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Schenn scores game-winning goal as Blues beat Golden Knights 4-3

Vegas Golden Knights vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights

Oskar Sundquist, Justin Faulk and Alexey Toropchenko also scored for the Blues. Joe Hofer recorded 22 saves.

Pavel Dorofeyev, Mark Stone and Keegan Kolesar scored for the Golden Knights, who are 1-5-2 in their last eight games. Vegas has allowed four or more goals in five of those games.

Carter Hart saved 15 shots for Vegas.

Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb sat out with an upper-body injury sustained Wednesday against Nashville, snapping his 298 consecutive games played. It was the 10th-longest active streak.

St. Louis scored two goals in 58 seconds of the second period for a 3-1 lead. Faulk scored on a wrist shot from the right circle goal at 5:39 and Sundqvist on a snap shot at 6:37.

Vegas cut it to 3-2 on a goal by Stone and tied it at 3 on Dorofeyev’s goal at 8:29 of the third period.

Each team scored a goal in the first period. Vegas went up 1-0 at 10:12 on a goal by Kolesar, his first goal this season.

St. Louis tied it just 27 seconds later when Toropchenko scored on a rebound of his shot.

The Blues were awarded a penalty shot at 3:44 when Noah Hanifin slashed Jordan Kyrou on a breakaway. Kyrou skated into the slot but was thwarted by Hart’s glove save.

Jack Eichel, who had been out with a lower body injury, returned to play for Vegas after missing seven consecutive games He is two assists away from 400 in his career.

Up next Golden Knights: Will play Sunday night in Chicago.

Blues: Host Montreal on Saturday afternoon.

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 10:12 Keegan Kolesar Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Colton Sissons (3), Kaedan Korczak (7)
Goal 1st Period 10:39 Alexey Toropchenko Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathieu Joseph (7), Oskar Sundqvist (10)
Goal 2nd Period 5:39 Justin Faulk Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (15), Tyler Tucker (6)
Goal 2nd Period 6:37 Oskar Sundqvist Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Alexey Toropchenko (2), Mathieu Joseph (8)
Goal 2nd Period 9:10 Mark Stone Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Brett Howden (5)
Goal 3rd Period 8:21 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Braeden Bowman (9)
Goal 3rd Period 18:27 Brayden Schenn Goal (9) Deflected, assists: Jimmy Snuggerud (7), Pavel Buchnevich (16)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 9
21 Hits 19
6 Takeaways 6
25 Shots 19
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 29
43.1 Faceoff Win Percent 56.9
16 Giveaways 18
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mathieu Joseph, RW Out Jan 12
Robert Thomas, C Day-To-Day Jan 12
Philip Broberg, D Out Jan 12
Pius Suter, C Injured Reserve Jan 6
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brandon Saad, LW Day-To-Day Jan 12
Brett Howden, C Day-To-Day Jan 12

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 21 11 54 12
Edmonton 23 16 53 7
Seattle 21 15 50 8
San Jose 23 19 49 3
Los Angeles 19 16 48 10
Anaheim 21 21 45 3
Calgary 19 22 42 4
Vancouver 16 24 37 5

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 33 4 74 8
Dallas 27 10 63 9
Minnesota 26 12 61 9
Utah 22 20 48 4
Nashville 21 20 46 4
Chicago 19 20 45 7
St. Louis 17 21 42 8
Winnipeg 17 22 39 5
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