VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NEWS

About Last Night: Five-goal second period for Vegas sinks Habs Sam Montembeault was pulled in a 6-2 blowout against the Golden Knights at the Bell Centre on Saturday night.

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Golden Knights' 5-goal second period was needed for offensive breakthrough Something had to give for the Vegas Golden Knights' offense on this road trip ...

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Philadelphia takes on Vegas after overtime win

The Philadelphia Flyers host the Vegas Golden Knights after the Flyers knocked off the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in overtime

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Cole Schwindt - Hands out helper Saturday Schwindt posted an assist in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Canadiens.

Impact The fourth-liner helped out on Tanner Pearson's goal midway through the second period. Schwindt has been a fourth-line fixture for the Golden Knights in November, racking up three assists over 10 outings this month. He's up to six helpers, 14 shots on net, 14 hits, 10 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating while averaging 9:49 of ice time across 18 appearances this season.

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Brayden McNabb - Delivers assist in Saturday's win McNabb recorded an assist and went plus-3 in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Canadiens.

Impact McNabb snapped a 15-game dry spell on offense when he set up Tomas Hertl for the opening tally at 4:39 of the second period. The 33-year-old McNabb signed a three-year contract extension last week, securing his place as a physical presence on the Golden Knights' blue line for the foreseeable future. He's racked up three points, 28 shots on net, 37 hits, 46 blocked shots, 12 PIM and a plus-15 rating through 21 contests this season, putting him on track to challenge for 200 blocks for the second year in a row.

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Shea Theodore - Slides two assists in win Theodore had two assists, three shots on net, three blocks, two PIM and a plus-4 rating in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Canadiens.

Impact Theodore hasn't scored since the second game of the season, but he's been a playmaker for Vegas. The top-pair defenseman is tied for second on the team with 15 assists through 20 appearances.

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Noah Hanifin - Logs two helpers in win Hanifin had two assists and four blocks in Saturday's 6-2 win over Montreal.

Impact Hanifin logged assists on Vegas' fourth and fifth goals, giving him three in the last two games. Through 21 outings, Hanifin has three goals, eight assists, 14 shots, 36 blocked shots, six PIM and a plus-1 rating.

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Jack Eichel - Another multi-point game Eichel scored a goal on three shots and had two assists in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Canadiens.

Impact Eichel helped Vegas to blow open the game, recording assists on two of the five goals the Golden Knights scored during the second period. He later put the nail in the coffin with his seventh goal of the season with just under two minutes left. This was Eichel's 10th multi-point effort, in which he has 21 of his 32 points. For the season, Eichel has seven goals, 25 assists, nine hits, 17 blocks, four PIM and a plus-10 rating.

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Postgame vs. VGK: Savard | Montréal Canadiens Savard on costly mistakes

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Postgame vs. VGK: Suzuki | Montréal Canadiens Suzuki on a tough second period

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Postgame vs. VGK: Slafkovsky | Montréal Canadiens Slafkovsky on limiting turnovers

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Postgame vs. VGK: Montembeault | Montréal Canadiens Montembeault on his performance in the first period

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Keegan Kolesar - Strikes in win Kolesar scored a goal on three shots and had two hits in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Canadiens.

Impact Kolesar was in the right position to take advantage of a rebound after Montreal goalie Sam Montembeault was unable to close his glove around the puck. It was the sixth goal through 21 appearances for Kolesar, who is scoring at a 23-percent clip and is poised establish a new career high (eight goals). The second-line winger has nine points, 26 shots, 70 hits and 14 PIM.

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Cal Burke Postgame 11/23 | Vegas Golden Knights Cal Burke Postgame 11/23

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Keegan Kolesar Postgame 11/23 | Vegas Golden Knights Keegan Kolesar Postgame 11/23

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Bruce Cassidy Postgame 11/23 | Vegas Golden Knights Bruce Cassidy Postgame 11/23

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Hidden Game: Canadiens suffer lopsided loss to visiting Golden Knights Well-rested Montreal allows five goals in the second period, which ends Samuel Montembeault's ordeal between the pipes in the 6-2 drubbing.

22 HOURS AGO • MONTREALGAZETTE.COM

Tanner Pearson - Burns former team Pearson scored a goal on one shot and had one hit in Saturday's 6-2 win over Montreal.

Impact Pearson scored the Golden Knights' third goal in a stretch of 137 seconds midway through the second period to blow open the game against his former team. The goal was the fourth (20 shots) for the fourth-liner, who snapped a nine-game drought without a tally.

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Golden Knights explode for 5 goals in 2nd period, crush Canadiens 6-2 Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev each had a goal and two assists and the visiting Vegas Golden Knights tied a franchise record by scoring five...

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Ivan Barbashev - Three-point night in win Barbashev scored a goal on one shot and assisted on two others in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Canadiens. He also contributed a block.

Impact Barbashev entered the game in a scoring funk with just one goal in the previous 12 games, but he finished a textbook give-and-go for what turned out to be game-winning tally. Although he'd been snake-bitten, Barbashev did contribute seven assists during his scoring slump, including a pair of helpers in the Golden Knight's previous game. He's up to nine goals and 13 assists through 21 outings.

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Golden Knights score 5 in 2nd, ease past Canadiens | NHL.com Eichel, Barbashev each has 3 points for Vegas, which has won 4 of 6

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