NHL Sunday, 25 October 2026
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 – NHL, 25 Oct 2026
Columbus Blue Jackets 27th place · GP 10 · W 5 · PTS 10
2–1
Final
Vegas Golden Knights 5th place · GP 13 · W 8 · PTS 17
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
32%
68%
Our pick Vegas Golden Knights Medium confidence Missed
- Vegas sits 4th with 16 points from 12 games, Columbus 29th with 6 from 8
- Vegas form WWWLL with three wins, Columbus form LLWLL with three losses
- Columbus has conceded heavily at home, including a 6-2 loss to Toronto
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLColumbus Blue JacketsVegas Golden Knights
20Shots on goal27
55%Face-off %45%
1/3Power play0/1
33%Power play %0%
2Penalty minutes6
26Hits22
14Blocked shots17
16Giveaways15
3Takeaways9
Skaters
NHLColumbus Blue Jackets
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. JohnsonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 |
| C. CoyleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:26 |
| A. FantilliC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:10 |
| V. NichushkinR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:13 |
| D. MateychukD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21:39 |
| Z. WerenskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28:15 |
| C. GarlandR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:03 |
| M. KniesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:09 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. ConnellyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:28 |
| B. BowmanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:36 |
| T. HertlC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12:55 |
| J. EichelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21:43 |
| S. TheodoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24:35 |
| B. McNabbD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:27 |
| R. AnderssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:35 |
| D. CoghlanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:47 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 11:51 | CBJ | D. Mateychuk | K. Johnson, V. Nichushkin | 1–0 |
| P1 17:13 | VGK | T. Hertl | B. Bowman, T. Connelly | 1–1 |
| OT 00:59 | CBJ | A. Fantilli (PP) | C. Coyle, K. Johnson | 2–1 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Talbot | Columbus Blue Jackets | 26/27 | 0.963 | 60:59 |
| C. Hart | Vegas Golden Knights | 18/20 | 0.900 | 60:59 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Talbot | CBJ | G | SV% 0.963 |
| 2 | A. Fantilli | CBJ | C | 1G 0A |
| 3 | D. Mateychuk | CBJ | D | 1G 0A |
Form and recent results
Columbus Blue JacketsWLLWW
- W27 OctPhiladelphia Flyers 3–4 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL
- L21 OctColumbus Blue Jackets 2–6 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
- L18 OctMinnesota Wild 2–1 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL
- W18 OctColumbus Blue Jackets 1–0 New York RangersNHL
- L13 OctColumbus Blue Jackets 3–7 Florida PanthersNHL
- L11 OctSt. Louis Blues 5–3 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL
Vegas Golden KnightsWWLLL
- W28 OctVegas Golden Knights 4–1 Ottawa SenatorsNHL
- L23 OctSt. Louis Blues 6–2 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL
- L21 OctVegas Golden Knights 2–6 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- W18 OctVegas Golden Knights 6–2 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
- W16 OctVegas Golden Knights 6–2 Calgary FlamesNHL
- W14 OctNashville Predators 2–5 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL