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Montreal Canadiens vs. Vegas Golden KnightsNov 28, 2025

Final· T-Mobile Arena
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MTL
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VGK
1
Goals123TShots123T
MTL1124MTL65819
VGK0011VGK1111931
MTL 41VGK 75
MTL 3.57VGK 3.24
PP goals
MTL 0VGK 0
Hits
MTL 20VGK 15
Blocks
MTL 24VGK 7
PIM
MTL 4VGK 4
MTL 41%VGK 59%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Montreal Canadiens beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at VGK. Zachary Bolduc (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Anderson–Evans–Texier skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (24% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:04.Caufield
  2. Points
    Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:28.Slafkovský
  3. Points
    Zachary Bolduc had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:01.Bolduc
  4. New line
    New look for MTL: Anderson–Evans–Texier skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (24% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.AndersonEvansTexier
  5. Luck
    VGK scored 1 goal on 3.24 expected goals (75 attempts), well short of its chances.
  6. New line
    New look for MTL: Gallagher–Veleno–Xhekaj skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (18.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GallagherVelenoXhekaj
  7. Usage
    Mitch Marner (VGK) played 16:24, −3:36 down on his 20:00 season average over 80 games.Marner
  8. Usage
    Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) played 15:28, −3:06 down on his 18:34 season average over 81 games.Slafkovský

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, MTL at VGK: 116 attempts, 50 on goal, 5 goals, 6.81 expected goals; best chance Juraj Slafkovský at 0.77 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VGK
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 116 of 116 attempts · VGK 75 · MTL 41

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at VGK: expected goals 3.24 to 3.57 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 75 to 41, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdVGKMTLBCESSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKMTLcontrol2nd3rdBolduc · 1st 14:30Caufield · 2nd 2:04Evans · 3rd 3:36Stone · 3rd 15:16Slafkovský · 3rd 18:03
  • VGK pressure
  • MTL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 24% of the game, VGK 41%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Akira Schmid (58:48) for VGK and Samuel Montembeault (59:28) for MTL, 5 goals.

VGK
MTL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

VGK skaters (rows) against MTL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the VGK side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, VGK rows versus MTL columns: 250 matchups; most common Hanifin vs Matheson, 10:19 at 73% xGF.

VGK ↓ · MTL →EvansAndersonTexierSuzukiCaufieldBolducGallagherVelenoXhekajSlafkovskýKapanenDemidovDobsonMathesonHutsonStrubleCarrierXhekajL1 EichelL1 BowmanL1 BarbashevL2 StoneL2 MarnerL2 HowdenL3 HertlL3 DorofeyevL3 SaadL4 SissonsL4 SmithL4 KolesarD1 TheodoreD1 McNabbD2 HanifinD2 WhitecloudD3 KorczakD3 Hutton
VGK xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatMTLVGK
4374
2.373.08
2.252.94
1413
25
2913
−0.046+0.046
24%41%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 14:30
    MTLZachary Bolduc (Juraj Slafkovský, Cole Caufield)wrist0.20 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Dobson, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson, SlafkovskýVGK: McNabb, Saad, Hertl, Theodore, Dorofeyev
    MTL 1 – 0 VGK

2nd period

  1. 2:04
    MTLCole Caufield (Zachary Bolduc, Alexandre Carrier)snap0.05 xG
    MTL: Carrier, Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, HutsonVGK: McNabb, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel, Bowman
    MTL 2 – 0 VGK

3rd period

  1. 3:36
    MTLJake Evans (Alexandre Texier, Mike Matheson)wrist0.31 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, Texier, DobsonVGK: McNabb, Stone, Theodore, Marner, Howden
    MTL 3 – 0 VGK
  2. 15:16
    VGKMark Stone (Mitch Marner, Ben Hutton)wrist0.26 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, Texier, DobsonVGK: Stone, Hutton, Theodore, Marner, Howden
    MTL 3 – 1 VGK
  3. 18:03
    MTLJuraj SlafkovskýEN (Nick Suzuki)wrist0.77 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Carrier, Suzuki, Veleno, SlafkovskýVGK: Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel, Marner, Dorofeyev
    MTL 4 – 1 VGK

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jake Evans CL1101030.5022017:03——2833
Josh Anderson RL1000000.0012015:55——3036
Alexandre Texier LL1011010.0010013:41——2325
Nick Suzuki CL2011+300.7100019:29——6075
Cole Caufield RL2112+220.4501017:04——5672
Zachary Bolduc RL2112+230.2800015:01——4454
Brendan Gallagher RL3000000.2411013:56——2949
Joseph Veleno CL3000+110.0150012:52——2929
Florian Xhekaj LL3000010.0601011:02——3033
Juraj Slafkovský LL4112+210.7720015:28——4042
Oliver Kapanen CL4000020.3111013:23——3033
Ivan Demidov RL4000010.0701012:07——4145
Noah Dobson DD1000+110.0526025:01——2722
Mike Matheson DD1011+110.0313223:54——3037
Lane Hutson DD2000+200.0302025:13——4757
Jayden Struble DD2000010.0321017:09——5270
Alexandre Carrier DD3011+200.0012016:59——2943
Arber Xhekaj DD3000010.0311211:15——3853
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)W31301.9683.2459:28

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1000-270.2210020:00——5435
Braeden Bowman RL1000-110.2900017:40——5744
Ivan Barbashev LL1000-140.1811017:11——5333
Mark Stone RL2101-120.4200017:46——6573
Mitch Marner RL2011-100.0011016:24——6172
Brett Howden CL2000010.2210015:09——5869
Tomas Hertl CL3000-270.7340016:01——7369
Pavel Dorofeyev RL3000-240.2700015:08——6457
Brandon Saad LL3000-100.1601011:43——7369
Colton Sissons CL4000020.2510012:30——7763
Reilly Smith RL4000000.0000011:24——7763
Keegan Kolesar RL4000010.0200211:07——7555
Shea Theodore DD1000-300.0302024:38——6058
Brayden McNabb DD1000-300.0310018:50——5030
Noah Hanifin DD2000010.0101023:54——6865
Zach Whitecloud DD2000010.0130016:00——6752
Kaedan Korczak DD3000000.4010017:16——6457
Ben Hutton DD3011+100.0011214:31——7069
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Akira Schmid(start)L18153.8332.4358:48

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Zachary Bolduc (MTL) 1st 14:30 · assists Juraj Slafkovský, Cole Caufield · Cycle · passed in · 4-on-2 at the blue line · 36.2 mph shot · 8.0 s from entry to goal.

Zachary Bolduc · 1st 14:30 · MTL

Play
cycle
Entry
pass
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
4 (royal road)
Shot
36.2 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
8.0 s

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Jake Evans · 3rd 3:36 · MTL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
11.1 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
1.4 s

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