Vegas Golden Knights 2, Montreal Canadiens 3: final score and stats
Montreal Canadiens beat Vegas Golden Knights, Vegas Golden Knights 2 to Montreal Canadiens 3, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Montreal Canadiens vs Vegas Golden Knights.
NHLTuesday, January 27, 2026
DateJan 27, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBell Centre, Montreal, QC
TVESPN+
Attendance20,962
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas Golden Knights | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Vegas Golden KnightsMontreal Canadiens
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
25-14-13Record29-17-7
2nd in Pacific DivisionStanding2nd in Atlantic Division
6-4Road record / home record5-5
WWWWLLast 5LWWLW
W4StreakL1
Team stats
Vegas Golden KnightsMontreal Canadiens
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Vegas Golden Knights
Noah Hanifin D · Undisclosed
OutMontreal Canadiens
Ivan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveLucas Condotta LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveMike Matheson D · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBox score
Vegas Golden Knights Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:20 | 1:21 | 0:00 | 14:59 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Braeden Bowman | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15:26 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 14:03 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:16 | 4:34 | 0:00 | 14:42 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 26:00 | 4:55 | 4:22 | 16:43 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 18:54 | 4:40 | 0:00 | 14:14 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Holtz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Keegan Kolesar | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 | 0:00 | 3:04 | 12:09 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Laczynski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6:27 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 5:23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Marner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:26 | 4:44 | 3:22 | 14:20 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Reinhardt | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:33 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reilly Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:44 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 14:05 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:00 | 4:37 | 3:06 | 15:17 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:49 | 1:26 | 2:43 | 18:40 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Noah Hanifin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:22 | 0:00 | 3:20 | 19:02 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hutton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:14 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 13:11 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 14:25 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | 2 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 20:51 | 0:00 | 4:42 | 16:09 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea Theodore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 24:19 | 1:16 | 3:57 | 19:06 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Vegas Golden Knights Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Schmid | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .885 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 63:58 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 12:34 | 0:03 | 1:39 | 10:52 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bolduc | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:12 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 10:49 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:27 | 6:03 | 0:00 | 13:24 | 21 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kirby Dach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:05 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 14:02 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 0:03 | 4:06 | 11:03 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:23 | 5:47 | 0:03 | 10:33 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:23 | 0:03 | 3:51 | 15:29 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:04 | 1:55 | 0:00 | 10:09 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:16 | 1:52 | 1:16 | 12:08 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:54 | 6:13 | 0:05 | 11:36 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:17 | 5:59 | 1:02 | 12:16 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:45 | 1:48 | 0:00 | 14:57 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:23 | 0:00 | 3:51 | 17:32 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:41 | 1:17 | 1:56 | 17:28 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19:42 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 18:05 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 25:04 | 5:38 | 0:06 | 19:20 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Matheson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:25 | 0:26 | 4:23 | 19:36 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8:16 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 8:11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .941 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 63:47 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Vegas Golden Knights vs Montreal Canadiens?
Montreal Canadiens won, 3-2, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
What was the final score of Vegas Golden Knights vs Montreal Canadiens?
Vegas Golden Knights 2, Montreal Canadiens 3.
Who were the top performers?
Vegas Golden Knights: Pavel Dorofeyev (2 goals). Montreal Canadiens: Jake Evans (1 goals).
Where is Vegas Golden Knights vs Montreal Canadiens played?
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC.
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