Shea Theodore scores in OT, Vegas beats Canadiens

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Shea Theodore scored in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Thursday night.

The Golden Knights salvaged the final game of an extended homestand after two road games were postponed due to COVID-19, closing out the stretch 3-3-2 before opening a rugged road trip Monday at Washington.

The Golden Knights outshot the Canadiens 53-27, with Montreal’s Sam Montembeault making 49 saves.

Chandler Stephenson, William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault also scored for the Golden Knights. Robin Lehner stopped 24 shots.

"We stuck with it and found a way," Vegas coach Peter DeBoer said. "I liked that we didn’t panic. Our big guys made plays down the stretch."

Michael Pezzetta, Tyler Toffoli and Mike Hoffman scored for the Canadiens.

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Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, left, celebrates after defenseman Shea Theodore, right, scored the game winning goal against the Montreal Canadiens during overtime of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Lehner made three huge stops early in the overtime, and Montembeault turned away Karlsson on a breakaway. Theodore grabbed a loose puck off the ensuing faceoff, skated to the slot and beat Montembeault, who it appears will be Montreal’s main goalie for an extended period.

Veteran goaltender Carey Price entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program for substance-use issues in October and has yet to practice with his teammates this season, while the Canadiens announced Thursday that Jake Allen is expected to miss eight weeks with a lower-body injury.

That leaves 25-year-old