Game Thread: Vegas Golden Knights (33-21-7) at Columbus Blue Jackets (20-30-10) – 04 Mar 2024 – 4:00PM PST

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# Vegas [](/r/goldenknights) Golden Knights (33-21-7) at Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (20-30-10)

#Nationwide Arena

##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|3rd – 16:37|

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

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|27|10|12|56.8%|3|4|0/1|2|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|26|14|10|43.2%|1|7|0/1|2|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|06:16|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Even|[Justin Danforth (10) wrist shot, assist(s): Sean Kuraly (7), Zach Werenski (33)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348233794112)|
|1st|13:11|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Even|[Alexander Nylander (2) slap shot, assist(s): Alexandre Texier (11), Ivan Provorov (22)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348238149112)|
|1st|17:19|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[Mason Morelli (3) wrap-around shot, assist(s): Byron Froese (1)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348236813112)|
|1st|18:01|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[William Karlsson (22) snap shot, assist(s): Chandler Stephenson (24), Nicolas Hague (10)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348239760112)|
|2nd|17:21|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Even|[Erik Gudbranson (4) slap shot, assist(s): Johnny Gaudreau (35), Boone Jenner (10)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6348240014112)|
|3rd|03:22|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Even|Alexander Nylander (3) snap shot, assist(s): Cole Sillinger (13)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|07:17|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|MIN|2|Cole Sillinger hooking against Paul Cotter|
|2nd|11:56|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|MIN|2|Michael Amadio holding against Cole Sillinger|

**Officials**

* Referees: Francois St-Laurent, Furman South
* Linesmen: Ben O’Quinn, Kilian McNamara

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|[](/r/hockeymod)

##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Boone Jenner|Jack Roslovic|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Ivan Barbashev|Jack Eichel|Jonathan Marchessault|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Yegor Chinakhov|Dmitri Voronkov|Kirill Marchenko|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Chandler Stephenson|William Karlsson|Michael Amadio|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Alexandre Texier|Cole Sillinger|Alex Nylander|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Paul Cotter|Nicolas Roy|Keegan Kolesar|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Justin Danforth|Sean Kuraly|Mathieu Olivier|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Mason Morelli|Byron Froese|Brendan Brisson|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|Adam Boqvist|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Alec Martinez|Alex Pietrangelo|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Ivan Provorov|Damon Severson|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Brayden McNabb|Shea Theodore|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Bean|Erik Gudbranson|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Nicolas Hague|Zach Whitecloud|

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

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/columbus-blue-jackets/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/vegas-golden-knights/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%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|60|20|30|10|50|0.417|2.93|3.65|14.71|77.01|30.03|33.32|46.97|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|61|33|21|7|73|0.598|3.18|2.90|19.60|80.37|30.85|30.92|49.54|

[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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|19|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jonathan Marchessault|32|
|A|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|34|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Mark Stone|37|
|P|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|43|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jonathan Marchessault, Mark Stone|53|
|+/-|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski, Dmitri Voronkov|5|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Brayden McNabb|18|
|PIM|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Erik Gudbranson|59|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Ivan Barbashev|40|
|TOI|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|24:18|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Alex Pietrangelo|23:48|

[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), [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)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|35|34|12|13|7|1|3.21|0.904|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Daniil Tarasov|14|14|4|8|2|0|3.62|0.888|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Logan Thompson|35|32|17|12|5|1|2.87|0.903|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Adin Hill|25|25|15|6|2|2|2.38|0.923|

[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), [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)

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