Montreal Canadiens vs. Vegas Golden Knights: game summary
Final · December 31, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : MTL 22 — VGK 29 · T-Mobile Arena
Three stars
- 1★
K. DachMTL · C · 1B 0A - 2★
S. MontembeaultMTL · G · 93.1 % - 3★
Z. WhitecloudVGK · D · 1B 0A
MTLGame stats
VGK
- 22Shots on goal29
- 59 %Faceoff win %41 %
- 0/0Power play0/1
- 2Penalty minutes0
- 39Hits22
- 11Blocked shots11
- 14Giveaways23
- 4Takeaways3
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| VGK | 8 | 8 | 13 | 29 |
Season series MTL 1 – 1 VGK
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← MTL 3 / 22 / 382 / 29 / 42 VGK →
MTL 3 / 22 / 382 / 29 / 42 VGK →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
- Zach WhitecloudVGK · 02:23Assists : Tomas Hertl, Keegan Kolesar0 – 1▶ Watch
Noah HanifinVGK · 19:480 – 2▶ Watch
2nd period
Cole CaufieldMTL · 17:27Assists : Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský1 – 2▶ Watch
3rd period
Emil HeinemanMTL · 07:58Assists : David Savard2 – 2▶ Watch- Kirby DachMTL · 10:09Assists : Josh Anderson3 – 2▶ Watch
Penalties
2nd period
- 09:11MTLChristian Dvorak — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by William Karlsson
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. GallagherR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:34 |
| C. CaufieldR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15:12 |
| N. SuzukiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:19 |
| A. NewhookC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 14:06 |
| J. AndersonR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16:24 |
| J. SlafkovskýL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15:36 |
| C. DvorakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 |
| J. ArmiaR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14:28 |
| E. HeinemanL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10:35 |
| J. EvansC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:52 |
| K. DachC | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 14:57 |
| P. LaineL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:03 |
| M. MathesonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:27 |
| K. GuhleD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 24:20 |
| A. CarrierD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 23:08 |
| L. HutsonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:23 |
| D. SavardD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:40 |
| A. XhekajD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14:20 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault(W) | 27/29 | 93.1 % | 60:00 |
| J. Dobes | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. EichelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22:23 |
| P. DorofeyevR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:00 |
| B. HowdenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:14 |
| C. SchwindtR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 09:17 |
| A. HoltzR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 08:28 |
| J. RondbjergR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 09:38 |
| T. HertlC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18:19 |
| K. KolesarR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:03 |
| M. StoneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:18 |
| T. PearsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13:51 |
| W. KarlssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:57 |
| V. OlofssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20:27 |
| Z. WhitecloudD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:28 |
| B. McNabbD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 13:58 |
| A. PietrangeloD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23:24 |
| N. HagueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:23 |
| N. HanifinD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24:11 |
| S. TheodoreD | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 17:39 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hill(L) | 19/22 | 86.4 % | 58:02 |
| I. Samsonov | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Canadiens vs Golden Knights?
Canadiens won 3-2 over Golden Knights on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
When was Canadiens vs Golden Knights played?
On Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at 3:00 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 23 (Golden Knights 6, Canadiens 2).