Thursday, January 8, 2026
- Expected goals, CBJ–VGK
- 3.1–3.3
- all situations, empty nets out
- VGK share of xG
- 51.2%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 25–26
- CBJ–VGK
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Golden Knights beat the Blue Jackets 5-3 in a game the chances had about even, 3.3 expected goals to 3.1. The Golden Knights came back from two goals down. Mark Stone has scored in 6 straight games. Zach Werenski has a point in 9 straight games.
- Mark StoneStreak
Mark Stone has scored in 6 straight games. He finished with one goal and two assists. That makes 6 straight games with a point. It finished 5-3 for the Golden Knights.
- Zach WerenskiStreak
Zach Werenski has a point in 9 straight games. He has 46 points in 39 games this season. The Blue Jackets fell 5-3 to the Golden Knights.
- Reilly SmithTwo goals
Reilly Smith had two goals. He has 8 goals this season. He played 14:21 and had two shots on goal. The Golden Knights beat the Blue Jackets 5-3.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
8 goals from 82 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Werenski D | 28:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| Ivan Provorov D | 24:13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.23 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| Damon Severson D | 23:21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.77 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| Kirill Marchenko R | 19:35 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.44 | 0 | 2 | 78 |
| Denton Mateychuk D | 19:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 74 |
| Adam Fantilli C | 18:12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 4 | 0 | 78 |
| Boone Jenner C | 17:57 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.46 | 3 | 0 | 66 |
| Charlie Coyle C | 17:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| Sean Monahan C | 17:11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 69 |
| Kent Johnson C | 16:41 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.32 | 1 | 2 | 67 |
| Dmitri Voronkov L | 16:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 85 |
| Cole Sillinger C | 13:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Mathieu Olivier R | 13:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 5 | 0 | 43 |
| Dante Fabbro D | 12:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Egor Zamula D | 11:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| Brendan Gaunce C | 11:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Zachary Aston-Reese L | 10:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 6 | 1 | 27 |
| Mikael Pyyhtia L | 9:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Hanifin D | 24:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | 22:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 4 | 3 | 48 |
| Jack Eichel C | 22:40 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| Mark Stone R | 22:32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.74 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 20:47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 18:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| Mitch Marner R | 17:40 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 17:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 3 | 4 | 32 |
| Ben Hutton D | 16:17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 16:09 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.79 | 2 | 2 | 99 |
| Dylan Coghlan D | 15:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| Reilly Smith R | 14:21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Brandon Saad L | 13:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 12:02 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 83 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 11:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Brett Howden C | 11:04 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| Colton Sissons C | 10:34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Braeden Bowman R | 9:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 2 | 2 | 66 |
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