Canadiens 3-2 Golden Knights (Dec 31, 2024) Box Score

Montreal Canadiens

17-17-3, 7-10-1 away

	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	1	2	3
VGK	2	0	0	2

Vegas Golden Knights

25-9-3, 15-4-0 home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Joel ArmiaJ. Armia#40
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Christian DvorakC. Dvorak#28
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Emil HeinemanE. Heineman#51
Patrik LaineP. Laine#92
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
David SavardD. Savard#58
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	19	16:24	0:00	1:13	15:11	1	1	50.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	16	14:28	0:00	0:47	13:41	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	15	15:12	0:00	0:00	15:12	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	13	14:57	0:00	0:00	14:57	2	1	66.7
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	21	14:36	0:00	0:00	14:36	8	3	72.7
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	15	15:52	0:00	0:43	15:09	8	3	72.7
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	13:34	0:00	0:00	13:34	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	14	10:35	0:00	0:00	10:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	14:03	0:00	0:00	14:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	1	13	14:06	0:00	0:00	14:06	1	3	25.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	2	15	15:36	0:00	0:00	15:36	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	18:19	0:00	1:16	17:03	4	4	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	23:08	0:00	1:13	21:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	25	24:20	0:00	1:13	23:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	21:23	0:00	0:04	21:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	23	21:27	0:00	0:46	20:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	19	15:40	0:00	0:45	14:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	16	14:20	0:00	0:00	14:20	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	2	27	.931	25	2	0	0	0	60:00	0

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Pavel DorofeyevP. Dorofeyev#16
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Alexander HoltzA. Holtz#26
Brett HowdenB. Howden#21
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#95
Tanner PearsonT. Pearson#70
Jonas RondbjergJ. Rondbjerg#46
Cole SchwindtC. Schwindt#22
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
defensemen
Nicolas HagueN. Hague#14
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#15
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Alex PietrangeloA. Pietrangelo#7
Shea TheodoreS. Theodore#27
Zach WhitecloudZ. Whitecloud#2

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	18:00	0:00	0:00	18:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	19	22:23	2:00	0:00	20:23	5	5	50.0
0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	18:19	2:00	0:00	16:19	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	8:28	0:00	0:00	8:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	14:14	0:00	0:00	14:14	3	6	33.3
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	18	14:57	0:00	0:00	14:57	7	5	58.3
0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	13:03	0:00	0:00	13:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	19	20:27	2:00	0:00	18:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	13:51	0:00	0:00	13:51	0	3	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	9:38	0:00	0:00	9:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	12	9:17	0:00	0:00	9:17	2	3	40.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	19	21:18	1:58	0:00	19:20	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	20	19:23	0:00	0:00	19:23	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	25	24:11	0:00	0:00	24:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	19	13:58	0:00	0:00	13:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	25	23:24	0:02	0:00	23:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	20	17:39	2:00	0:00	15:39	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	19:28	0:00	0:00	19:28	0	0	0.0

goalies
Adin HillA. Hill#33

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	3	19	.864	18	0	1	0	0	58:02	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	0	1	2	3
	Golden Knights	2	0	0	2

1st Period			MTL	VGK
2:23		Zach Whitecloud (2) Assists: Tomas Hertl (15), Keegan Kolesar (7)	0	1
19:48		Noah Hanifin (6) Unassisted	0	2

2nd Period			MTL	VGK
17:27		Cole Caufield (19) Assists: Nick Suzuki (25), Juraj Slafkovsky (17)	1	2

3rd Period			MTL	VGK
7:58		Emil Heineman (9) Assists: David Savard (9)	2	2
10:09		Kirby Dach (5) Assists: Josh Anderson (9)	3	2

0:45

Kirby Dach lights the lamp

0:45

Sam Montembeault robs Golden Knights with save

0:24

Emil Heineman scores goal for Canadiens

0:35

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Golden Knights
6
Canadiens
2

Game 1

11/23

Canadiens
3
Golden Knights
2

Game 2

12/31

T-Mobile Arena

3:00 PM, December 31, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Las Vegas, NV

Line: VGK -225

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 17,925

Referees:
Dan O'Rourke
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Jesse Marquis
Joe Mahon

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	24	13	2	50
Florida	24	14	2	50
Boston	20	16	4	44
Tampa Bay	20	13	2	42
Ottawa	19	17	2	40
Montreal	17	18	3	37
Detroit	16	18	4	36
Buffalo	14	20	5	33

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	26	9	3	55
Los Angeles	22	10	5	49
Edmonton	23	12	3	49
Vancouver	18	12	8	44
Calgary	18	13	7	43
Seattle	17	19	3	37
Anaheim	16	18	4	36
San Jose	12	23	6	30

Stamkos scores in 2nd period, Saros gets 4th shutout of season as Predators beat Oilers 3-0

— Steven Stamkos scored late in the second period, Juuse Saros stopped 27 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, and the Nashville Predators beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 on Friday night.

Gustav Nyquist scores goal vs. Canucks

Draisaitl scores late as Oilers beat Ducks 3-2 for 2nd straight win

— Leon Draisaitl scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Friday night for their second straight win.

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Montreal Canadiens

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Kirby Dach lights the lamp

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

NHL News

Stamkos scores in 2nd period, Saros gets 4th shutout of season as Predators beat Oilers 3-0

Gustav Nyquist scores goal vs. Canucks

Draisaitl scores late as Oilers beat Ducks 3-2 for 2nd straight win