Vegas Golden Knights vs Montreal Canadiens
NHL
Bell Centre
TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS
On the ice
VGK shoots leftMTL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 34 |
| MTL | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
In net
Akira Schmid23/26 SV, .885
Jakub Dobes32/34 SV, .941| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MTL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Who won: Canadiens 3-2
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at Bell Centre. The Canadiens win the series 2-0. The Canadiens outscored the Golden Knights 2-0 in the 2nd period. Jake Evans led the Canadiens in goals (1). Pavel Dorofeyev led the Golden Knights in goals (2).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh AndersonRW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 12:34 | 0:03 | 1:39 | 10:52 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack BolducRW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:12 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 10:49 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:27 | 6:03 | 0:00 | 13:24 | 21 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kirby DachC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:05 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 14:02 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip DanaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 0:03 | 4:06 | 11:03 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan DemidovRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:23 | 5:47 | 0:03 | 10:33 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake EvansC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:23 | 0:03 | 3:51 | 15:29 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:04 | 1:55 | 0:00 | 10:09 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver KapanenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:16 | 1:52 | 1:16 | 12:08 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:54 | 6:13 | 0:05 | 11:36 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:17 | 5:59 | 1:02 | 12:16 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre TexierLW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:45 | 1:48 | 0:00 | 14:57 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre CarrierD | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:23 | 0:00 | 3:51 | 17:32 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah DobsonD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:41 | 1:17 | 1:56 | 17:28 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden GuhleD | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19:42 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 18:05 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane HutsonD | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 25:04 | 5:38 | 0:06 | 19:20 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike MathesonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:25 | 0:26 | 4:23 | 19:36 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber XhekajD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8:16 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 8:11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub DobesG | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .941 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 63:47 | 0 | 0 |
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