The second Stanley Cup Semifinals series will be contained in this post. The Vegas Golden Knights face the Montreal Canadiens.
Game 1: Marc-Andre Fleury and Carey Price protect the nets. Vegas led off in the first period with a Shea Theodore goal, via Brayden McNabb and Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights added on with an Alec Martinez goal in the second period, his third of the postseason, passed from Theodore and Reilly Smith. Montreal got on the board with a Cole Caufield power play goal, powered by Tyler Toffoli and Corey Perry. Vegas replied with a Mattias Janmark goal, his fourth of the playoffs, assisted by Alex Tuch and Zach Whitecloud. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Nick Holden scored his second of the postseason, thanks to Smith and William Karlsson. The three stars of the 4-1 game were Theodore, Fleury (28 for 29 in saves), and Martinez. The Golden Knights lead the series 1-0.
Game 2: Marc-Andre Fleury and Carey Price again tend the twines. Montreal began in the first period with a Joel Armia goal, his fifth of the postseason, courtesy of Joel Edmundson and Corey Perry. The Canadiens added on with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his fifth of the playoffs, assisted by Cole Caufield and Jeff Petry. Montreal extended the lead in the second period as Paul Byron scored his second of the postseason, thanks to Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Edmundson. Vegas got on the board with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his second of the playoffs, passed from Keegan Kolesar. The Golden Knights got closer in the third period with a Pietrangelo goal, his second of the game and third of the postseason, guided in by Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Byron, Edmundson, and Pietrangelo. The series is tied at 1-1 heading up to Montreal.
Game 3: Carey Price and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Vegas got going in the second period with a Nicolas Roy goal, his third of the postseason, going in unassisted. Montreal tied it on a Cole Caufield goal, his second of the playoffs, passed from Nick Suzuki. The Golden Knights retook the lead in the third period with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his fourth of the postseason, assisted by Max Pacioretty and Tomas Nosek. The Canadiens tied it on an unassisted Josh Anderson goal, his second of the playoffs. Montreal won 3-2 in overtime with another Anderson goal, his second of the game and third of the postseason, via Paul Byron and Jepseri Kotkaniemi. The three stars were Anderson, Price (43 for 45 in saves), and Caufield. The Canadiens lead the series 2-1.
Game 4: Carey Price and Robin Lehner are the masked men. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Paul Byron goal, his third of the postseason, fueled by Nick Suzuki. Vegas tied it in the third period on a Brayden McNabb goal, assisted by William Karlsson and Shea Theodore. The Golden Knights won 2-1 in overtime with a Nicolas Roy goal, his fourth of the playoffs, guided in by Max Pacioretty. The three stars were Roy, Lehner (27 for 28 in saves), and McNabb. The series heads back to Nevada tied at 2-2.
Game 5: Marc-Andre Fleury and Carey Price are between the pipes. Montreal opened in the first period with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his fifth of the postseason, assisted by Josh Anderson and Paul Byron. The Canadiens added on in the second period with an Eric Staal goal, his second of the playoffs, passed from Nick Suzuki and Tyler Toffoli. Montreal extended the lead on a Cole Caufield power play goal, his third of the postseason, powered by Corey Perry and Suzuki. Vegas got on the board in the third period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his fifth of the playoffs, guided in by Nicolas Roy. The Canadiens iced it at 4-1 with a Suzuki empty net goal, his fifth of the postseason, set up by Toffoli. The three stars were Suzuki, Toffoli, and Price (26 for 27 in saves). The Canadiens return home ahead 3-2 in the series.
Game 6: Carey Price and Robin Lehner are the goalies. Montreal started in the first period with a Shea Weber power play goal, going in unassisted. Vegas tied it on a Reilly Smith goal, his third of the postseason, via Shea Theodore and William Karlsson. The Canadiens took the lead back in the second period with a Cole Caufield goal, his fourth of the playoffs, guided in by Joel Edmundson and Jeff Petry. The Golden Knights tied it in the third period with an Alec Martinez goal, his fourth of the postseason, fueled by Alex Pietrangelo and Karlsson. Montreal won 3-2 in overtime with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his third of the playoffs, made possible by Phillip Danault and Brendan Gallagher. The three stars were Price (37 for 39 in saves), Lehkonen, and Karlsson. The Canadiens won the series 4-2 and will play for the Stanley Cup, beginning Monday.
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