Canadiens defeat Golden Knights in Game 6, advance to Stanley Cup Final

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueSemis, Gm6: Artturi Lehkonen nets a Phillip Danault set-up 1:39 into overtime, as the Canadiens advance to the Stanley Cup Final with a 3-2 winMONTREAL -- Artturi Lehkonen scored at 1:39 of overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals at Bell Centre on Thursday.Lehkonen one-timed a wrist shot past goalie Robin Lehner stick side off Phillip Danault's backhand pass to win the best-of-7 series and send Montreal to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993."I saw an opening on my left, and 'Lehky' was there," Danault said. Vegas lost in the Stanley Cup Final in 2017-18 and in the Western Conference Final last season.The Golden Knights went 0-for-2 on the power play and were 0-for-15 in the series."When you get to this point, the teams that win find another level," Vegas coach Peter DeBoer said. Martinez's backhand on a clearing attempt went straight to Weber, who scored on a slap shot from the top of the left face-off circle."I'm definitely proud of everybody in that locker room and what we've accomplished so far, but there's still work to be done," Weber said.Video: VGK@MTL, Gm6: Weber nets slap shot for opening PPGSmith tied it 1-1 at 14:54 when he got his stick down behind Price's right pad to deflect Shea Theodore's pass inside the left post.Caufield tipped Joel Edmundson's stretch pass and raced past Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb, then cut to the net and scored with a wrist shot over Lehner's glove to give Montreal a 2-1 lead at 9:36 of the second period.Martinez, a two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Los Angeles Kings (2012, 2014), tied it 2-2 at 1:08 of the third period on a rebound from the edge of the crease that got between Price's pads after a save on Alex Pietrangelo's rising shot."This is one of the best, if not the best teams I've played on," Martinez said. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, the Stanley Cup Final logo, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and Stanley Cup Qualifiers name and logo, NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL.