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Recap: The Golden Knights returned home for an out-of-conference matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Columbus struck first 8:24 into the opening period and followed up with another goal two minutes later. However, Vegas answered right back off a Reilly Smith deflection. After 20 minutes, the Golden Knights trailed 2-1.

Smith scored his second goal of the game five minutes into the second period to tie the game at 2-2. Jack Eichel snapped the tie with his 13th goal of the season. Captain Mark Stone scored VGK’s fourth straight goal to take a 4-2
advantage into the final break.

Columbus battled in the final frame and got within one. However, Brett Howden scored down the stretch to regain VGK’s two-goal edge

The Golden Knights record improves to 19-11-12 defeating the Blue Jackets 5-3 at T-Mobile Arena. Next up, Vegas will host the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 PM. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: It was another slow start that got compounded by a pretty nasty looking injury to Carter Hart. However, from the moment VGK went down two, they were dominant the rest of the game. Top-line looked brilliant all night and was highlighted by Mark Stone’s 6th straight game with a goal. Now, too keep playing like this… and preferably before they go down a couple goals. (Analysis by Ken)

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Recap: The Golden Knights were looking to wrap up their road trip with a victory in Columbus over the Blue Jackets. Columbus jumped out first with a goal seven minutes into the opening frame. After twenty minutes the home team held a 1-0 edge.

Immediately in the middle frame, the Golden Knights were awarded a power play opportunity which Pavel Dorofeyev took advantage of. Dorofeyev tied the game, scoring his 13th goal of the season. The game was locked in a 1-1 tie after two periods of action.

Five minutes into the final period the Blue Jackets regained their one goal lead. The Golden Knights answered right back with a goal from defenseman Ben Hutton. Late in the period, Brayden McNabb snapped the tie and gave Vegas a 3-2 advantage. Vegas fought off a late 6-on-4 to complete their victory.

The Golden Knights record improves to 16-6-9 defeating the Blue Jackets 3-2 in Columbus. Next up, Vegas will travel home and prepare for their next game on Wednesday. Puck drop against the New Jersey Devils is scheduled for 7 PM. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: The Golden Knights looked a lot like a team at the end of a road trip, essentially out of gas and trying to hang on. Somehow though, they battled their way through, without playing well for most of the game, and defeated a Columbus team that can’t seem to get out of its own way. The road trip ends with an incredible 4-0-1, but the play to get them there was no where near as impressive. (Analysis by Ken)

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Recap: The Golden Knights were looking to bounce back on the road with a victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The home team outshot Vegas 14-to-6 in the opening period but the visitors opened the scoring 12 minutes into the game. Nic Roy picked up his 9th goal of the season on the power play and Brandon Saad doubled VGK’s lead 2-0 before the break.

More than midway through the 2nd frame Pavel Dorofeyev recorded his 26th goal of the season to extend Vegas’ lead to 3-0.

Vegas outshot Columbus in the final frame trying to add to their three-goal advantage. With four minutes remaining Alex Pietrangelo sealed VGK’s victory with an empty-net goal.

The Golden Knights record improves to 39-19-7 defeating the Blue Jackets 4-0 in Columbus. Vegas will next play on Saturday morning in Buffalo. Puck drop against the Sabres is scheduled for 9:30 AM PT. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: Another slow start for VGK but this one did not impact the score at all. Vegas scored on their first two shots on goal at even strength and used a dominant special teams effort to race out to a lead. They turned it up defensively as the game went on and the Blue Jackets went away without much resistance. (Recap by Ken)

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Recap: The Golden Knights were looking to get back on track with a home victory over the incoming Columbus Blue Jackets. Vegas’ hottest player Tomas Hertl recorded his 20th goal of the season five minutes into the opening period. With time winding down the Blue Jackets tied the game at 1-1 before the first intermission.

Vegas’ Ivan Barbashev poked a puck into Columbus’ net with 12 seconds left in the frame, but the goal was waived off by the officials. After 40 minutes the contest remained a 1-1 score.

Both teams battled in the final twenty minutes of the game, but neither could find the back of the net. After 60 minutes of regulation time the game needed an overtime to decide a winner. Columbus scored the game-winning goal on a breakaway.

The Golden Knights record drops to 31-15-6 falling to the Blue Jackets 2-1 in OT. Vegas will hit the road for the next four games beginning on Sunday. Puck drop against the New York Rangers is scheduled for 3 PM. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: After a quick offensive start for VGK, it turned into one of the tighter games of the year. VGK just could not find enough dangerous chances to get one past Elvis Merzlikins while they did a solid job on the other end insulating Samsonov. In overtime it was the same story as a few nights ago. A break towards VGK’s net winds up with an opposing player staring at a wide open net with the puck on his stick. (Recap by Ken)

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Recap: The Golden Knights hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets hoping for some payback for Vegas’ loss in Ohio earlier this month. The visitors took the opening lead by batting the puck over goaltender Adin Hill. After the opening twenty minutes Columbus held a 1-0 edge.

The Golden Knights offense began to heat up early on in the middle frame. A little more than three minutes into the period Ivan Barbashev tied the game, scoring his 15th goal of the season. Jack Eichel followed up with his 23rd goal a shift later. The reigning champions carried a 2-1 advantage into the second intermission.

Vegas scored again quickly into the period to extend their lead to 3-1. Pavel Dorofeyev reached double digits, recording his 10th of 2023-24. Eichel added a second with a power play tally late.

The Golden Knights record improves to 38-25-7 defeating the Blue Jackets 4-2. Vegas will hit the road for crucial four game trip beginning on Monday. Puck drop against the St. Louis Blues is scheduled for 5 PM. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: VGK sleepwalked through the 1st period which caused quite a bit of concern. Then, they started to figure it out in the 2nd period and continued to dominate the Blue Jackets. Vegas landed nearly 40 of the last 45 shots. Bumslaying at its finest. (Analysis by Ken)

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