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Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–5 on Thursday, November 16, 2023 on the road.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Vegas Golden Knights 6 45-29-8
at Montreal Canadiens 5 30-36-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 0 4 2 6
Montreal Canadiens 2 2 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 18 11 13 42
Montreal Canadiens 6 10 12 28

Three stars

  1. S. Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 3 assists)
  2. J. Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. J. Ylonen, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:43 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook (4) Nick Suzuki (8), Mike Matheson (9) Even strength VGK 0, MTL 1
1st 10:03 Montreal Canadiens Johnathan Kovacevic (1) Alex Newhook (5), Nick Suzuki (9) Even strength VGK 0, MTL 2
2nd 02:33 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden (3) Keegan Kolesar (2) Shorthanded VGK 1, MTL 2
2nd 08:28 Montreal Canadiens Jesse Ylonen (2) Unassisted Even strength VGK 1, MTL 3
2nd 08:46 Vegas Golden Knights Brayden McNabb (1) Shea Theodore (10), Jack Eichel (10) Even strength VGK 2, MTL 3
2nd 11:20 Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Marchessault (7) Ivan Barbashev (2), Michael Amadio (7) Even strength VGK 3, MTL 3
2nd 11:53 Montreal Canadiens Jesse Ylonen (3) Michael Pezzetta (2), Gustav Lindstrom (1) Even strength VGK 3, MTL 4
2nd 16:07 Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore (4) Jack Eichel (11), Mark Stone (11) Power play VGK 4, MTL 4
3rd 18:04 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel (7) Shea Theodore (11), Mark Stone (12) Power play VGK 5, MTL 4
3rd 18:48 Vegas Golden Knights Mark Stone (5) William Karlsson (11), Shea Theodore (12) Power play VGK 6, MTL 4
3rd 19:06 Montreal Canadiens Justin Barron (4) Cole Caufield (10), Mike Matheson (10) Even strength VGK 6, MTL 5

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

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 42 28
Power play 3 of 7 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 14
Hits 29 23
Blocked shots 13 26
Giveaways 7 12
Takeaways 8 5
Faceoffs won 33/68 (48.5%) 35/68 (51.5%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 1 2 3 -1 0 5 0 0 1 61.1% 25:26
10 N. Roy C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 57.1% 12:04
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 10:38
21 B. Howden C 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 13:42
22 M. Amadio R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:52
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 0 0 07:58
43 P. Cotter L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 7 0 0 10:58
49 I. Barbashev L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 13:19
55 K. Kolesar R 0 1 1 0 2 0 7 0 0 10:00
61 M. Stone R 1 2 3 -1 4 3 0 0 1 21:40
71 W. Karlsson C 0 1 1 -1 0 9 0 1 0 50% 21:44
81 J. Marchessault R 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 100% 22:02
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 14:56
3 B. McNabb D 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 17:49
7 A. Pietrangelo D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 23:51
17 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:11
23 A. Martinez D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 3 0 16:37
27 S. Theodore D 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 1 1 25:13
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
33 A. Hill 28 23 5 .821 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -2 4 1 1 0 0 11:20
14 N. Suzuki C 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 1 0 64.3% 19:55
15 A. Newhook C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 1 0 50% 13:43
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 +2 0 0 5 0 0 16:44
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 33.3% 13:39
22 C. Caufield R 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 15:52
28 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 53.8% 19:25
55 M. Pezzetta L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 2 0 07:17
56 J. Ylonen R 2 0 2 +2 0 4 1 0 0 07:22
70 T. Pearson L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 15:40
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 1 0 50% 14:53
91 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 3 0 44.4% 18:43
8 M. Matheson D 0 2 2 +1 2 4 2 3 0 28:08
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 -2 4 2 0 5 0 21:37
26 J. Kovacevic D 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 1 0 21:27
27 G. Lindstrom D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 2 0 12:04
52 J. Barron D 1 0 1 +2 2 2 2 3 0 22:12
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 4 0 0 10:19
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
30 C. Primeau 42 36 6 .857 59:04 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:56 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Tripping 2
1st 19:11 Vegas Golden Knights Keegan Kolesar Boarding 2
2nd 00:56 Vegas Golden Knights Mark Stone Tripping 2
2nd 03:11 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle High sticking 2
2nd 05:27 Vegas Golden Knights Mark Stone Tripping 2
2nd 15:10 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Cross checking 2
3rd 02:09 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Holding 2
3rd 09:35 Montreal Canadiens Justin Barron High sticking 2
3rd 17:09 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher High sticking double minor 4

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Ghislain Hebert, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
James Tobias, Joe Mahon
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Chandler Stephenson, Jonas Rondbjerg, Brayden Pachal
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Samuel Montembeault, Jordan Harris, Rafael Harvey-Pinard

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final/SO Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 6 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Nov 16

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final/OT Game page
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Calgary Flames 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page

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