Canadiens 3–4 Golden Knights — Final Score & Stats (Mar 5, 2023)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🇨🇦 MTL	0	0	3	3
🎰 VGK	2	1	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎰 VGK

Ivan Barbashev

2 G

2 shots · 17:35 TOI

2nd star 🎰 VGK

Shea Theodore

1 G

6 shots · 18:35 TOI

3rd star 🎰 VGK

Reilly Smith

1 G

3 shots · 15:30 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 Shea Theodore Go-ahead 1st · 12:37

Assists: Teddy Blueger · beat Jake Allen

0–1

🎰 Ivan Barbashev 1st · 19:41

Assists: Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault · beat Jake Allen

0–2

2nd period

🎰 Reilly Smith 2nd · 07:20

Assists: William Karlsson · beat Jake Allen

0–3

3rd period

🇨🇦 Mike Matheson 3rd · 02:04

Assists: Jonathan Drouin · beat Jonathan Quick

1–3

🎰 Ivan Barbashev 3rd · 07:44

Assists: Michael Amadio, Nicolas Hague · beat Jake Allen

1–4

🇨🇦 Alex Belzile 3rd · 08:07

Assists: Michael Pezzetta, Joel Edmundson · beat Jonathan Quick

2–4

🇨🇦 Rafael Harvey-Pinard 3rd · 08:42

Assists: Jesse Ylonen, Nick Suzuki · beat Jonathan Quick

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Harvey-Pinard · Suzuki · Anderson 19:47

L2 Drouin · Hoffman · Ylonen 17:10

L3 Pitlick · Dvorak · Gurianov 13:34

L4 Pezzetta · Tierney · Belzile 9:44

D1 Matheson · Savard 25:58

D2 Harris · Edmundson 19:18

D3 Kovacevic · Allard 13:00

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Barbashev · Stephenson · Howden 17:03

L2 Eichel · Marchessault · Smith 15:35

L3 Blueger · Karlsson · Kolesar 14:46

L4 Cotter · Kessel · Amadio 12:13

D1 Pietrangelo · McNabb 22:40

D2 Hague · Theodore 18:50

D3 Whitecloud · Martinez 17:42

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL VGK🎰

28 Shots on goal 28

30 Hits 31

29 Blocked shots 18

7 Takeaways 13

12 Giveaways 13

7 Penalty minutes 9

MTL shooting 10.7% (3/28) VGK shooting 14.3% (4/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jake Allen

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 58:38 TOI

🎰Golden Knights

Jonathan Quick

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

MTL VGK

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-9 (10% win rate, 10 games)

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 7-2 (78% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 0–3

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-8 (0% win rate, 8 games)

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0

Nov 52022 🎰VGK @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–4 Jan 202022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🎰VGK 3–4 OT Nov 62021 🎰VGK @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2 Jun 242021 🎰VGK @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 OT Jun 222021 🇨🇦MTL @ 🎰VGK 4–1

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❓ MTL vs VGK, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Golden Knights on March 5, 2023?

Golden Knights won 4–3. The final score was Canadiens 3, Golden Knights 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Belzile, Mike Matheson, Rafael Harvey-Pinard.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Ivan Barbashev (2), Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jake Allen made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Golden Knights played?

At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Golden Knights home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Golden Knights season series?

Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 3 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦆ANA 2–3 AfterMar 7 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeMar 3 😈NJD @ 🎰VGK 3–4 AfterMar 7 🎰VGK @ 🐆FLA 1–2

Also on March 5

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