Montreal Canadiens chase fourth straight win over Vegas Golden Knights
Montreal Canadiens meet Vegas Golden Knights at Bell Centre, Wednesday 11:00am (NHL). Montreal Canadiens have won the last three against Vegas Golden Knights.
The big picture
Montreal Canadiens come in 9th on the ladder; Vegas Golden Knights are 8th. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.
Montreal Canadiens are 10–6 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.6 goals for and 3.2 against.
Vegas Golden Knights are 11–7 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.3 goals for and 2.8 against.
Form
Montreal Canadiens have won four of their last five and most recently beat Utah Mammoth 5–4.
Vegas Golden Knights have won three of their last five and most recently beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1.
Head to head
These sides have met 22 times on our records since 2017: Montreal Canadiens 12, Vegas Golden Knights 10.
Last time out (2025-26), Montreal Canadiens won 3–2 at Bell Centre.
Montreal Canadiens have won the last three against Vegas Golden Knights.
Biggest margin between these two: Vegas Golden Knights by 4 goals in 2024-25 (6–2).
Players to watch
For Montreal Canadiens, watch Cole Caufield (11 goals, 4 assists in 2026-27) and Josh Anderson (7 goals, 3 assists in 2026-27).
For Vegas Golden Knights, watch Mark Stone (10 goals, 9 assists in 2026-27) and Tomas Hertl (7 goals, 5 assists in 2026-27).
Milestone watch
Tomas Hertl is set to play game 1,000.
At Bell Centre
Montreal Canadiens have won 9 of their last 20 at Bell Centre.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Montreal Canadiens have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
