NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 12/13/2025

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Vegas Golden Knights (15-6-9, 39 pts) at Columbus Blue Jackets (13-12-6, 32 pts)

Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Saturday, December 13
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/SCRIPPS/FDSNOH
Radio: KGK 1340 AM, 98.9 FM/97.1 The Fan WBNS

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Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights picked up a 3-2 overtime win over the Flyers on Thursday. They’re on six game point streak, averaging 3.5 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game.

Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

The Blue Jackets dropped their fourth straight on Thursday with a 6-3 loss to the Senators. During their skid, they’re averaging 2.5 goals per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.

Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Eichel-Bowman
Marner-Howden-Stone
Smith-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Reinhardt-Sissons-Kolesar

McNabb-Theodore
Hanifin-Whitecloud
Hutton-Korczak

Hart
Schmid

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Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines:

Voronkov-Monahan-Marchenko
Johnson-Fantilli-Jenner
Wood-Coyle-Sillinger
Gaunce-Lundestrom-Chinakhov

Werenski-Provorov
Mateychuk-Severson
Smith-Fabbro

Merzlikins
Greaves

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Players To Watch:

Vegas Golden Knights

Tomas Hertl recorded a point in each game against Columbus last season. He scored a goal in one game and added two assists in the other game.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Adam Fantilli scored one of the two Blue Jackets goals against Vegas last season. They were shut out in the other game against the Golden Knights.

Injury Report:

Vegas Golden Knights

D Alex Pietrangelo – IR
G Adin Hill – IR
F William Karlsson – IR
D Jeremy Lauzon – IR

Columbus Blue Jackets

F Mathieu Olivier – IR
D Erik Gudbranson – IR

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