VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
37-26-17 · W1 · L10: 6-1-3
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
Final/OT
2—3
2026-01-27 · Bell Centre
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-23-10 · W1 · L10: 8-2-0
L
L
W
W
L
OT
W
L
W
W
VGK controlled xG 3.8 to 3.2 but MTL won on execution · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEVGK xG
3.77
ACTUAL
2 — 3
MTL xG
3.22
Scoring Timeline
0.07
MED xG
16
Pavel Dorofeyev(23)
L · VGK · #16
VGK 1 - 0 MTL
0.07
MED xG
24
Phillip Danault(2)
C · MTL · #24
Zack Bolduc (10)VGK 1 - 1 MTL
0.26
HIGH xG
13
Cole Caufield(30)
R · MTL · #13
Noah Dobson (23), Mike Matheson (21)VGK 1 - 2 MTL
0.11
HIGH xG
16
Pavel Dorofeyev(24)
L · VGK · #16
Ben Hutton (8), Braeden Bowman (12)VGK 2 - 2 MTL
0.16
HIGH xG
71
Jake Evans(6)
C · MTL · #71
Alexandre Texier (11)VGK 2 - 3 MTL
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
75
Jakub Dobes
G · MTL · #75
32/34 saves, .941 SV%, +1.9 GSAx
★2
40
Akira Schmid
G · VGK · #40
23/26 saves, .884 SV%, +1.2 GSAx
★3
16
Pavel Dorofeyev
L · VGK · #16
2G, 8 SOG
Team Stats
VGKMTL
34Shots26
3.77xGF3.22
48.5CF%51.5
55FO%45
0/3PP0/4
24Hits24
15Blocks18
12Giveaways8
4Takeaways5
8PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | VGK SOG | MTL SOG | VGK xG | MTL xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 8 | 0.43 | 0.96 |
| 2nd | 10 | 10 | 1.15 | 1.31 |
| 3rd | 12 | 3 | 2.13 | 0.34 |
| OT | 1 | 2 | 0.06 | 0.60 |
| Total | 32 | 23 | 3.77 | 3.21 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL2P 00:36
Ivan Barbashevtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jake Evans2P 10:31
Alexander Holtzholding (2 min)
Drawn by Phillip Danault2P 16:34
Cole Caufieldhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Mitch Marner2P 19:18
Lane Hutsonholding-the-stick (2 min)
Drawn by Ivan Barbashev3P 01:37
Oliver Kapaneninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Mark Stone3P 09:01
Shea Theodoreslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Kaiden Guhle3P 19:27
Rasmus Anderssontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Alexandre Texier