Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues
· Enterprise Center, St. Louis · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The St. Louis Blues beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 on Friday, January 2, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| St. Louis Blues |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
6 |
14 |
5 |
25 |
| St. Louis Blues |
4 |
7 |
8 |
19 |
Three stars
- A. Toropchenko, St. Louis Blues (1 goal, 1 assist)
- O. Sundqvist, St. Louis Blues (1 goal, 1 assist)
- B. Schenn, St. Louis Blues (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:12 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Keegan Kolesar (1) |
Colton Sissons (3), Kaedan Korczak (7) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, STL 0 |
| 1st |
10:39 |
St. Louis Blues |
Alexey Toropchenko (2) |
Mathieu Joseph (7), Oskar Sundqvist (10) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, STL 1 |
| 2nd |
05:39 |
St. Louis Blues |
Justin Faulk (11) |
Pavel Buchnevich (15), Tyler Tucker (6) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, STL 2 |
| 2nd |
06:37 |
St. Louis Blues |
Oskar Sundqvist (2) |
Alexey Toropchenko (2), Mathieu Joseph (8) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, STL 3 |
| 2nd |
09:10 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Mark Stone (11) |
Brett Howden (5) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, STL 3 |
| 3rd |
08:21 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Pavel Dorofeyev (16) |
Braeden Bowman (9) |
Even strength |
VGK 3, STL 3 |
| 3rd |
18:27 |
St. Louis Blues |
Brayden Schenn (9) |
Jimmy Snuggerud (7), Pavel Buchnevich (16) |
Even strength |
VGK 3, STL 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues
| Stat |
Vegas Golden Knights |
St. Louis Blues |
| Shots on goal |
25 |
19 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
21 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
16 |
18 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
22/51 (43.1%) |
29/51 (56.9%) |
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
46.2% |
19:34 |
| Number 10 C. Sissons |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
13:39 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:12 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:23 |
| Number 20 B. Saad |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:23 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:01 |
| Number 42 B. Bowman |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:27 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
38.5% |
17:06 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:08 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
12:00 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:55 |
| Number 93 M. Marner |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
60% |
19:01 |
| Number 2 Z. Whitecloud |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
22:29 |
| Number 5 J. Lauzon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
|
19:37 |
| Number 6 K. Korczak |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
20:33 |
| Number 15 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
26:17 |
| Number 17 B. Hutton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:56 |
| Number 88 J. Megna |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:43 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 79 C. Hart |
19 |
15 |
4 |
.789 |
58:36 |
Loss |
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 B. Schenn |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
58.3% |
16:44 |
| Number 13 A. Toropchenko |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:28 |
| Number 18 R. Thomas |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
20:05 |
| Number 21 J. Snuggerud |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:13 |
| Number 25 J. Kyrou |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:11 |
| Number 28 O. Stenberg |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
14:16 |
| Number 29 J. Berggren |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:38 |
| Number 54 D. Dvorsky |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
36.4% |
14:02 |
| Number 63 J. Neighbours |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:23 |
| Number 70 O. Sundqvist |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
62.5% |
11:24 |
| Number 71 M. Joseph |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
11:31 |
| Number 89 P. Buchnevich |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:04 |
| Number 6 P. Broberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
25:23 |
| Number 17 C. Fowler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:17 |
| Number 51 M. Kessel |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:37 |
| Number 55 C. Parayko |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
22:37 |
| Number 72 J. Faulk |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
21:00 |
| Number 75 T. Tucker |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:07 |
St. Louis Blues goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 J. Hofer |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.880 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:35 |
St. Louis Blues |
Jordan Kyrou |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
03:44 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Noah Hanifin |
Ps slash on breakaway (penalty shot) |
0 |
| 1st |
07:09 |
St. Louis Blues |
Justin Faulk |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 1st |
15:11 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Ben Hutton |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
19:38 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Mitch Marner |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- St. Louis Blues head coach
- Jim Montgomery
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Beau Halkidis
- Linesmen
- Matt MacPherson, Dan Kelly
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Brayden McNabb, Cole Reinhardt, Alexander Holtz
- St. Louis Blues scratches
- Robby Fabbri, Pius Suter, Logan Mailloux
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Status |
Details |
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1
|
Final
|
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 at Vancouver Canucks
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|
Final/SO
|
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|
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 at Anaheim Ducks
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|
Final
|
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Sources and further reading
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