Habs Trade Captain

Steve Bell

am800-sports-hockey-nhl-montreal-habs-max-pacioretty-vegas-1.7739603 MONTREAL, QC - NOVEMBER 16: Max Pacioretty #67 of the Montreal Canadiens gets the puck past goaltender Jacob Markstrom #25 of the Vancouver Canucks and scores during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on November 16, 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) (Max Pacioretty of the Canadiens gets the puck past goaltender Jacob Markstrom during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on November 16, 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images))

Published: September 10, 2018 at 7:20AM EDT

The Canadiens deal captain Max Pacioretty to the Vegas Golden Knights

Max Pacioretty is heading from the Original Six to the Sin City.

The Vegas Golden Knights acquired the All-Star forward from the Montreal Canadiens for Tomas Tatar, prospect Nick Suzuki and a 2019 second-round pick.

Pacioretty was named the Canadiens captain in 2015 and has played all 626 of his NHL games with Montreal.

The 29-year-old is entering the final season of a six-year deal that will pay him $4.5 million.