Golden Knights 1, Blue Jackets 2 (OT) — October 24, 2026: recap and analysis

VGKVGK
Vegas Golden Knights
8-4-0 · L2 · L10: 7-3-0
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
Final/OT
1—2
Oct 24, 2026 · Nationwide Arena
CBJCBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
3-5-0 · L2 · L10: 3-5-0
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
W

Final score: Vegas Golden Knights 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 2. Decided in overtime. Blue Jackets won with fewer expected goals, 2.35 to 3.20. PuckLab's first star: Cam Talbot (26/27 saves, .963 SV%, +2.5 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Golden Knights, 74% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RDOT
VGK xG
3.20
ACTUAL
1 — 2
CBJ xG
2.35

Scoring Timeline

0.42
HIGH xG
CBJ1P 11:51Even Strength
VGK 0 - 1 CBJ
0.47
HIGH xG
VGK1P 17:13Even Strength
VGK 1 - 1 CBJ
0.30
HIGH xG
CBJOT 00:59Power Play
VGK 1 - 2 CBJ

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Cam Talbot
33
Cam Talbot
G · CBJ · #33
26/27 saves, .963 SV%, +2.5 GSAX
★2
Carter Hart
79
Carter Hart
G · VGK · #79
18/20 saves, .900 SV%, +0.5 GSAX
★3
Kent Johnson
91
Kent Johnson
C · CBJ · #91
2A, 1 HIT

Team Stats

VGKCBJ
27Shots20
3.20xGF2.35
50.05v5 CF%50.0
45.3FO%54.7
0/1PP1/3
22Hits26
17Blocks14
15Giveaways16
9Takeaways3
6PIM2

Period Breakdown

PeriodVGK SOGCBJ SOGVGK xGCBJ xG
1st951.280.61
2nd580.360.76
3rd1351.560.39
OT020.000.59
Total27203.202.35

Penalties

4 TOTAL
1P 05:17
CBJ
Ryan LombergTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jeremy Lauzon
3P 03:17
VGK
Nic DowdTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Dmitri Voronkov
3P 06:01
VGK
Jeremy LauzonInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Carson Soucy
OT 00:15
VGK
Shea TheodoreHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Matthew Knies

Lineups