CBJ3
@5VGK
Final
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena
Model Projection
✓ WinnerModel picked VGK · 58%
| Projected vs Final | Proj | Final | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 2.9 | 3 | 0.1 |
| VGK | 3.4 | 5 | 1.6 |
| Margin | +0.5 | +2 | 1.5 |
| Total | 6.4 | 8 | 1.6 |
Margin & total from the home perspective (+ favors VGK). “Miss” = goals off.
Columbus Blue Jackets
3
| Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | BLK | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Jenner | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17:57 |
| Sean Monahan | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:11 |
| Zach Werenski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28:00 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 24:13 |
| Kirill Marchenko | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19:35 |
| Adam Fantilli | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:12 |
| Kent Johnson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16:41 |
| Damon Severson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23:21 |
| Denton Mateychuk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:14 |
| Charlie Coyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:17 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:29 |
| Cole Sillinger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:57 |
| Mathieu Olivier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:40 |
| Dante Fabbro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:58 |
| Egor Zamula | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:12 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | L | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 56:48 |
| Elvis Merzlikins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 00:00 |
Vegas Golden Knights
5
| Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | BLK | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Stone | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22:32 |
| Jack Eichel | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22:40 |
| Mitch Marner | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:40 |
| Tomas Hertl | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16:09 |
| Reilly Smith | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 |
| Ivan Barbashev | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:47 |
| Ben Hutton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:17 |
| Keegan Kolesar | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:02 |
| Brett Howden | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:04 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:54 |
| Zach Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22:52 |
| Kaedan Korczak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18:22 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17:16 |
| Dylan Coghlan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15:58 |
| Brandon Saad | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:40 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:35 |
| Colton Sissons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10:34 |
| Braeden Bowman | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 09:24 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Schmid | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 51:29 |
| Carter Hart | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 08:24 |