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Montreal Canadiens vs Vegas Golden Knights Wrap - Montreal Wins 5-4

The Canadiens beat Vegas 5-4 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Keith Kinkaid's 31 saves.

Montreal was an underdog by +206 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Jonathan Drouin, Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher, Tomas Tatar, and Max Domi each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Danault opened the scoring for Montreal.

Keith Kinkaid turned in a 31-save effort for the Canadiens.

Vegas got goals from William Karlsson, Mark Stone, Cody Glass, and Alex Tuch in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 25 of 30 shots for the Golden Knights, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Montreal scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Vegas went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Vegas outshot Montreal 35-30 in the game.

Montreal heads into a battle against the Stars. Vegas, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.