Thu, Jan 8, 2026·T-Mobile Arena, Paradise
Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Vegas Golden Knights 5
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 50% of the time.
42%
8%
9%
41%
VGK winsCBJ wins
Columbus Blue Jackets
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 28:00 | 0.17 | 63.3% | +15.3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 24:13 | 0.19 | 52.5% | +9.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 23:21 | 0.78 | 66.7% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 19:35 | 0.37 | 78.2% | +9.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 0.00 | 76.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:12 | 0.03 | 79.4% | +9.3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17:57 | 0.40 | 68.8% | +28.6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 17:17 | 0.11 | 38.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 17:11 | 0.16 | 72.2% | +28.6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 16:41 | 0.31 | 69.6% | +13.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:29 | 0.11 | 84.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 13:57 | 0.10 | 39.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 13:40 | 0.10 | 39.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 12:58 | 0.01 | 44.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 11:12 | 0.00 | 36.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 11:06 | 0.10 | 37.1% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:26 | 0.06 | 36.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:27 | 0.05 | 40.6% | 0.0 |
| L | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 3.06 | −1.9 | 56:48 |
Vegas Golden Knights
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 24:54 | 0.01 | 45.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 22:52 | 0.02 | 45.7% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 22:40 | 0.20 | 36.8% | +37.7 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 22:32 | 0.66 | 24.5% | +55.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:47 | 0.09 | 25.2% | +26.4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 18:22 | 0.03 | 27.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 17:40 | 0.03 | 18.8% | +30.7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 17:16 | 0.06 | 27.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:17 | 0.00 | 41.9% | +13.4 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 16:09 | 0.84 | 98.9% | +19.6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:58 | 0.01 | 43.1% | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:21 | 0.26 | 16.5% | +30.7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 | 0.00 | 21.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:02 | 0.15 | 78.4% | +8.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 11:35 | 0.15 | 49.9% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 11:04 | 0.40 | 86.2% | +8.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:34 | 0.02 | 14.4% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 9:24 | 0.14 | 56.0% | 0.0 |
| W | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 2.52 | +0.5 | 51:29 | |
| – | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.54 | −0.5 | 8:24 |