Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks
· United Center, Chicago · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in overtime on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
8 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
4 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
20 |
Three stars
- T. Bertuzzi, Chicago Blackhawks (3 goals)
- A. Burakovsky, Chicago Blackhawks (2 assists)
- R. Greene, Chicago Blackhawks (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:40 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brandon Saad (2) |
Brett Howden (6), Alexander Holtz (2) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, CHI 0 |
| 1st |
12:38 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Tyler Bertuzzi (20) |
Alex Vlasic (7), Andre Burakovsky (18) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, CHI 1 |
| 2nd |
00:43 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Mark Stone (12) |
Jack Eichel (30), Noah Hanifin (13) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, CHI 1 |
| 3rd |
11:36 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Tyler Bertuzzi (21) |
Ryan Greene (11), Andre Burakovsky (19) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, CHI 2 |
| OT |
01:18 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Tyler Bertuzzi (22) |
Ilya Mikheyev (6), Artyom Levshunov (18) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, CHI 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks
| Stat |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Chicago Blackhawks |
| Shots on goal |
15 |
20 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
2 |
| Hits |
34 |
15 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
8 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
16 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/54 (53.7%) |
25/54 (46.3%) |
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 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
47.1% |
21:40 |
| Number 10 C. Sissons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
70% |
13:17 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:15 |
| Number 20 B. Saad |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:14 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
50% |
13:29 |
| Number 23 C. Reinhardt |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
09:51 |
| Number 26 A. Holtz |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
100% |
11:21 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:14 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:32 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
100% |
10:35 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
19:56 |
| Number 93 M. Marner |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
19:35 |
| Number 2 Z. Whitecloud |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
19:16 |
| Number 5 J. Lauzon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
|
18:21 |
| Number 6 K. Korczak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:40 |
| Number 15 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
23:37 |
| Number 17 B. Hutton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
20:20 |
| Number 88 J. Megna |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:41 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 A. Schmid |
20 |
17 |
3 |
.850 |
61:18 |
OT loss |
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 R. Donato |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
18:06 |
| Number 11 O. Moore |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
13:04 |
| Number 16 J. Dickinson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
58.8% |
17:06 |
| Number 17 N. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
50% |
16:09 |
| Number 20 R. Greene |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
38.5% |
14:44 |
| Number 28 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:27 |
| Number 34 C. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
11:23 |
| Number 59 T. Bertuzzi |
L |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:01 |
| Number 76 N. Lardis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:33 |
| Number 84 L. Slaggert |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:28 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:54 |
| Number 95 I. Mikheyev |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:33 |
| Number 5 C. Murphy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:09 |
| Number 44 W. Kaiser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:44 |
| Number 46 L. Crevier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:41 |
| Number 48 M. Grzelcyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 55 A. Levshunov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:39 |
| Number 72 A. Vlasic |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:13 |
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 A. Soderblom |
15 |
13 |
2 |
.867 |
61:09 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
09:55 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jeremy Lauzon |
Delaying game smothering puck |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:44 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Ryan Greene |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:35 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jaycob Megna |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Chicago Blackhawks head coach
- Jeff Blashill
- Referees
- Francois St-Laurent, Carter Sandlak
- Linesmen
- Kilian McNamara, Dan Kelly
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Brayden McNabb, Reilly Smith, Braeden Bowman
- Chicago Blackhawks scratches
- Sam Lafferty, Ethan Del Mastro
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
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4
 at Dallas Stars
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars, Sun, Jan 4, 2026
|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
5
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Jan 4, 2026
|
 Colorado Avalanche
1
 at Florida Panthers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers, Sun, Jan 4, 2026
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
3
 at New Jersey Devils
1
|
Final
|
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|
Sources and further reading
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