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Columbus Blue Jackets at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3 on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 40-30-12
at Vegas Golden Knights 5 39-26-17

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 0 1 3
Vegas Golden Knights 1 3 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 8 6 11 25
Vegas Golden Knights 7 8 11 26

Three stars

  1. M. Stone, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. R. Smith, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
  3. J. Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:24 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner (7) Zach Werenski (30), Sean Monahan (15) Even strength CBJ 1, VGK 0
1st 10:41 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson (4) Sean Monahan (16), Boone Jenner (14) Even strength CBJ 2, VGK 0
1st 12:20 Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith (7) Ben Hutton (7), Mitch Marner (34) Even strength CBJ 2, VGK 1
2nd 05:19 Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith (8) Mitch Marner (35), Mark Stone (22) Even strength CBJ 2, VGK 2
2nd 13:07 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel (13) Ivan Barbashev (19), Mark Stone (23) Even strength CBJ 2, VGK 3
2nd 18:44 Vegas Golden Knights Mark Stone (14) Tomas Hertl (17), Jack Eichel (32) Power play CBJ 2, VGK 4
3rd 14:28 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (16) Ivan Provorov (12), Adam Fantilli (15) Even strength CBJ 3, VGK 4
3rd 16:14 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden (9) Keegan Kolesar (7), Tomas Hertl (18) Even strength CBJ 3, VGK 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 25 26
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 2
Hits 28 19
Blocked shots 12 20
Giveaways 18 15
Takeaways 4 8
Faceoffs won 36/57 (63.2%) 21/57 (36.8%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 64.3% 17:17
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 100% 13:57
10 D. Voronkov L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 16:29
16 B. Gaunce C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 0 0 46.2% 11:06
19 A. Fantilli C 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 58.8% 18:12
23 S. Monahan C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 1 0 0 90.9% 17:11
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 5 0 0 13:40
27 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 10:26
38 B. Jenner C 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 17:57
82 M. Pyyhtia L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:27
86 K. Marchenko R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 2 0 19:35
91 K. Johnson C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 2 0 16:41
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:14
6 E. Zamula D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 11:12
8 Z. Werenski D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 28:00
9 I. Provorov D 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 24:13
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 12:58
78 D. Severson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 23:21
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
73 J. Greaves 26 21 5 .808 56:48 Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 0 1 0 33.3% 22:40
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 44.4% 10:34
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 11:35
19 R. Smith R 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:21
20 B. Saad L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13:40
21 B. Howden C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 11:04
42 B. Bowman R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 09:24
48 T. Hertl C 0 2 2 +1 0 5 2 1 0 50% 16:09
49 I. Barbashev L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:47
55 K. Kolesar R 0 1 1 +1 2 2 1 0 0 12:02
61 M. Stone R 1 2 3 +1 0 3 0 3 1 22:32
93 M. Marner R 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 12.5% 17:40
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 4 3 0 22:52
5 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 4 0 17:16
6 K. Korczak D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 18:22
15 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 0 0 24:54
17 B. Hutton D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:17
52 D. Coghlan D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:58
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
40 A. Schmid 24 22 2 .917 51:29 Win
79 C. Hart 1 0 1 .000 08:24

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 18:04 Vegas Golden Knights Keegan Kolesar High sticking 2
2nd 18:28 Columbus Blue Jackets Mathieu Olivier Hooking 2
3rd 02:39 Columbus Blue Jackets Brendan Gaunce Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Dean Evason
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Jonathan Deschamps
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Danton Heinen, Jake Christiansen
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Cole Reinhardt, Alexander Holtz

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 8

Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Colorado Avalanche 8 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/OT Game page

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