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Hutton, McNabb lift Golden Knights past Blue Jackets 3-2

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Highlights

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.

Up next Golden Knights host New Jersey on Wednesday.

Blue Jackets host Anaheim on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

VGK leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:02 Charlie Coyle Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Werenski (24), Cole Sillinger (11)
Goal 2nd Period 0:41 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (24), Jack Eichel (29)
Goal 3rd Period 4:49 Yegor Chinakhov Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Dante Fabbro (4), Kent Johnson (5)
Goal 3rd Period 5:52 Ben Hutton Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (25), Kaedan Korczak (3)
Goal 3rd Period 13:13 Brayden McNabb Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (26), Shea Theodore (16)

Statistics

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20 Blocked Shots 19
15 Hits 15
5 Takeaways 7
26 Shots 30
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 Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dante Fabbro, D Out Jan 28
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brett Howden, C Injured Reserve Jan 20
Colton Sissons, C Out Jan 19

Game Information

Nationwide Arena

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 16,965 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 25 14 63 13
Edmonton 27 19 62 8
Anaheim 28 22 59 3
San Jose 27 21 57 3
Los Angeles 22 16 57 13
Seattle 24 19 57 9
Calgary 21 25 48 6
Vancouver 17 31 39 5

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 32 15 69 5
Pittsburgh 26 14 63 11
NY Islanders 28 19 61 5
Philadelphia 24 18 57 9
Washington 25 22 57 7
New Jersey 27 24 56 2
Columbus 24 20 55 7
NY Rangers 22 25 50 6
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