On Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights (18-11-12) play the first of a brief two-game homestand. They’ve struggled as of late, but will look to build off a hard-fought win north of the border. They’ll face the Columbus Blue Jackets (18-17-7) at T-Mobile Arena.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. PST.
The Golden Knights last played on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets. They fell behind by two, but clawed their way back into the fight and won 4-3 in overtime.
The Blue Jackets last played on Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks. Despite a late push, they fell 5-2 after allowing two empty net goals.
Carter Hart starts in net for the Golden Knights. Hart has a 5-4-1 record and an average save percentage of .904 in 10 career games against the Blue Jackets.
Jet Greaves starts in net for the Blue Jackets. Greaves has a record of 0-1-0 and a .885 save percentage in one career game against the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights Lines
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mark Stone
Brandon Saad — Mitch Marner — Reilly Smith
Brett Howden — Tomáš Hertl — Keegan Kolesar
Pavel Dorofeyev — Colton Sissons — Braedan Bowman
Defense
Noah Hanifin — Zach Whitecloud
Jeremy Lauzon — Kaedan Korczak
Ben Hutton — Dylan Coghlan
Goaltenders: Carter Hart / Akira Schmid
Blue Jacket Lines
Dmitri Voronkov — Adam Fantilli — Kirill Marchenko
Boone Jenner — Sean Monahan — Kent Johnson
Cole Sillinger — Charlie Coyle — Mathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-Reese — Brendan Gaunce — Mikael Pyyhtiä
Defense
Zach Werenski — Denton Mateychuk
Ivan Provorov — Damon Severson
Egor Zamula — Dante Fabbro
Goaltenders: Jet Greaves / Elvis Merzlikins
Special Teams
VGK power play: 25.2%, 5th
VGK penalty kill: 81.8%, T7th
Blue Jackets power play: 17.9%, T20th
Blue Jackets penalty kill: 76.0%, 29th
Golden Knights Game Notes
This season, the Golden Knights won their first matchup against the Blue Jackets by a score of 3-2. They are 8-6-1 against the Blue Jackets all-time.
Mark Stone is on a career-high five-game goal streak.
Brett Howden is riding a three-game point streak.
Zach Werenski leads the Blue Jackets in scoring this season with 16 goals and 45 points in 38 games. Werenski has a goal and 9 points in 13 career games against the Golden Knights.
Jack Eichel leads the Golden Knights in scoring this season with 12 goals and 43 points in 41 games. Eichel has 11 goals and 24 points in 23 career games against the Blue Jackets.
Milestone alert! On Tuesday, Jack Eichel reached 400 career assists with his secondary assist on Tomáš Hertl’s overtime game-winning goal.
The Golden Knights have a record of 8-6-6 at the Fortress this season; the Blue Jackets are 9-10-3 on the road.
How to Watch
TV: Vegas 34
Streaming: KnightTime+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340
Hannah Kirkell is a beat writer covering the Vegas Golden Knights for Vegas Hockey Now on Sportsnaut. She studied … More about Hannah Kirkell