nhl Game Recap
Montreal Canadiens vs Vegas Golden Knights Recap - Golden Knights Win 4-3
Vegas earned a 4-3 victory over Montreal behind a 2-goal performance from Ivan Barbashev on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena.
Bettors who backed the Golden Knights were rewarded as -263 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Ivan Barbashev(2), Reilly Smith, and Shea Theodore each scored for the Golden Knights in the victory. Theodore opened the scoring for Vegas.
Jonathan Quick turned in a 25-save effort for the Golden Knights.
Montreal got goals from Mike Matheson, Alex Belzile, and Rafael Harvey-Pinard in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 24-stop effort from Jake Allen in the loss.
Vegas scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 28-28.
Vegas heads into a battle against the Panthers. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.