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Columbus Blue Jackets at Vegas Golden Knights

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Vegas Golden Knights
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Reilly Smith's 2 goals lead Golden Knights to 5-3 comeback win over Blue Jackets

Kent Johnson scores goal for Blue Jackets

It was Smith's first two-goal game since scoring twice on April 5 last season against Calgary. Stone had three points and added to his career-best goal streak that is one behind the Golden Knights record set by Max Pacioretty in 2021.

Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist for Vegas, Brett Howden also scored and Mitch Marner and Tomas Hertl each had two assists. Akira Schmid made 21 saves in relief of Hart, who went out at 8:24 of the first period.

Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets. Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko both scored, and Sean Monahan finished with two assists. Jet Greaves stopped 21 shots.

It's the first time the Golden Knights have won back-to-back games since winning at Philadelphia and Columbus on Dec. 11 and 13. Vegas, however, is tied with Edmonton for first place in the Pacific Division.

Columbus took a 2-0 lead midway through the first period, the first goal coming when Jenner got the puck past a clearly compromised Hart.

But then the Golden Knights roared back as Smith scored with 7:40 left in the first period and then 5:19 into the second to tie the game. Goals by Eichel at even strength and Stone on a power play made it 4-2 entering the second intermission.

Up next Blue Jackets: Visit the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.

Golden Knights: Host the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

VGK wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:24 Boone Jenner Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Zach Werenski (30), Sean Monahan (15)
Goal 1st Period 10:41 Kent Johnson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Sean Monahan (16), Boone Jenner (14)
Goal 1st Period 12:20 Reilly Smith Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Ben Hutton (7), Mitch Marner (34)
Goal 2nd Period 5:19 Reilly Smith Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (35), Mark Stone (22)
Goal 2nd Period 13:07 Jack Eichel Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (19), Mark Stone (23)
Goal 2nd Period 18:44 Mark Stone Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (17), Jack Eichel (32)
Goal 3rd Period 14:28 Kirill Marchenko Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (12), Adam Fantilli (15)
Goal 3rd Period 16:14 Brett Howden Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (7), Tomas Hertl (18)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 20
28 Hits 19
4 Takeaways 8
25 Shots 26
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
36 Faceoffs Won 21
63.2 Faceoff Win Percent 36.8
18 Giveaways 15
2 Total Penalties 1
4 Penalty Minutes 2
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brett Howden, C Injured Reserve Jan 20
Colton Sissons, C Out Jan 19
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dante Fabbro, D Day-To-Day Feb 1
Sean Monahan, C Day-To-Day Jan 31

Game Information

T-Mobile Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,614 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 33 15 72 6
Pittsburgh 28 14 67 11
NY Islanders 30 20 65 5
Columbus 27 20 61 7
Washington 27 22 61 7
Philadelphia 24 20 58 10
New Jersey 28 25 58 2
NY Rangers 22 28 50 6

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 25 15 64 14
Edmonton 28 20 64 8
Seattle 26 19 61 9
Los Angeles 23 17 59 13
Anaheim 28 23 59 3
San Jose 27 22 58 4
Calgary 22 26 50 6
Vancouver 18 31 42 6
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