Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
10 |
10 |
13 |
1 |
34 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
8 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
26 |
Three stars
- J. Evans, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
- J. Dobes, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
- P. Dorofeyev, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
08:38 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Pavel Dorofeyev (23) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
VGK 1, MTL 0 |
| 2nd |
04:24 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Phillip Danault (2) |
Zachary Bolduc (10) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
08:55 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (30) |
Noah Dobson (23), Mike Matheson (21) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
16:52 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Pavel Dorofeyev (24) |
Ben Hutton (8), Braeden Bowman (12) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, MTL 2 |
| OT |
03:58 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jake Evans (6) |
Alexandre Texier (11) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, MTL 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
34 |
26 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
6 |
| Hits |
24 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
22/40 (55%) |
18/40 (45%) |
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
26:00 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:16 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
14:44 |
| Number 23 C. Reinhardt |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
05:33 |
| Number 26 A. Holtz |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:18 |
| Number 28 T. Laczynski |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
06:27 |
| Number 42 B. Bowman |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:26 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
58.3% |
18:54 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
16:20 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
|
15:13 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:00 |
| Number 93 M. Marner |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
22:26 |
| Number 4 R. Andersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
|
22:49 |
| Number 5 J. Lauzon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
|
20:51 |
| Number 6 K. Korczak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
15:40 |
| Number 15 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
22:22 |
| Number 17 B. Hutton |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
13:14 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:19 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 A. Schmid |
26 |
23 |
3 |
.885 |
63:58 |
OT loss |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:04 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:27 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
19:17 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
100% |
12:34 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:54 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
15:12 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
35.7% |
19:23 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
12:12 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:05 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
16:45 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:16 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:23 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
24:25 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
19:42 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
21:23 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
25:04 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
20:41 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
08:16 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
34 |
32 |
2 |
.941 |
63:47 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
00:36 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Ivan Barbashev |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:31 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alexander Holtz |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:34 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:18 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:37 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Oliver Kapanen |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:01 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Shea Theodore |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:27 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Rasmus Andersson |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Jon McIsaac, Mike Sullivan
- Linesmen
- Michel Cormier, Jeremy Faucher
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Colton Sissons, Jonas Rondbjerg
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Sammy Blais, Joseph Veleno, Jayden Struble
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Details |
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 at Boston Bruins
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 at Toronto Maple Leafs
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|
Final
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|
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3
 at Detroit Red Wings
1
|
Final
|
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|
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4
 at Florida Panthers
3
|
Final
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|
 Winnipeg Jets
4
 at New Jersey Devils
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Dallas Stars
4
 at St. Louis Blues
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Chicago Blackhawks
3
 at Minnesota Wild
4
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 San Jose Sharks
5
 at Vancouver Canucks
2
|
Final
|
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|
 Washington Capitals
1
 at Seattle Kraken
5
|
Final
|
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|
Sources and further reading
Vegas Golden Knights 
at Montreal Canadiens