NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021

1 game: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

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Montreal Canadiens

Vegas Golden Knights

Montreal Canadiens edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stone–Kolesar skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Pietrangelo had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 28:36.
•Joel Edmundson had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:54.
•New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stone–Kolesar skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex Pietrangelo VGK	vs MTL	2	0	2	7	5	1	28:36	—
Joel Edmundson MTL	at VGK	0	2	2	0	1	2	22:54	—
Shea Weber MTL	at VGK	0	0	0	2	7	6	24:42	—
William Carrier VGK	vs MTL	0	0	0	2	6	2	10:05	—
Ben Chiarot MTL	at VGK	0	0	0	0	9	3	27:12	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stone–Kolesar skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carey Price MTL	at VGK	W	31	2	.935
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs MTL	L	23	3	.870

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