Florida Panthers @ Vegas Golden Knights

12-16-5, 6-10-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Panthers FLA	2	0	0	2
Golden Knights VGK	2	0	3	5

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsVGK

21-9-2, 13-2-1 Home

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Regular Season Series

VGK leads 1-0

Panthers
2
Golden Knights
5

Game 1

18/12

Golden Knights
3
Panthers
4

Game 2

20/1

T-Mobile Arena

9:00 AM, 18 December 2017

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 17,593

Linesmen:
Greg Devorski
Steve Miller

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	39	26	17	95
Edmonton	41	30	11	93
Anaheim	43	33	6	92
Los Angeles	35	27	20	90
San Jose	39	35	8	86
Seattle	34	37	11	79
Calgary	34	39	9	77
Vancouver	25	49	8	58

Montreal brings 1-0 lead into game 2 against Carolina

Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7, in the Metropolitan Division)

Slavin shoulders blame after Hurricanes' defensive meltdown

Star defenseman Jaccob Slavin shouldered the responsibility for the Hurricanes' uncharacteristic defensive disaster in their Game 1 loss to the Canadiens.

Canadiens-Hurricanes Game 1 takeaways, grades, early look at Game 2

Game 1 was a dominant showing for the Habs. Here's what it all means, with a look ahead to the rest of the series.

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Florida Panthers @ Vegas Golden Knights

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Regular Season Series

VGK leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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Montreal brings 1-0 lead into game 2 against Carolina

Slavin shoulders blame after Hurricanes' defensive meltdown

Canadiens-Hurricanes Game 1 takeaways, grades, early look at Game 2