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Montréal Canadiens vs Vegas Golden Knights

Regular season · Saturday, November 28, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena

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Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, November 28, 2026, with puck drop at 4:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN2, TVAS and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

Game 2 of a road trip: Colorado, now Vegas.

  1. 182026-11-18: at NJD
  2. 192026-11-19: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 202026-11-20: no game
  4. 212026-11-21: vs PHI
  5. 222026-11-22: no game
  6. 232026-11-23: vs LAK
  7. 242026-11-24: no game
  8. 252026-11-25: at COL
  9. 262026-11-26: no game
  10. 272026-11-27: no game
  11. 282026-11-28: at VGK
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~608 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,244 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Golden Knights

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Winnipeg, Edmonton and San Jose).

  1. 182026-11-18: no game
  2. 192026-11-19: vs DAL
  3. 202026-11-20: no game
  4. 212026-11-21: at WPG
  5. 222026-11-22: no game
  6. 232026-11-23: no game
  7. 242026-11-24: at EDM
  8. 252026-11-25: no game
  9. 262026-11-26: no game
  10. 272026-11-27: at SJS
  11. 282026-11-28: vs MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~382 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,627 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLVGK

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)VGK 77% (2nd most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MTL 38% (3rd most often)VGK 26% (5th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series