Game Thread: Columbus Blue Jackets (23-35-12) at Vegas Golden Knights (37-25-7) – 23 Mar 2024 – 7:30PM PDT

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# Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (23-35-12) at Vegas [](/r/goldenknights) Golden Knights (37-25-7)

#T-Mobile Arena

##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|FINAL|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|1|0|1|2|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|0|2|2|4|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|21|36|22|0.54%|8|5|0/1|4|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|47|17|13|0.46%|8|9|1/2|2|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|04:32|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Even|[Erik Gudbranson (5) slap shot, assist(s): Zach Werenski (39), Kirill Marchenko (16)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6349599338112)|
|2nd|03:31|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[Ivan Barbashev (15) wrist shot, assist(s): Nicolas Roy (26)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6349599110112)|
|2nd|04:57|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[Jack Eichel (23) snap shot, assist(s): Zach Whitecloud (7), Chandler Stephenson (28)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6349599888112)|
|3rd|03:03|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[Pavel Dorofeyev (10) wrist shot, assist(s): Shea Theodore (30), Anthony Mantha (15)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6349602913112)|
|3rd|17:18|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Power Play|[Jack Eichel (24) snap shot, assist(s): Shea Theodore (31), Chandler Stephenson (29)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6349605660112)|
|3rd|19:48|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Even|Carson Meyer (1) wrist shot, assist(s): Dmitri Voronkov (15), Trey Fix-Wolansky (1)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|2nd|00:41|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|MIN|2|Keegan Kolesar elbowing against Alex Nylander|
|3rd|04:00|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|MIN|2|Alexandre Texier hooking against Chandler Stephenson|
|3rd|16:47|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|MIN|2|Mathieu Olivier delaying-game-puck-over-glass|

**Officials**

* Referees: Francis Charron, Trevor Hanson
* Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Ryan Gibbons

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|7:30PM|8:30PM|9:30PM|10:30PM|11:30PM|2:30AM|[](/r/hockeymod)

##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Ivan Barbashev|Jack Eichel|Jonathan Marchessault|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Boone Jenner|Alex Nylander|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|William Carrier|Chandler Stephenson|Anthony Mantha|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Alexandre Texier|Cole Sillinger|Kirill Marchenko|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Pavel Dorofeyev|William Karlsson|Michael Amadio|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Trey Fix-Wolansky|Dmitri Voronkov|Mikael Pyyhtia|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Brett Howden|Nicolas Roy|Keegan Kolesar|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Mathieu Olivier|Brendan Gaunce|Carson Meyer|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Brayden McNabb|Shea Theodore|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|Damon Severson|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Nicolas Hague|Noah Hanifin|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Bean|Ivan Provorov|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Ben Hutton|Zach Whitecloud|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Christiansen|Erik Gudbranson|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Adin Hill|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Daniil Tarasov|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Logan Thompson|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/vegas-golden-knights/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/columbus-blue-jackets/line-combinations/)

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##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|69|37|25|7|81|0.587|3.16|2.96|18.72|80.43|31.14|30.59|49.64|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|70|23|35|12|58|0.414|2.87|3.63|14.36|77.00|30.37|33.63|47.16|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|G|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jonathan Marchessault|38|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|21|
|A|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Mark Stone|37|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|41|
|P|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jonathan Marchessault|60|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|52|
|+/-|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Brayden McNabb|18|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Dmitri Voronkov|4|
|PIM|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Ivan Barbashev|42|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Erik Gudbranson|63|
|TOI|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Alex Pietrangelo|23:38|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|24:21|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=54 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=29 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Logan Thompson|37|34|19|12|5|1|2.77|0.905|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Adin Hill|31|31|17|10|2|2|2.65|0.914|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|39|38|12|16|8|1|3.40|0.899|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Daniil Tarasov|20|19|7|9|3|0|3.20|0.903|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=54 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=29 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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