Canadiens 3–2 Golden Knights — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2024)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Cole Caufield

1 G

4 shots · 15:12 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Kirby Dach

1 G

3 shots · 14:57 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Emil Heineman

1 G

1 shots · 10:35 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 Zach Whitecloud Go-ahead 1st · 02:23

Assists: Tomas Hertl, Keegan Kolesar · beat Sam Montembeault

0–1

🎰 Noah Hanifin 1st · 19:48

Unassisted · beat Sam Montembeault

0–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Cole Caufield 2nd · 17:27

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky · beat Adin Hill

1–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Emil Heineman Tying 3rd · 07:58

Assists: David Savard · beat Adin Hill

2–2

🇨🇦 Kirby Dach Go-ahead 3rd · 10:09

Assists: Josh Anderson · beat Adin Hill

3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Evans · Anderson 16:24

L2 Slafkovsky · Dach · Caufield 15:12

L3 Dvorak · Newhook · Armia 14:28

L4 Laine · Heineman · Gallagher 13:34

D1 Guhle · Carrier 23:44

D2 Matheson · Hutson 21:25

D3 Savard · Xhekaj 15:00

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Olofsson · Eichel · Stone 21:18

L2 Dorofeyev · Hertl · Karlsson 18:00

L3 Pearson · Howden · Kolesar 13:51

L4 Rondbjerg · Schwindt · Holtz 9:17

D1 Hanifin · Pietrangelo 23:48

D2 Whitecloud · Hague 19:26

D3 Theodore · McNabb 15:48

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL VGK🎰

22 Shots on goal 29

39 Hits 22

11 Blocked shots 11

4 Takeaways 3

14 Giveaways 23

2 Penalty minutes 0

MTL shooting 13.6% (3/22) VGK shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🎰Golden Knights

Adin Hill

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 58:02 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 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: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Nov 232024 🎰VGK @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–2 Nov 162023 🎰VGK @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–5 Oct 302023 🇨🇦MTL @ 🎰VGK 2–3 SO Mar 52023 🇨🇦MTL @ 🎰VGK 3–4 Nov 52022 🎰VGK @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–4

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❓ MTL vs VGK, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Golden Knights on December 31, 2024?

Canadiens won 3–2. The final score was Canadiens 3, Golden Knights 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Cole Caufield, Emil Heineman, Kirby Dach.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Noah Hanifin, Zach Whitecloud.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Adin Hill made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 29 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 5–2 AfterJan 3 🇨🇦MTL @ 🪶CHI 2–4

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeDec 29 🔥CGY @ 🎰VGK 0–3 AfterJan 2 🔔PHI @ 🎰VGK 2–5

Also on December 31

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