CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
40-29-12 · L1 · L10: 2-7-1
L
OT
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
Final
3—5
2026-01-08 · T-Mobile Arena
VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
37-26-17 · W1 · L10: 6-1-3
W
OT
L
L
L
SO
W
L
L
SO
VGK dominated expected goals 2.7 to 2.7
xG Flow
CUMULATIVECBJ xG
2.65
ACTUAL
3 — 5
VGK xG
2.71
Scoring Timeline
0.08
MED xG
1P 08:24Even Strength
38
Boone Jenner(7)
C · CBJ · #38
Zach Werenski (30), Sean Monahan (15)CBJ 1 - 0 VGK
0.13
HIGH xG
1P 10:41Even Strength
91
Kent Johnson(4)
C · CBJ · #91
Sean Monahan (16), Boone Jenner (14)CBJ 2 - 0 VGK
0.11
HIGH xG
1P 12:20Even Strength
19
Reilly Smith(7)
R · VGK · #19
Ben Hutton (7), Mitch Marner (34)CBJ 2 - 1 VGK
0.11
HIGH xG
2P 05:19Power Play19
Reilly Smith(8)
R · VGK · #19
Mitch Marner (35), Mark Stone (22)CBJ 2 - 2 VGK
0.04
LOW xG
2P 13:07Even Strength
9
Jack Eichel(13)
C · VGK · #9
Ivan Barbashev (19), Mark Stone (23)CBJ 2 - 3 VGK
0.23
HIGH xG
2P 18:44Power Play
61
Mark Stone(14)
R · VGK · #61
Tomas Hertl (17), Jack Eichel (32)CBJ 2 - 4 VGK
0.08
MED xG
3P 14:28Even Strength
86
Kirill Marchenko(16)
R · CBJ · #86
Ivan Provorov (12), Adam Fantilli (15)CBJ 3 - 4 VGK
0.07
MED xG
3P 16:14Even Strength
21
Brett Howden(9)
C · VGK · #21
Keegan Kolesar (7), Tomas Hertl (18)CBJ 3 - 5 VGK
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
40
Akira Schmid
G · VGK · #40
22/24 saves, .916 SV%, -0.6 GSAx
★2
61
Mark Stone
R · VGK · #61
1G, 2A, 3 SOG
★3
19
Reilly Smith
R · VGK · #19
2G, 2 SOG
Team Stats
CBJVGK
25Shots26
2.65xGF2.71
55.3CF%44.7
63.2FO%36.8
0/1PP1/2
28Hits19
12Blocks20
18Giveaways15
4Takeaways8
4PIM2
Period Breakdown
| Period | CBJ SOG | VGK SOG | CBJ xG | VGK xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 6 | 0.78 | 0.51 |
| 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0.67 | 0.90 |
| 3rd | 10 | 10 | 1.21 | 1.31 |
| Total | 22 | 21 | 2.66 | 2.72 |
Penalties
3 TOTAL1P 18:04
Keegan Kolesarhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Adam Fantilli2P 18:28
Mathieu Olivierhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Braeden Bowman3P 02:39
Brendan Gauncedelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)