Vegas Golden Knights vs Montreal Canadiens — January 27, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime on January 27, 2026. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (MTL 7.42, VGK 6.80), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The Vegas Golden Knights created 9 high-danger scoring chances compared to 6 from the Montreal Canadiens at 5-on-5. Pavel Dorofeyev scored 2 goals. The Vegas Golden Knights outshot the Montreal Canadiens 34-26 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Vegas Golden Knights vs Montreal Canadiens progressed on Jan 27, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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VGK2 - 3MTL (OT)

Jan 27, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
MTL	P1	26	15	63.4	15	11	57.7	8	10	44.4	18	9	66.7	4	2	66.7	3.42	1.65	67.4	0	1	0.0
	P2	19	24	44.2	17	15	53.1	12	10	54.5	13	14	48.1	2	5	28.6	3.86	4.22	47.8	2	0	100.0
	P3	12	22	35.3	7	18	28.0	3	13	18.8	8	16	33.3	1	6	14.3	0.91	4.43	17.0	0	1	0.0
	OT	6	2	75.0	5	1	83.3	3	1	75.0	6	2	75.0	3	0	100.0	1.78	0.14	92.6	1	0	100.0
	Total	63	63	50.0	44	45	49.4	26	34	43.3	45	41	52.3	10	13	43.5	9.97	10.45	48.8	3	2	60.0
VGK	P1	15	26	36.6	11	15	42.3	10	8	55.6	9	18	33.3	2	4	33.3	1.65	3.42	32.6	1	0	100.0
	P2	24	19	55.8	15	17	46.9	10	12	45.5	14	13	51.9	5	2	71.4	4.22	3.86	52.2	0	2	0.0
	P3	22	12	64.7	18	7	72.0	13	3	81.3	16	8	66.7	6	1	85.7	4.43	0.91	83.0	1	0	100.0
	OT	2	6	25.0	1	5	16.7	1	3	25.0	2	6	25.0	0	3	0.0	0.14	1.78	7.4	0	1	0.0
	Total	63	63	50.0	45	44	50.6	34	26	56.7	41	45	47.7	13	10	56.5	10.45	9.97	51.2	2	3	40.0

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Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (MTL) performed against every skater on the away team (VGK) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = MTL players, Columns = VGK players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the MTL player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

MTL ↓ / VGK →	Eichel	Hertl	Laczynski	Barbashev	Reinhardt	Stone	Marner	Dorofeyev	Kolesar	Smith	Bowman	Holtz	Theodore	Hanifin	Andersson	Lauzon	Korczak	Hutton
Evans	17	46	50	67	50	18	14	13	67	29	25	33	44	43	64	44	25	50
Suzuki	50	50	75	67	75	48	50	33	100	61	80	75	67	50	56	71	33	—
Danault	17	37	80	60	80	23	21	20	63	25	33	80	43	50	57	50	50	55
Dach	25	73	33	73	33	29	33	25	73	29	33	25	56	38	64	56	30	58
Kapanen	25	33	—	83	—	25	38	24	50	67	39	—	14	31	38	25	60	67
Slafkovský	60	100	—	86	—	50	44	26	75	50	41	—	25	41	50	40	60	71
Texier	55	50	100	40	100	56	44	40	50	62	57	100	59	53	60	61	25	33
Caufield	54	100	75	67	75	52	71	50	100	58	67	75	71	50	60	75	25	0
Demidov	60	67	—	75	—	50	46	28	60	50	43	—	29	43	53	50	50	56
Bolduc	36	55	67	55	67	44	29	25	58	50	33	67	60	50	45	54	27	38
Gallagher	29	63	80	63	80	50	38	40	67	50	50	80	67	40	38	56	50	58
Anderson	0	73	75	73	75	25	33	29	70	0	40	60	40	33	63	40	46	59
Carrier	20	42	100	67	100	8	23	18	64	50	40	100	27	43	67	43	50	63
Hutson	30	58	100	69	100	44	43	29	62	25	42	100	27	42	52	30	53	73
Matheson	35	39	75	83	75	36	41	20	100	52	86	60	63	43	55	71	62	73
Dobson	48	70	75	67	75	48	57	43	83	54	80	60	65	56	69	70	11	17
Guhle	40	56	50	56	50	38	38	33	43	50	38	50	33	46	58	50	31	33
Xhekaj	100	80	50	67	50	33	25	25	67	50	29	50	50	27	38	100	57	67