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Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Vegas Golden Knights 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Vegas Golden Knights 5. Shots on goal: CBJ 25, VGK 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CBJ 2-1 VGK; P2 CBJ 0-3 VGK; P3 CBJ 1-1 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 08:24 Boone Jenner (assists: Zach Werenski, Sean Monahan) to make it CBJ 1-0 VGK; P1 10:41 Kent Johnson (assists: Sean Monahan, Boone Jenner) to make it CBJ 2-0 VGK; P1 12:20 Reilly Smith (assists: Ben Hutton, Mitch Marner) to make it CBJ 2-1 VGK; P2 05:19 Reilly Smith (assists: Mitch Marner, Mark Stone) to make it CBJ 2-2 VGK; P2 13:07 Jack Eichel (assists: Ivan Barbashev, Mark Stone) to make it CBJ 2-3 VGK; P2 18:44 Mark Stone (assists: Tomas Hertl, Jack Eichel) to make it CBJ 2-4 VGK; P3 14:28 Kirill Marchenko (assists: Ivan Provorov, Adam Fantilli) to make it CBJ 3-4 VGK; P3 16:14 Brett Howden (assists: Keegan Kolesar, Tomas Hertl) to make it CBJ 3-5 VGK. Top skaters: Mark Stone (VGK) 1 G, 2 A; Reilly Smith (VGK) 2 G, 0 A; Boone Jenner (CBJ) 1 G, 1 A; Jack Eichel (VGK) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Akira Schmid (VGK) 21 saves on 23, decision W; Carter Hart (VGK) 0 saves on 1; Jet Greaves (CBJ) 21 saves on 26, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Mark Stone
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG · 22:32 TOI
Goals · VGK
Reilly Smith
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 14:21 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Akira Schmid
21 saves on 23 shots (.913) · W
Season highs
Reilly Smith · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

CBJ 2 largest lead P1 10:41 (CBJ 2, VGK 0) · 2-0 run, P1 8:24–P1 10:41
VGK 2 largest lead P2 18:44 (CBJ 2, VGK 4) · 4-0 run, P1 12:20–P2 18:44
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 8:24 Boone Jenner (Zach Werenski, Sean Monahan) CBJ · tip-in shot · CBJ 1, VGK 0
  • P1 10:41 Kent Johnson (Sean Monahan, Boone Jenner) CBJ · snap shot · CBJ 2, VGK 0
  • P1 12:20 Reilly Smith (Ben Hutton, Mitch Marner) VGK · tip-in shot · CBJ 2, VGK 1
  • P2 5:19 Reilly Smith (Mitch Marner, Mark Stone) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · CBJ 2, VGK 2
  • P2 13:07 Jack Eichel (Ivan Barbashev, Mark Stone) VGK · wrist shot · CBJ 2, VGK 3
  • P2 18:44 Mark Stone (Tomas Hertl, Jack Eichel) VGK · Power play · snap shot · CBJ 2, VGK 4
  • P3 14:28 Kirill Marchenko (Ivan Provorov, Adam Fantilli) CBJ · wrist shot · CBJ 3, VGK 4
  • P3 16:14 Brett Howden (Keegan Kolesar, Tomas Hertl) VGK · wrist shot · CBJ 3, VGK 5

Linescore

123 T
CBJ 201 3
VGK 131 5

Shots on goal: CBJ 24, VGK 26

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

CBJVGK
25Shots on goal26
57Shot attempts58
36Faceoff wins21
28Hits19
12Blocked shots20
0Power-play goals1
4Takeaways8
18Giveaways15
4Penalty minutes2
80.8%Save %87.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ861125
VGK781126

🎯 Shot Map

Columbus Blue Jackets3 G · 44 attempts
Boone Jenner: missed the netZachary Aston-Reese: missed the netCharlie Coyle: missed the netSean Monahan: missed the netZach Werenski: missed the netBoone Jenner: goal (tip-in)Dante Fabbro: saved (snap)Kirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netKent Johnson: goal (snap)Sean Monahan: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: saved (snap)Damon Severson: missed the netZach Werenski: saved (wrist)Ivan Provorov: saved (snap)Boone Jenner: missed the netKent Johnson: saved (wrist)Boone Jenner: saved (wrist)Damon Severson: missed the netCole Sillinger: saved (snap)Kent Johnson: missed the netMathieu Olivier: missed the netIvan Provorov: saved (wrist)Kent Johnson: saved (wrist)Ivan Provorov: saved (wrist)Sean Monahan: missed the netMikael Pyyhtia: missed the netBrendan Gaunce: missed the netBrendan Gaunce: saved (tip-in)Kirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Brendan Gaunce: saved (backhand)Damon Severson: saved (snap)Damon Severson: missed the netDmitri Voronkov: saved (backhand)Damon Severson: missed the netIvan Provorov: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: goal (wrist)Ivan Provorov: saved (wrist)Damon Severson: saved (wrist)Charlie Coyle: saved (wrist)Adam Fantilli: missed the netKirill Marchenko: missed the netBoone Jenner: saved (slap)Kent Johnson: missed the net
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 22Saved50% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net43% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights5 G · 38 attempts
Jeremy Lauzon: saved (slap)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: missed the netReilly Smith: goal (tip-in)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (slap)Noah Hanifin: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (backhand)Keegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: goal (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Braeden Bowman: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: missed the netJack Eichel: goal (wrist)Braeden Bowman: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: goal (snap)Ivan Barbashev: saved (backhand)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (backhand)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Dylan Coghlan: missed the netBrett Howden: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netBrett Howden: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: saved (snap)Mark Stone: missed the netBrett Howden: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals13% of attempts
  • 21Saved55% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net32% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

CBJ skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Boone Jenner C 112033017:57
Sean Monahan C 022+111017:11
Kirill Marchenko R 101+140219:35
Kent Johnson C 101-121216:41
Zach Werenski D 011+110128:00
Ivan Provorov D 011050224:13
Adam Fantilli C 011004018:12
Damon Severson D 000-120123:21
Denton Mateychuk D 000000119:14
Charlie Coyle C 000-112017:17
Dmitri Voronkov L 000012116:29
Cole Sillinger C 000-111013:57
Mathieu Olivier R 000-105013:40
Dante Fabbro D 000-111012:58
Egor Zamula D 000-100111:12
Brendan Gaunce C 000-122011:06
Zachary Aston-Reese L 000006110:26
Mikael Pyyhtia L 000000009:27
CBJ goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jet Greaves L 212680.8556:48
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mark Stone R 123+130322:32
Reilly Smith R 202020014:21
Jack Eichel C 112+140122:40
Mitch Marner R 022+110017:40
Tomas Hertl C 022+152116:09
Brett Howden C 101+130011:04
Ivan Barbashev L 011010020:47
Ben Hutton D 011000016:17
Keegan Kolesar R 011+121012:02
Noah Hanifin D 000+201024:54
Zach Whitecloud D 000+214322:52
Kaedan Korczak D 000-112118:22
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-113417:16
Dylan Coghlan D 000000315:58
Brandon Saad L 000001013:40
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000-101011:35
Colton Sissons C 000012210:34
Braeden Bowman R 000-112209:24
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid W 212391.3251:29
Carter Hart — 010.0108:24

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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