Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vegas Golden Knights

NHL

Blue Jackets

18-18-7, 43 PTS

3-5

Final

Golden Knights

19-11-12, 50 PTS

T-Mobile Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

CBJ shoots leftVGK shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
CBJ	8	6	11	25
VGK	7	8	11	26

In net

Jet Greaves21/26 SV, .808

Carter Hart0/1 SV, .000

Team	1	2	3	T
CBJ	2	0	1	3
VGK	1	3	1	5

Who won: Golden Knights 5-3

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena. The Golden Knights win the series 2-0. The Golden Knights outscored the Blue Jackets 3-0 in the 2nd period. Reilly Smith led the Golden Knights in goals (2). Boone Jenner led the Blue Jackets in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:14
Kent Johnson Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 0:21
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
P3 0:26
Boone Jenner Slap Shot saved by Akira Schmid
P3 0:33
Zach Whitecloud hit Ivan Provorov
P3 1:13
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Boone Jenner
P3 1:38
Kirill Marchenko Slap Shot Wide Left
P3 1:50
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
P3 2:11
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
P3 2:38
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
P3 2:59
Adam Fantilli Slap Shot Wide Right
P3 3:04
Charlie Coyle Wrist Shot saved by Akira Schmid
P3 3:18
Damon Severson Wrist Shot saved by Akira Schmid
P3 3:20
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Akira Schmid
P3 3:46
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Jack Eichel
GOALP3 3:46
Goal! Wrist shot
Brett Howden
Brett Howden Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (7), Tomas Hertl (18)
CBJ 3 - 5 VGK
P3 3:59
TO
Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
P3 4:13
Kaedan Korczak hit Sean Monahan
P3 4:29
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
P3 4:33
Mathieu Olivier hit Ben Hutton
P3 4:41
Jack Eichel shot blocked by Damon Severson
P3 4:43
TO
Giveaway by Damon Severson
P3 5:10
Zach Aston-Reese hit Ivan Barbashev
P3 5:18
Mark Stone Slap Shot Short