National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Chicago Blackhawks 2
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Vegas Golden Knights 5
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CHI0112
VGK2125
T-Mobile Arena · 17,838 att. · ESPN

Match Report

Eichel hits 700 points as Golden Knights beat Blackhawks in Ryan Craig’s first game behind the bench

— Jack Eichel had a goal and two assists to reach 701 career points, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 in their season opener Tuesday night.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

10
Blocked Shots
8
14
Hits
23
5
Takeaways
5
26
Shots
37
0
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
25
Faceoffs Won
33
43.1
Faceoff Win Percent
56.9
12
Giveaways
22
3
Total Penalties
2
6
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

CHI

  • Spencer Knight GA 4 · SA 36 · SOS 0
  • Oliver Moore BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Ryan Donato BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Frank Nazar BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1

VGK

  • Carter Hart GA 2 · SA 26 · SOS 0
  • Victor Olofsson BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • William Karlsson BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Jack Eichel BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:54 · 3rd Marc Gatcomb Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
  4. 19:25 · 3rd Cole Smith Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  5. 19:10 · 3rd Parker Wotherspoon Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  6. 18:46 · 3rd Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
  7. 18:27 · 3rd Ryan Greene faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  8. 18:27 · 3rd Goalie Stopped

Highlights

00:41 Trevor Connelly scores goal for Golden Knights Watch on ESPN 00:48 Victor Olofsson capitalizes on the power play for the Golden Knights Watch on ESPN 00:36 Jordan Greenway gets the Blackhawks on the scoreboard Watch on ESPN 00:46 Jack Eichel finds the back of the net for the Golden Knights Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

VGK leads series 1-0

Injuries

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

Chicago Blackhawks

  • Bowen Byram Day-To-Day

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