MONTREAL — Tomas Tatar scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:43 remaining in the third period, as the Golden Knights suffered a deflating 5-4 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at Bell Centre.
Tatar, who was traded from the Knights in the deal for Max Pacioretty, made a move around defenseman Shea Theodore and tucked a backhand past Marc-Andre Fleury.
The Knights caught a break early in the third period to take a 4-3 lead. William Karlsson’s drive from the left wing was stopped by Montreal goaltender Antti Niemi, but the rebound went off Matthew Peca and trickled over the goal line.