Columbus Blue Jackets @ Vegas Golden Knights

18-16-7, 9-9-3 Away

17-11-12, 8-6-6 Home

Blue Jackets

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Greaves	12	10	6	0	2.64	.910
E. Merzlikins	6	6	1	0	4.04	.877

Golden Knights

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Schmid	11	4	5	2	2.52	.894
C. Hart	4	3	3	0	3.28	.876
A. Hill	1	0	2	0	2.73	.888

T-Mobile Arena

3:00 AM, 9 January 2026

Las Vegas, NV

CBJ

VGK

Points

Zach WerenskiD #8

44PTS

15G

29A

Jack EichelC #9

42PTS

12G

30A

Goals

Zach WerenskiD #8

15G

1PPG

139S

Pavel DorofeyevRW #16

16G

10PPG

109S

Assists

Zach WerenskiD #8

29A

9PPA

8+/-

Mitch MarnerRW #93

31A

9PPA

8+/-

Columbus Blue Jackets

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Sean Monahan C	Day-To-Day	6 Jan
Brendan Smith D	IR	6 Jan
Miles Wood LW	IR	6 Jan
Isac Lundestrom C	IR	17 Jan

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
CBJ	3.00	3.32	30.2	31.0	339	19	18.4	28	75.9	3	0
VGK	3.08	3.03	28.9	25.0	289	30	24.4	18	81.4	1	0

Blue Jackets Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
1/4/26	vsPIT	L5-4 OT
1/3/26	vsBUF	W5-1
1/1/26	vsNJ	L3-2
12/30/25	@OTT	W4-1
12/28/25	vsNYI	W4-2

Golden Knights Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
1/5/26	@CHI	L3-2 OT
1/2/26	@STL	L4-3
12/31/25	vsNSH	L4-2
12/30/25	vsMIN	L5-2
12/28/25	vsCOL	L6-5 SO

Regular Season Series

VGK leads 1-0

Golden Knights
3
Blue Jackets
2

Game 1

14/12

Blue Jackets
Golden Knights

Game 2

9/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	25	14	3	53
NY Islanders	23	15	4	50
Philadelphia	21	12	7	49
Pittsburgh	20	12	9	49
Washington	21	15	6	48
New Jersey	22	18	2	46
NY Rangers	20	18	5	45
Columbus	18	16	7	43

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	17	11	12	46
Edmonton	20	16	6	46
Anaheim	21	17	3	45
Seattle	18	14	7	43
Los Angeles	17	14	9	43
San Jose	20	18	3	43
Calgary	18	19	4	40
Vancouver	16	20	5	37

Rantanen ready to face Hurricanes for 1st time since trade

Settled in and firmly entrenched as a key cog to the Stars' offense, Mikko Rantanen and his teammates will take on the Hurricanes Tuesday for the first time since Carolina dealt him to Dallas last year, ending a 13-day journey that saw him traded twice.

Bob Pulford, Hall of Famer and longtime Blackhawks exec, dies

Bob Pulford, a Hall of Fame player with the Maple Leafs who later coached the Kings and then ran the Blackhawks' front office for 30 years, has died at age 89.

Stars capt. Jamie Benn gets stitches on nose, could miss games

Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn is likely to miss a couple of games after hitting his face on the ice and getting stitches on his nose. Benn is one of four NHL veteran players who don't wear visors.

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Vegas Golden Knights

Goaltender Comparison

Game Information

Scoring Leaders

Zach WerenskiD #8

Jack EichelC #9

Zach WerenskiD #8

Pavel DorofeyevRW #16

Zach WerenskiD #8

Mitch MarnerRW #93

Injury Report

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

VGK leads 1-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

NHL News

Rantanen ready to face Hurricanes for 1st time since trade

Bob Pulford, Hall of Famer and longtime Blackhawks exec, dies

Stars capt. Jamie Benn gets stitches on nose, could miss games