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Golden Knights Aim Return to Winning Ways in Montreal vs. Canadiens

Posted on by Tom Urtz Jr.
Oct 30, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Vegas Golden Knights right wing Jonathan Marchessault (81) shoots against the stick of Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson (8) during an overtime period at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

The Vegas Golden Knights were shutout for the first time this season, and fell to 12-3-1 to start the season. Charlie Lindgren was spectacular for the Washington Capitals, and it was a game of inches in which the team was oh so close to changing the flow and outcome of the game.

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Tonight the Golden Knights are in Montreal to take on the Canadiens, and the hope is they don’t overlook an opponent that is going through a rebuild. The two sides faced off a few weeks ago, and the Golden Knights eked out a 3-2 win in a shootout.

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Vegas owns an all-time record of 6-2-3 in games played against Montreal, and are 2-2-1 in games played at the Bell Centre. With that said, here’s a quick tale of the tape between both sides.

Tale of the Tape

Vegas Golden Knights

Record: 12-3-1

Goals For Per Game: 3.44

Goals Against Per Game: 2.19

Power Play Efficiency: 21.6%

Penalty Kill Efficiency: 86%

Montreal Canadiens

Record: 7-7-2

Goals For Per Game: 2.75

Goals Against Per Game: 3.31

Power Play Efficiency: 21.5%

Penalty Kill Efficiency: 77.3%

Players of Note

Vegas Golden Knights

Leading Scorer: William Karlsson — 8-10-18 in 16 games

Top Goal Scorer: William Karlsson — 8 goals in 16 games

Goalie: Adin Hill — 7-1-1, .939 SV%, 1.75 GAA

Montreal Canadiens

Leading Scorer: Cole Caufield — 5-9-14 in 16 games

Top Goal Scorer: Sean Monahan and Nick Suzuki — 6 goals in 16 games

Goalie: Jake Allen — 3-3-1, .911 SV%, 3.30 GAA

Projected lines

Golden Knights

Ivan Barbashev – Jack Eichel – Jonathan Marchessault
William Carrier – Michael Amadio – Mark Stone
Paul Cotter – William Karlsson – Pavel Dorofeyev
Jonas Røndbjerg – Brett Howden – Keegan Kolesar

Alec Martinez – Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb – Shea Theodore
Ben Hutton – Zach Whitecloud

Adin Hill
Logan Thompson

Montreal Canadiens

Alex Newhook – Nick Suzuki – Josh Anderson
Cole Caufield – Christian Dvorak – Juraj Slafkovsky
Tanner Pearson – Sean Monahan – Brendan Gallagher
Jesse Yloven – Jake Evans – Rafael Harvey-Pinard

Michael Mattheson – Justin Barron
Kaiden Guhle – Johnathan Kovacevic
Arber Xhekaj – Gustav Lindstrom

Jake Allen
Samuel Montembeault

How to watch

Game 17: Golden Knights vs. Canadiens
When: 4:00 p.m. PT
Where: Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
TV: Scripps
Radio: Fox Sports 98.9 FM

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