Las Vegas, Nevada – The Vegas Golden Knights jumped out in front to take the series lead over the Montreal Canadiens in game one.

The Knights won the first game in the Stanley Cup semifinals 4-1 over the Canadiens to take an early series lead on Monday night. Vegas continued their fast and hard-hitting style of play that got them past the Avalanche in the previous round, rolling to the easy victory in the series opener.

The Canadiens finally seem to have met their true match in these playoffs, as the Knights stayed in control throughout the entire game, snapping Montreal’s seven-game playoff winning streak. The Knights still have a streak of their own, having now won five straight after winning four in a row against Colorado in the second round.

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Vegas got the win by spreading the offense around, scoring in all three periods as four different Knights lit the lamp, including three defensemen. Shea Theodore (25) was the star of the game for Vegas with a goal and an assist. Fellow defensemen Alec Martinez and Nick Holden also scored, while center Mattias Janmark provided the rest of the offense.

While trying to put up a fight against Vegas, Montreal did manage to get on the scoreboard thanks to rookie Cole Caufield scoring on the power-play for his first career playoff goal.

The Canadiens were the first team to advance into the semifinals, leaving them with a week without having played in a game as they waited for the Knights to clinch their series. Sometimes layoffs like that can be detrimental to teams who might thrive on keeping a good flow of consistent game action for the sake of good momentum. And to add, the Canadiens have won the first game in each of the series so far, eventually clinching each round.

They'll hope to be able to get things back on track to even the series on Wednesday.

Game 2 is back in Las Vegas on Wednesday night.