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Sean Monahan (5) |
Unassisted |
Shorthanded |
MTL 1, VGK 1 |
| 2nd |
18:10 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
William Carrier (2) |
Chandler Stephenson (6), Jack Eichel (7) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, VGK 2 |
| 3rd |
15:42 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki (2) |
Rafael Harvey-Pinard (4), Cole Caufield (6) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, VGK 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Paul Cotter |
Saved |
| 1 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki |
Goal |
| 2 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jonathan Marchessault |
Goal |
| 2 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield |
Saved |
| 3 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jack Eichel |
Saved |
| 3 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Sean Monahan |
Saved |
| 4 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Shea Theodore |
Goal (winner) |
| 4 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alex Newhook |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Vegas Golden Knights |
| Shots on goal |
39 |
25 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
8 |
| Hits |
21 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
13 |
| Faceoffs won |
39/65 (60%) |
26/65 (40%) |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:34 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
22:26 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:45 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:21 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:02 |
| Number 22 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:32 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
| Number 49 R. Harvey-Pinard |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:00 |
| Number 55 M. Pezzetta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
06:31 |
| Number 70 T. Pearson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:13 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
41.2% |
13:03 |
| Number 91 S. Monahan |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
82.6% |
21:49 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:01 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
26:08 |
| Number 26 J. Kovacevic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:18 |
| Number 52 J. Barron |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:18 |
| Number 54 J. Harris |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:57 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:40 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
25 |
23 |
2 |
.920 |
65:00 |
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 9 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
30.8% |
19:43 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:07 |
| Number 20 C. Stephenson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47.6% |
19:54 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
12:43 |
| Number 22 M. Amadio |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
08:31 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:38 |
| Number 43 P. Cotter |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:18 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:21 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:32 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
21:40 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:58 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:27 |
| Number 6 K. Korczak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:31 |
| Number 7 A. Pietrangelo |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:50 |
| Number 14 N. Hague |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:38 |
| Number 23 A. Martinez |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:31 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:25 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 A. Hill |
39 |
37 |
2 |
.949 |
64:20 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
13:42 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jordan Harris |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:43 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Matheson |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:47 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Juraj Slafkovský |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:03 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brett Howden |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:53 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Nicolas Hague |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:09 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Kaedan Korczak |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:11 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jack Eichel |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| OT |
02:08 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki |
Ps holding on breakaway (penalty shot) |
0 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Referees
- Jon McIsaac, Mitch Dunning
- Linesmen
- Brandon Gawryletz, Joe Mahon
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Cayden Primeau, Gustav Lindstrom, Jesse Ylonen
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Ben Hutton, Brayden Pachal
Other NHL games on Oct 30
Other NHL games on Monday, October 30, 2023
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Florida Panthers
2
 at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Mon, Oct 30, 2023
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
3
 at Philadelphia Flyers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Oct 30, 2023
|
 Anaheim Ducks
4
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Oct 30, 2023
|
 Seattle Kraken
4
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Seattle Kraken at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Oct 30, 2023
|
 Detroit Red Wings
4
 at New York Islanders
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders, Mon, Oct 30, 2023
|
 New York Rangers
3
 at Winnipeg Jets
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Winnipeg Jets, Mon, Oct 30, 2023
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
3
 at Dallas Stars
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Mon, Oct 30, 2023
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
1
 at Arizona Coyotes
8
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Arizona Coyotes, Mon, Oct 30, 2023
|
Sources and further reading
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