| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 VGK | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
 MTL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Game Leaders
Jayden Struble
· D
Brendan Gallagher
· RW
Ivan Barbashev
· LW
Ivan Barbashev
· LW
Team Stats
17Blocked Shots13
19Hits40
7Takeaways5
28Shots17
0Power Play Goals1
2Power Play Opportunities2
0.0Power Play Percentage50.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
26Faceoffs Won25
51.0Faceoff Win Percent49.0
19Giveaways20
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:26
Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
19:11
Nicolas Hague hit Brendan Gallagher
18:56
Joel Armia hit Nicolas Hague
18:45
Takeaway by Jayden Struble
18:29
Jake Evans hit Nicolas Hague
18:12
William Karlsson faceoff won against Jake Evans
18:12
Jack Eichel Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (13), Shea Theodore (15)
17:54
Lane Hutson hit Keegan Kolesar
17:46
Takeaway by Ivan Barbashev
16:33
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Cole Schwindt
16:33
Off-side
15:54
Takeaway by Pavel Dorofeyev
15:51
Giveaway by Nicolas Hague
15:36
Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj
15:32
Giveaway by Nicolas Hague
15:26
Nicolas Hague hit Arber Xhekaj
15:11
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Callahan Burke
15:01
Emil Heineman shot blocked by Shea Theodore
14:19
David Savard shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
14:12
Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
14:09
Jake Evans faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
14:09
Icing
13:38
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
13:37
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
13:35
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
13:35
Puck in Netting
13:33
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Shea Theodore
13:25
Giveaway by Lane Hutson
13:03
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Cole Schwindt
13:03
Jayden Struble Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Brendan Gallagher (4), Josh Anderson (6)
12:58
Christian Dvorak Tip-In Wide Right
12:43
Juraj Slafkovsky hit Kaedan Korczak
12:34
Jayden Struble Slap Shot Wide Right
12:28
Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak
12:25
William Karlsson hit Kirby Dach
11:56
Kaedan Korczak hit Lucas Condotta
11:37
Kirby Dach faceoff won against William Karlsson
11:37
Puck in Netting
11:36
Callahan Burke shot blocked by Jake Evans
11:19
Emil Heineman hit Zach Whitecloud
10:57
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Jake Evans
10:57
Puck Frozen - Goalie
10:41
Giveaway by Pavel Dorofeyev
10:32
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by William Karlsson
10:22
Arber Xhekaj hit William Karlsson
10:19
Tomas Hertl hit Cole Caufield
9:55
Arber Xhekaj Wrist Shot Wide Right
9:33
Alex Newhook shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
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— The Vegas Golden Knights exploded for five unanswered goals in the second period to roll over the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on Saturday night.
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