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Blue Jackets vs Golden Knights

Final · Thu Jan 8 · 10:00 PM ET · T-Mobile Arena

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue Jackets18-18-7
3
FinalJan 8, 2026
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden Knights19-11-12
5
TVFanDuel SN OHStreamESPN+Scripps Sports

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
CBJ+114
VGK−135
Puck line
CBJ +1.5−198
VGK −1.5+164
Total O/U
Over 6.5−108
Under 6.5−112
  • Puck line: Golden Knights −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (8 goals).

Recap

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Jan 8, 2026 to move to 19-11-12.

The Golden Knights came back from 2 goals down, trailing 2-0 in the first period. They scored 3 unanswered goals in the second period.

Score by period

Columbus Blue Jackets and Vegas Golden Knights, score by period
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CBJ2013
VGK1315

W: Schmid · L: Greaves

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. CBJGoal · 8:24Boone Jenner Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Zach Werenski (30), Sean Monahan (15)1-0
  2. CBJGoal · 10:41Kent Johnson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Sean Monahan (16), Boone Jenner (14)2-0
  3. VGKGoal · 12:20Reilly Smith Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Ben Hutton (7), Mitch Marner (34)2-1

Second Period

  1. VGKGoal · 5:19Reilly Smith Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (35), Mark Stone (22)2-2
  2. VGKGoal · 13:07Jack Eichel Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (19), Mark Stone (23)2-3
  3. VGKGoal · 18:44Mark Stone Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (17), Jack Eichel (32)2-4

Third Period

  1. CBJGoal · 14:28Kirill Marchenko Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (12), Adam Fantilli (15)3-4
  2. VGKGoal · 16:14Brett Howden Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (7), Tomas Hertl (18)3-5

Team stats

CBJVGK
Shots
25
26
Power Play Goals
0
1
Faceoff Win Percent
63.2
36.8
Hits
28
19
Blocked Shots
12
20
Penalty Minutes
4
2

Top performers

Columbus Blue JacketsVegas Golden Knights

Goals

Boone Jenner1
Reilly Smith2

Assists

Sean Monahan2
Mark Stone2

Points

Boone Jenner2
Mark Stone3

Player stats

Blue Jackets · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zachary Aston-Reese LW160010:2600000.00
Charlie Coyle C021-117:17001064.30
Adam Fantilli C040018:12010058.80
Brendan Gaunce C020-111:06002046.22
Boone Jenner C030017:5711300.00
Kent Johnson C210-116:4110300.00
Kirill Marchenko RW201119:3510400.00
Sean Monahan C010117:11021090.90
Mathieu Olivier RW050-113:4000000.02
Mikael Pyyhtia LW00009:2700000.00
Cole Sillinger C012-113:570010100.00
Dmitri Voronkov LW120016:2900100.00

Blue Jackets · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Dante Fabbro D010-112:5800100.00
Denton Mateychuk D100019:1400000.00
Ivan Provorov D200024:1301500.00
Damon Severson D100-123:2100200.00
Zach Werenski D100128:0001100.00
Egor Zamula D100-111:1200000.00

Blue Jackets · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jet Greaves G52621.80856:480

Golden Knights · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Ivan Barbashev LW001020:4701100.00
Braeden Bowman RW220-19:2400100.00
Pavel Dorofeyev RW010-111:3500000.00
Jack Eichel C101122:40114033.30
Tomas Hertl C121116:09025050.00
Brett Howden C001111:0410300.00
Keegan Kolesar RW010112:0201200.02
Mitch Marner RW000117:40021012.50
Brandon Saad LW010013:4000000.00
Colton Sissons C220010:34001044.40
Reilly Smith RW000014:2120200.00
Mark Stone RW301122:3212300.00

Golden Knights · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Dylan Coghlan D300015:5800000.00
Noah Hanifin D011224:5400000.00
Ben Hutton D000016:1701000.00
Kaedan Korczak D120-118:2200100.00
Jeremy Lauzon D431-117:1600100.00
Zach Whitecloud D341222:5200100.00

Golden Knights · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Akira Schmid G22422.91751:290
Carter Hart G110.0008:240

Three stars

  1. Mark Stone (VGK)
  2. Reilly Smith (VGK)
  3. Jack Eichel (VGK)

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