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Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets

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Vegas Golden Knights
19-7-3
Final
3 - 2
Winnipeg Jets
21-9-1

Ivan Barbashev scores in overtime to lift the Golden Knights past the Jets, 3-2

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Winnipeg Jets: Game Highlights

Barbashev beat Connor Hellebuyck on the blocker side after a Winnipeg turnover for his 14th goal of the season. Vegas has won four in a row to improve to 19-7-3.

Keegan Kolesar and Victor Olofsson also scored for the Golden Knights. Shea Theodore had two assists, and Adin Hill made 18 saves.

Nikita Chibrikov and Josh Morrissey scored for Winnipeg, and Hellebuyck stopped 33 shots. The Jets dropped to 21-9-1.

Takeaways Golden Knights: Coming off a five-day break, the Golden Knights had fresh legs. They outshot the Jets 36-20.

Jets: Winnipeg wasn’t attacking the net like coach Scott Arniel keeps talking about. They went a span of 18:24 without a shot on goal, from late in the first period until 13:01 of the second, but picked it up after that.

Key moment Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi and defenseman Dylan DeMelo took costly minor penalties late in the third.

Key stat The Jets are 0-6-2 in their last eight regular-season games against Vegas.

Up next The Golden Knights are at Edmonton on Saturday. The Jets host Montreal on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

VGK leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:27 Nikita Chibrikov Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Vladislav Namestnikov (10), Cole Perfetti (13)
Goal 3rd Period 4:34 Keegan Kolesar Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 10:55 Josh Morrissey Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Dylan DeMelo (4), Alex Iafallo (5)
Goal 3rd Period 18:11 Victor Olofsson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Mark Stone (17), Shea Theodore (20)
Goal 4th Period 3:47 Ivan Barbashev Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (21)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 25
27 Hits 31
13 Takeaways 7
36 Shots 20
1 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 1
25.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 23
54.0 Faceoff Win Percent 46.0
13 Giveaways 15
1 Total Penalties 4
2 Penalty Minutes 8
Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Neal Pionk, D Injured Reserve Jan 30
Colin Miller, D Injured Reserve Jan 17
Haydn Fleury, D Injured Reserve Jan 14
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Colton Sissons, C Day-To-Day Feb 6
Brett Howden, C Injured Reserve Jan 20

Game Information

Canada Life Centre

Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 13,320 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 27 16 68 14
Edmonton 28 22 64 8
Seattle 27 20 63 9
Anaheim 30 23 63 3
Los Angeles 23 19 60 14
San Jose 27 24 58 4
Calgary 23 27 52 6
Vancouver 18 33 42 6

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 37 9 83 9
Minnesota 34 14 78 10
Dallas 34 14 77 9
Utah 30 23 64 4
Nashville 26 24 59 7
Chicago 22 26 53 9
Winnipeg 22 26 52 8
St. Louis 20 28 49 9
Full Standings