The Vegas Golden Knights couldn't pull it off against the Montreal Canadiens, 3 to 2, on December 31.
Final
1st period
MTL
VGK
Zach Whitecloud (EV) assisted by Tomas Hertl and Keegan Kolesar
0
1
Noah Hanifin (EV) unassisted
0
2
2nd period
MTL
VGK
Cole Caufield (EV) assisted by Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky
1
2
3rd period
MTL
VGK
Emil Heineman (EV) assisted by David Savard
2
2
Kirby Dach (EV) assisted by Josh Anderson
3
2
Canadiens
Golden Knights
Goals
3
2
Shots
22
29
Penalty Minutes
2
0
Power-Play Goals
0
0
Power-Play Opportunities
0
1
Faceoff Wins
24
17
Hits
39
22
Giveaways
14
23
Takeaways
4
3
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Montembeault | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 27 | .931 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 |
J. Armia | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:28 |
A. Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:08 | |
C. Caufield | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:12 | |
K. Dach | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:57 |
C. Dvorak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:36 | |
J. Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:52 |
B. Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | |
K. Guhle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:20 | |
E. Heineman | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:35 | |
L. Hutson | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:23 | |
P. Laine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:03 | ||
M. Matheson | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:27 | ||
A. Newhook | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:06 | |
D. Savard | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:40 | |
J. Slafkovsky | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:36 |
N. Suzuki | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:19 | |
A. Xhekaj | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:20 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 19 | .864 | 3 | 3.10 | 0 | 58 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Dorofeyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:00 | |
J. Eichel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:23 |
N. Hague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:23 | |
N. Hanifin | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24:11 | |
T. Hertl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:19 |
A. Holtz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:28 | ||
B. Howden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 |
W. Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14:57 | |
K. Kolesar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:03 | |
B. McNabb | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:58 | |
V. Olofsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:27 | |
T. Pearson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:51 |
A. Pietrangelo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:24 | |
J. Rondbjerg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:38 | ||
C. Schwindt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:17 |
M. Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:18 | |
S. Theodore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:39 | |
Z. Whitecloud | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:28 |
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G/GP
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4th
GA/GP
2.77
9th
PP%
28.7
2nd
PK%
77.0
22nd
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