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Vegas Golden Knights 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2. Shots on goal: VGK 26, CBJ 30. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 0-1 CBJ; P2 VGK 1-0 CBJ; P3 VGK 2-1 CBJ.

Scoring plays: P1 07:02 Charlie Coyle (assists: Zach Werenski, Cole Sillinger) to make it VGK 0-1 CBJ; P2 00:41 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel) to make it VGK 1-1 CBJ; P3 04:49 Egor Chinakhov (assists: Dante Fabbro, Kent Johnson) to make it VGK 1-2 CBJ; P3 05:52 Ben Hutton (assists: Mitch Marner, Kaedan Korczak) to make it VGK 2-2 CBJ; P3 13:13 Brayden McNabb (assists: Mitch Marner, Shea Theodore) to make it VGK 3-2 CBJ. Top skaters: Mitch Marner (VGK) 0 G, 3 A; Brayden McNabb (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Charlie Coyle (CBJ) 1 G, 0 A; Ben Hutton (VGK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Carter Hart (VGK) 27 saves on 29, decision W; Jet Greaves (CBJ) 22 saves on 25, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Mitch Marner
0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 1 SOG · 16:46 TOI
Goals · CBJ
Charlie Coyle
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 17:50 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Carter Hart
27 saves on 29 shots (.931) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 1 largest lead P3 13:13 (VGK 3, CBJ 2) · 2-0 run, P3 5:52–P3 13:13
CBJ 1 largest lead P1 7:02 (VGK 0, CBJ 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 7:02 Charlie Coyle (Zach Werenski, Cole Sillinger) CBJ · wrist shot · VGK 0, CBJ 1
  • P2 0:41 Pavel Dorofeyev (Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel) VGK · Power play · snap shot · VGK 1, CBJ 1
  • P3 4:49 Egor Chinakhov (Dante Fabbro, Kent Johnson) CBJ · wrist shot · VGK 1, CBJ 2
  • P3 5:52 Ben Hutton (Mitch Marner, Kaedan Korczak) VGK · snap shot · VGK 2, CBJ 2
  • P3 13:13 Brayden McNabb (Mitch Marner, Shea Theodore) VGK · snap shot · VGK 3, CBJ 2

Linescore

123 T
VGK 012 3
CBJ 101 2

Shots on goal: VGK 25, CBJ 29

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 2 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKCBJ
26Shots on goal30
62Shot attempts58
26Faceoff wins36
15Hits15
20Blocked shots19
1Power-play goals0
5Takeaways7
14Giveaways15
8Penalty minutes6
93.1%Save %88.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK971026
CBJ9101130

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights3 G · 40 attempts
Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (slap)Cole Reinhardt: saved (snap)Mark Stone: saved (tip-in)Cole Reinhardt: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netCole Reinhardt: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: missed the netColton Sissons: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (snap)Ben Hutton: saved (snap)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (snap)Brayden McNabb: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netBrayden McNabb: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: missed the netNoah Hanifin: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (slap)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Ben Hutton: goal (snap)Mitch Marner: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netBrayden McNabb: goal (snap)Zach Whitecloud: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 23Saved57% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net35% of attempts
Columbus Blue Jackets2 G · 37 attempts
Boone Jenner: saved (wrist)Denton Mateychuk: saved (backhand)Charlie Coyle: saved (backhand)Zach Werenski: saved (wrist)Sean Monahan: saved (snap)Charlie Coyle: goal (wrist)Zach Werenski: missed the netAdam Fantilli: saved (slap)Adam Fantilli: saved (wrist)Adam Fantilli: saved (slap)Brendan Smith: saved (snap)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netDante Fabbro: saved (snap)Cole Sillinger: saved (wrap-around)Boone Jenner: saved (wrist)Cole Sillinger: saved (wrist)Charlie Coyle: saved (wrist)Boone Jenner: saved (wrist)Isac Lundeström: saved (snap)Sean Monahan: missed the netMiles Wood: saved (backhand)Charlie Coyle: saved (wrist)Sean Monahan: saved (wrist)Ivan Provorov: saved (wrist)Ivan Provorov: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: goal (wrist)Zach Werenski: saved (wrist)Denton Mateychuk: missed the netIsac Lundeström: saved (backhand)Boone Jenner: missed the netZach Werenski: missed the netIvan Provorov: saved (slap)Kirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Kirill Marchenko: saved (poke)Kirill Marchenko: saved (slap)Egor Chinakhov: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 28Saved76% of attempts
  • 7Missed the net19% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mitch Marner R 033+211116:46
Brayden McNabb D 101-111220:24
Ben Hutton D 101+140013:39
Pavel Dorofeyev R 101030011:04
Shea Theodore D 011030122:43
Jack Eichel C 011-212220:48
Kaedan Korczak D 011+101317:30
Noah Hanifin D 000-120022:13
Mark Stone R 000031018:14
Zach Whitecloud D 000011417:45
Ivan Barbashev L 000-200215:26
Tomas Hertl C 000+100015:24
Colton Sissons C 000025414:36
Braeden Bowman R 000000014:13
Brandon Saad L 000010113:39
Cole Reinhardt L 000+130013:18
Brett Howden C 000+100013:10
Keegan Kolesar R 000-103012:09
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart W 272993.1260:00
CBJ skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Charlie Coyle C 101040117:50
Egor Chinakhov R 101+121009:53
Zach Werenski D 011+120225:53
Cole Sillinger C 011020114:35
Dante Fabbro D 011010213:54
Kent Johnson C 011+100009:55
Ivan Provorov D 000020123:24
Damon Severson D 000000120:38
Denton Mateychuk D 000010320:18
Kirill Marchenko R 000031018:46
Adam Fantilli C 000-231318:42
Sean Monahan C 000020217:58
Dmitri Voronkov L 000003117:26
Boone Jenner C 000-232216:32
Isac Lundeström C 000020014:59
Miles Wood L 000+112014:04
Brendan Smith D 000-112011:12
Brendan Gaunce C 000+103010:44
CBJ goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jet Greaves L 222588.0358:52

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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Vegas Golden Knights 16-6-9 W2 L10 6-2-2 Next game recap: vs NJD · Wed, Dec 17
Columbus Blue Jackets 13-13-6 L5 L10 2-5-3 Next game recap: vs ANA · Tue, Dec 16

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