National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, June 24, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 2
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Montreal Canadiens 3
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Bell Centre · 3,500 att. · USA Net

Match Report

Canadiens return to Cup Final after 3-2 OT win over Vegas

— Phillip Danault was patting rookie Cole Caufield on the back for playing a big role in helping the Canadiens’ remarkable playoff run, while familiar chants of `Ole, Ole’ and sounds of horn-honking could be heard from a large celebrating crowd...

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

13
Blocked Shots
14
31
Hits
29
5
Takeaways
11
39
Shots
32
0
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
35
Faceoffs Won
31
53.0
Faceoff Win Percent
47.0
25
Giveaways
21
3
Total Penalties
2
6
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

VGK

  • William Carrier · ·
  • Mattias Janmark · ·
  • William Karlsson · ·
  • Keegan Kolesar · ·

MTL

  • Josh Anderson · ·
  • Joel Armia · ·
  • Paul Byron · ·
  • Cole Caufield · ·

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 1st OT
  2. 20:00 · 1st OT
  3. 1:39 · 1st OT
  4. 1:32 · 1st OT
  5. 1:28 · 1st OT
  6. 1:28 · 1st OT
  7. 1:27 · 1st OT
  8. 1:14 · 1st OT

Head to Head

MTL wins series 4-2

Injuries

Montreal Canadiens

  • Nick Suzuki Out
  • Florian Xhekaj Injured Reserve
  • Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
  • Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
  • Bryce Pickford Injured Reserve

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Mitch Marner Day-To-Day
  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

NHL News

All news
ESPN ESPN Staff NHL Tonight: Revenge games aplenty in Sunday's five-pack of matchups Game previews, betting intel, updated stat leaders, highlights and more. ESPN Toronto visits Calgary after Nylander's 2-goal game Toronto Maple Leafs (7-4-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Calgary Flames (4-6, in the Pacific Division) ESPN Wild visit the Canucks after Coleman's 2-goal game Minnesota Wild (7-3-2, in the Central Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (2-9-1, in the Pacific Division) ESPN Nashville hosts Colorado in Central Division play Colorado Avalanche (6-4-1, in the Central Division) vs. Nashville Predators (3-3-4, in the Central Division)