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Battling ‘Til the End | RECAP: VGK @ MTL

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FINAL | Game 12, Home Game 6 | Saturday November 5, 2022
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC

CANADIENS

Montreal

4-6

GOLDEN KNIGHTS

Vegas

Jake Allen, Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Kirby Dach

Josh Anderson – Christian Dvorak – Brendan Gallagher

Jonathan Drouin – Sean Monahan – Mike Hoffman

 Juraj Slafkovsky – Jake Evans – Joel Armia 

Defence pairings

Kaiden Guhle – David Savard

Joel Edmundson – Jordan Harris

Arber Xhekaj – Chris Wideman

Goaltenders

Jake Allen – Sam Montembeault

Scratches

Michael Pezzetta, Rem Pitlick, Johnathan Kovacevic

Injuries

Carey Price (knee), Paul Byron (hip), Emil Heineman (finger), Mike Matheson (abdominal strain), Evgenii Dadonov (virus)

Game Report

The Canadiens have struggled to generate offence this season and, in particular, are still waiting to get secondary scoring. It may sound repetitive, but tonight goals came from Montreal’s top line. Nick Suzuki led the way with two goals, Kirby Dach had three assists and Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist.

The captain is now riding a four-game goal streak, a personal high. It was the first career three-point game for Dach.

Kaiden Guhle was the Canadiens best defenceman, logging 22:35 and recording two assists. Guhle’s pinpoint  pass through two sticks setup Juraj Slafkovsky for his third goal of the season.

It was a tough night for Joel Edmundson playing his first game in the Bell Centre this season. Edmundson had a team-high eight recorded giveaways, leading to a breakaway and goals against. A badly-timed pinch led to another goal against.

Josh Anderson was dismissed from the game with 9:52 left in the third period. For  delivering a dangerous hit on Alex Pietrangelo, Anderson received a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct. 

Joel Armia achieved a milestone playing the 400th game of his career.

The Canadiens lost to the NHL’s best team, but they scored four times and battled hard until the end.

Up Next

The Canadiens will have a day off on Sunday and will then prepare to face the Red Wings in Detroit on Tuesday night.

Plus

▲  Kirby Dach, Kaiden Guhle, Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield

Minus

▼  Joel Edmundson, Jonathan Drouin, Arber Xhekaj, Josh Anderson, Christian Dvorak, Chris Wideman

Game Preview

Check out the game preview here: Knights at the Bell Centre | PREVIEW: VGK @ MTL

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   GOLDEN KNIGHTS
31 Shots 42
43 Face-off % 57
1-for-2 Power Play 2-for-4
21 Penalty Minutes 6
9 Hits 18
49 Corsi For 54
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (5-6-1) 1 0 3 4
Golden Knights (11-2-0) 1 1 4 6
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Caufield (8), Suzuki (7), Suzuki (8)-PPG, Slafkovsky (3)
  • VGK: Hague (1), Smith (4), Smith (5)-PPG, Kolesar (2), Roy (3), Marchessault (6)-PPG
  • MTL: Allen (L) (3-5-0)
  • VGK: Adin (W) (5-0-0)

Stars of the Game

Official NHL Three Stars
  1. Reilly Smith  VGK
  2. Nick Suzuki  MTL
  3. Jonathan Marchessault    VGK

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What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Juraj Slafkovsky

  • “I still don’t think I’m shooting enough but it’s just part of the game and I need to get in better spots. I think it’s just a matter of time before I will shoot more and more.”

Nick Suzuki

  • “We’re the first line for a reason. We have to go out there to produce. If we’re not doing that, we’re not doing our job to help the team win.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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