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Vegas Golden Knights vs Montreal Canadiens Recap - Golden Knights Win 6-4

Reilly Smith was the difference, potting a pair for Vegas on Saturday as the Golden Knights skated off with a 6-4 victory over the Canadiens at Bell Centre.

Vegas won as a -198 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Vegas got goals from Reilly Smith(2), Jonathan Marchessault, Nicolas Hague, Keegan Kolesar, and Nicolas Roy in the victory. Hague opened the scoring at 13:25 of the first period.

Adin Hill stopped 27 of 31 Montreal shots in the victory.

Montreal got goals from Nick Suzuki(2), Cole Caufield, and Juraj Slafkovsky in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Jake Allen stopped 36 of 42 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Vegas went 2-for-4, while the Canadiens were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 42-31.

Vegas heads into a battle against the Maple Leafs. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Detroit.