Vegas Golden Knights at Columbus Blue Jackets
· National Hockey LeagueHutton, McNabb lift Golden Knights past Blue Jackets 3-2
Vegas has earned nine of a possible 10 points on its five-game road trip and has not lost in regulation this month.
Pavel Dorofeyev also scored for the Golden Knights, Mitch Marner added three assists, and Carter Hart made 26 saves.
Charlie Coyle and Yegor Chinakhov scored for Columbus, which has dropped five straight games, including its last two at home. Jet Greaves stopped 22 shots.
Coyle gave Columbus an early lead at 7:02 of the first period, beating Hart with a wrist shot from the right circle. Dorofeyev tied it 41 seconds into the second with a power-play goal, extending his point streak to three games.
Chinakhov put Columbus back in front at 4:49 of the third with his first goal in 19 games, but it was short-lived. Hutton pulled Vegas even just over a minute later with a shot from the top of the slot.
McNabb put Vegas ahead to stay with 6:47 remaining, beating Greaves from the goal line. He took a four-minute high-sticking minor with 2:59 left, but Columbus failed to capitalize.
Blue Jackets host Anaheim on Tuesday.
Regular Season SeriesVGK leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 7:02 | Charlie Coyle Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Werenski (24), Cole Sillinger (11) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 0:41 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (24), Jack Eichel (29) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:49 | Yegor Chinakhov Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Dante Fabbro (4), Kent Johnson (5) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:52 | Ben Hutton Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (25), Kaedan Korczak (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:13 | Brayden McNabb Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (26), Shea Theodore (16) |
Statistics
VGK |
CBJ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Blocked Shots | 19 |
| 15 | Hits | 15 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 25 | Shots | 29 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 36 |
| 41.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 58.1 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Pavel Dorofeyev, RW | Day-To-Day | Dec 13 |
Game Information
Nationwide Arena
Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 16,965 | Capacity:
Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 16,965 | Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vegas |
16 | 6 | 41 | 9 |
Anaheim |
19 | 12 | 39 | 1 |
Los Angeles |
14 | 8 | 37 | 9 |
Edmonton |
15 | 11 | 36 | 6 |
San Jose |
16 | 14 | 35 | 3 |
Seattle |
12 | 11 | 30 | 6 |
Calgary |
13 | 16 | 30 | 4 |
Vancouver |
11 | 17 | 25 | 3 |
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina |
20 | 9 | 42 | 2 |
NY Islanders |
19 | 11 | 41 | 3 |
Washington |
18 | 10 | 40 | 4 |
Philadelphia |
16 | 9 | 37 | 5 |
New Jersey |
18 | 13 | 37 | 1 |
Pittsburgh |
14 | 8 | 36 | 8 |
NY Rangers |
16 | 13 | 36 | 4 |
Columbus |
13 | 13 | 32 | 6 |




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