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The story: C. Talbot leads CBJ past VGK
THREE STARS · OFFICIAL
Tonight's best.
KEY PLAYERS · HOW THEY DID
The three hottest on each side.
Vegas Golden Knights
Columbus Blue Jackets
OUR PICK · HOW IT PLAYED
The model missed this one.
76%VGK WIN
✗ MISS
YTD: 55%
VGK was favored but lost.
VGK 76%CBJ 24%
Why · Top Factors
Brett Howden 55Top Heat0 Charlie Coyle
100Energy100
85Goalie SV%87.8
3Rest Days5
2H2H Wins (L2)0
VGK easier schedule
HEAT IMPACT
Who moved up. Who moved down.
AI Recap
C. Talbot leads CBJ past VGK
C. Talbot finished with 96.3% save percentage. Final score: VGK 1–2 CBJ. Power play went VGK 0/1 and CBJ 1/3.
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What the books say.
Our model: VGK 76% · Market (Pinnacle): VGK 55%
◆PinnaclesharpestVGK 1.79 · CBJ 2.15
VGK 55%CBJ 45%
All bookmakers (21)
Betsson
VGK 55%CBJ 45%
Marathonbet
VGK 43%CBJ 35%
Onexbet
VGK 43%CBJ 35%
Nordicbet
VGK 55%CBJ 45%
Betonlineag
VGK 55%CBJ 45%
Sport888
VGK 55%CBJ 45%
Unibet fr
VGK 42%CBJ 35%
William Hill
VGK 55%CBJ 45%
Betclic fr
VGK 43%CBJ 35%
Codere it
VGK 43%CBJ 35%
Winamax fr
VGK 43%CBJ 35%
Winamax de
VGK 43%CBJ 35%
Gtbets
VGK 55%CBJ 45%
Unibet se
VGK 45%CBJ 33%
Unibet nl
VGK 44%CBJ 33%
Leovegas se
VGK 45%CBJ 33%
Tipico de
VGK 44%CBJ 33%
Coolbet
VGK 43%CBJ 34%
Mybookieag
VGK 55%CBJ 45%
Matchbook
VGK 54%CBJ 46%
Betanysports
VGK 55%CBJ 45%
Win % removes the bookmaker margin · decimal odds shown beside each book.
BOX SCORE · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Everyone who played.
Sorted by points, then ice time. Heat is each player's form over his last five games.
Vegas Golden Knights27 SOG · 22 HIT · 17 BLK · 6 PIM| FORWARDS | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48Tomas HertlC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12:55 | 11 |
| 42Braeden BowmanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 16:36 | 33 |
| 24Trevor ConnellyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 16:28 | 33 |
| 9Jack EichelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 21:43 | 56 |
| 61Mark StoneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 20:21 | 69 |
| 71William KarlssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 16:48 | 21 |
| 21Brett HowdenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15:24 | 33 |
| 49Ivan BarbashevL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15:22 | 52 |
| 17Marc GatcombC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 11:58 | 0 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 10:48 | 0 |
| 36Raphael LavoieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 10:16 | 0 |
| 10Alexander HoltzR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9:29 | 29 |
| DEFENSE | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Shea TheodoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 24:35 | 8 |
| 3Brayden McNabbD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 23:27 | 17 |
| 4Rasmus AnderssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 19:35 | – |
| 15Noah HanifinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 19:02 | 25 |
| 5Jeremy LauzonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 18:23 | 0 |
| 52Dylan CoghlanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 15:47 | 0 |
| GOALIES | DEC | SA | GA | SV | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79Carter Hart | O | 20 | 2 | 18 | .900 | 60:59 |
Columbus Blue Jackets20 SOG · 26 HIT · 14 BLK · 2 PIM · 1 PPG| FORWARDS | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91Kent JohnsonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 17:47 | 37 |
| 19Adam FantilliCGWG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19:10 | 16 |
| 3Charlie CoyleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 19:26 | 33 |
| 43Valeri NichushkinR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 17:13 | 31 |
| 89Matthew KniesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 19:09 | 0 |
| 23Sean MonahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 18:16 | 10 |
| 83Conor GarlandR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17:03 | 0 |
| 24Mathieu OlivierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 16:39 | 0 |
| 4Cole SillingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16:06 | 22 |
| 94Ryan LombergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 7:49 | 0 |
| 93Luca Del Bel BelluzC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7:30 | 0 |
| 10Dmitri VoronkovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 6:42 | 16 |
| DEFENSE | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5Denton MateychukD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 21:39 | 16 |
| 8Zach WerenskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 28:15 | 12 |
| 78Damon SeversonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 25:47 | 14 |
| 2Jake ChristiansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 18:24 | 10 |
| 7Carson SoucyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 12:25 | 13 |
| 44Erik GudbransonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12:21 | – |
| GOALIES | DEC | SA | GA | SV | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Cam Talbot | W | 27 | 1 | 26 | .963 | 60:59 |