Golden Knights vs. Canadiens — December 8, 2026: preview

VGKVGK
13-5-2
W4 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
W
W
SO
L
W
OT
L
L
Wed, Dec 9
@
Centre Bell
MTLMTL
12-3-4
W1 · L10: 8-0-2
W
OT
W
W
OT
W
W
W
W
W
PUCKLAB EDGEVGK 51%

Matchup: Vegas Golden Knights (13-5-2) at Montréal Canadiens (12-3-4). PuckLab Edge: Golden Knights, 51% (better 5v5 expected goals, better special teams).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
VGKMTL
Scoring & Defense
3.45GF/GP3.53
2.70GA/GP3.00
+15Goal Diff+10
Analytics
49.85v5 CF%51.4
53.75v5 xGF%50.5
.899SV%.899
50.6FO %52.4
Special Teams & Discipline
27.9PP%13.8
76.9PK%78.1
8.0PIM / GP10.6
Record Splits
6-2-2Road / Home5-2-3

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
VGK

VGK Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Jack EichelC20917260.7653.2Mitch MarnerR18320230.7250.0Mark StoneR201010200.7650.3Tomas HertlC2096150.9456.9Ivan BarbashevL20411150.6055.3
MTL

MTL Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Cole CaufieldR19126181.0952.5Lane HutsonD19315180.2456.9Nick SuzukiC1379160.7156.0Josh AndersonR1884121.1148.4Juraj SlafkovskýL19210120.6051.3

Team Profile

VGK
Avg Age
29.0
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
201 lbs
MTL
Avg Age
25.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
201 lbs
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