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Montreal Canadiens vs. Vegas Golden Knights: game summary

Final · March 5, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

Shots on goal : MTL 28 — VGK 28 · T-Mobile Arena

Three stars

Montreal Canadiens logo MTL

Game stats

VGK Vegas Golden Knights logo
28Shots on goal28
50 %Faceoff win %50 %
0/2Power play0/1
7Penalty minutes9
30Hits31
29Blocked shots18
12Giveaways13
7Takeaways13

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
MTL5121128
VGK1341128

Season series MTL 0 – 2 VGK

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Montreal Canadiens logoMTL 3 / 28 / 384 / 28 / 45 VGKVegas Golden Knights logo →
Missed shot — Keegan Kolesar (VGK), P1 00:17 · deflectedMissed shot — Frederic Allard (MTL), P1 01:58 · wristMissed shot — David Savard (MTL), P1 05:56 · wristMissed shot — William Karlsson (VGK), P1 17:38 · wristMissed shot — Brett Howden (VGK), P1 18:06 · backhandMissed shot — Nicolas Hague (VGK), P1 18:55 · slapMissed shot — Paul Cotter (VGK), P1 19:10 · tip-inMissed shot — Jack Eichel (VGK), P2 01:50 · wristMissed shot — Nicolas Hague (VGK), P2 02:24 · slapMissed shot — Mike Matheson (MTL), P2 03:06 · snapMissed shot — Alex Pietrangelo (VGK), P2 04:14 · wristMissed shot — Jonathan Marchessault (VGK), P2 04:35 · slapMissed shot — Phil Kessel (VGK), P2 06:36 · tip-inMissed shot — Alex Belzile (MTL), P2 07:58 · slapMissed shot — William Karlsson (VGK), P2 08:07 · snapMissed shot — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 08:37 · backhandMissed shot — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 13:14 · wristMissed shot — Ivan Barbashev (VGK), P2 15:24 · wristMissed shot — Brett Howden (VGK), P2 16:00 · tip-inMissed shot — Jonathan Marchessault (VGK), P2 19:13 · tip-inMissed shot — Alex Pietrangelo (VGK), P3 00:21 · wristMissed shot — Mike Matheson (MTL), P3 05:51 · wristMissed shot — Johnathan Kovacevic (MTL), P3 08:35 · wristMissed shot — Ivan Barbashev (VGK), P3 09:44 · tip-inMissed shot — Alec Martinez (VGK), P3 10:33 · wristMissed shot — David Savard (MTL), P3 16:36 · wristMissed shot — Mike Hoffman (MTL), P3 18:37 · snapShot on goal — Reilly Smith (VGK), P1 03:08 · slapShot on goal — Frederic Allard (MTL), P1 05:21 · wristShot on goal — Frederic Allard (MTL), P1 05:25 · slapShot on goal — Rem Pitlick (MTL), P1 06:04 · wristShot on goal — Phil Kessel (VGK), P1 07:47 · wristShot on goal — Jonathan Drouin (MTL), P1 08:17 · wristShot on goal — Keegan Kolesar (VGK), P1 08:25 · wristShot on goal — Nicolas Hague (VGK), P1 09:33 · slapShot on goal — Jonathan Marchessault (VGK), P1 09:38 · wristShot on goal — William Karlsson (VGK), P1 10:37 · snapShot on goal — Reilly Smith (VGK), P1 10:56 · wristShot on goal — Michael Pezzetta (MTL), P1 11:54 · snapShot on goal — Shea Theodore (VGK), P1 12:32 · slapShot on goal — Brayden McNabb (VGK), P1 16:57 · wristShot on goal — Michael Amadio (VGK), P1 17:36 · snapShot on goal — Zach Whitecloud (VGK), P1 19:29 · wristShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 03:07 · wristShot on goal — Mike Hoffman (MTL), P2 03:09 · wristShot on goal — Jesse Ylonen (MTL), P2 05:13 · slapShot on goal — David Savard (MTL), P2 07:38 · wristShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P2 08:34 · slapShot on goal — Rafael Harvey-Pinard (MTL), P2 08:38 · deflectedShot on goal — Alex Belzile (MTL), P2 10:40 · slapShot on goal — Paul Cotter (VGK), P2 10:51 · wristShot on goal — Johnathan Kovacevic (MTL), P2 11:11 · snapShot on goal — Denis Gurianov (MTL), P2 11:17 · wristShot on goal — Joel Edmundson (MTL), P2 13:37 · slapShot on goal — Mike Hoffman (MTL), P2 13:38 · backhandShot on goal — Shea Theodore (VGK), P2 14:56 · slapShot on goal — Rafael Harvey-Pinard (MTL), P2 16:54 · wristShot on goal — Jonathan Marchessault (VGK), P2 19:53 · backhandShot on goal — Johnathan Kovacevic (MTL), P3 01:45 · wristShot on goal — Mike Hoffman (MTL), P3 04:55 · slapShot on goal — Alex Pietrangelo (VGK), P3 05:02 · wristShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P3 05:28 · wristShot on goal — Mike Hoffman (MTL), P3 05:31 · wristShot on goal — Chandler Stephenson (VGK), P3 06:30 · backhandShot on goal — Jonathan Marchessault (VGK), P3 06:39 · wristShot on goal — Shea Theodore (VGK), P3 07:12 · snapShot on goal — Rafael Harvey-Pinard (MTL), P3 08:28 · snapShot on goal — Shea Theodore (VGK), P3 09:28 · wristShot on goal — Brayden McNabb (VGK), P3 09:36 · wristShot on goal — Denis Gurianov (MTL), P3 09:49 · wristShot on goal — Shea Theodore (VGK), P3 11:33 · wristShot on goal — Alex Pietrangelo (VGK), P3 12:07 · snapShot on goal — Nicolas Hague (VGK), P3 12:33 · slapShot on goal — Rafael Harvey-Pinard (MTL), P3 15:24 · tip-inShot on goal — Keegan Kolesar (VGK), P3 15:57 · backhandShot on goal — Jonathan Drouin (MTL), P3 19:41 · slapGoal — Shea Theodore (VGK), P1 12:37 · wristGoal — Ivan Barbashev (VGK), P1 19:41 · wristGoal — Reilly Smith (VGK), P2 07:20 · wristGoal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P3 02:04 · snapGoal — Ivan Barbashev (VGK), P3 07:44 · deflectedGoal — Alex Belzile (MTL), P3 08:07 · wristGoal — Rafael Harvey-Pinard (MTL), P3 08:42 · snap

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 02:38MTLMichael Pezzetta — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by William Karlsson

2nd period

  • 08:26VGKJonathan Marchessault — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Rem Pitlick

3rd period

  • 04:26VGKZach Whitecloud — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Rafael Harvey-Pinard
  • 10:42MTLJohnathan Kovacevic — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Alec Martinez
  • 10:42VGKAlec Martinez — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Johnathan Kovacevic

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
N. SuzukiC0100022:10
J. AndersonR00-11219:19
D. GurianovR00-22013:34
J. DrouinL0112117:10
C. DvorakC0000013:26
R. PitlickC0001115:08
R. Harvey-PinardL1005219:47
M. PezzettaL0101407:36
J. YlonenR0111116:58
A. BelzileR1002310:40
C. TierneyC00-20109:44
M. HoffmanC0004117:18
M. MathesonD10-13126:57
J. KovacevicD0002314:29
J. EdmundsonD01-11216:38
J. HarrisD00-10321:58
D. SavardD0011524:59
F. AllardD0002011:31
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Allen(L)24/2885.7 %58:38
S. Montembeault0/0—00:00

Vegas Golden Knights

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
P. KesselR0001013:15
J. EichelC0120015:36
R. SmithR1003015:30
C. StephensonC00-11117:03
B. HowdenC0000215:42
M. AmadioR0101012:13
P. CotterL00-11411:13
I. BarbashevL2022617:35
T. BluegerC0100115:15
K. KolesarR0002513:53
W. KarlssonC0101114:46
J. MarchessaultR0113215:35
Z. WhitecloudD00-11217:50
B. McNabbD0022221:47
A. PietrangeloD0002223:34
N. HagueD01-12219:04
A. MartinezD0000017:34
S. TheodoreD1026118:35
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Quick(W)25/2889.3 %60:00
A. Hill0/0—00:00

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About this game

Who won Canadiens vs Golden Knights?

Golden Knights won 4-3 over Canadiens on Sunday, March 5, 2023.

When was Canadiens vs Golden Knights played?

On Sunday, March 5, 2023, at 6:00 PM ET at T-Mobile Arena.

Where was Canadiens vs Golden Knights played?

At T-Mobile Arena, in Paradise.

Have the Canadiens and Golden Knights played this season?

Yes: November 5 (Golden Knights 6, Canadiens 4).