In the first game, the Blue Jackets and Golden Knights each scored in the first period of what developed into a tight-checking defensive tilt between two of the NHL's highest-scoring teams.

LAS VEGAS — Cole Sillinger, who missed the previous three games because of an upper-body injury, scored on a rebound 52 seconds into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 2-1 victory Thursday ...

Adam Fantilli, skating in his 100th career game, scored the other Blue Jackets goal, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 25 shots. Tomas Hertl scored his 20th goal of the season for the Golden Knights ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Vegas Golden Knights lost their second straight overtime home game. The Columbus Blue Jackets scored two unanswered goals, beating Vegas 2-1. The deciding goal came 51 seconds ...

Adam Fantilli, skating in his 100th career game, scored the other Blue Jackets goal, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 25 shots. Tomas Hertl scored his 20th goal of the season for the Golden Knights ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Columbus Blue Jackets center Cole Sillinger (4) celebrates after scoring against the Vegas Golden Knights ...

The Blue Jackets rose to the occasion to kill that penalty off. That helped settle them into the game. Late in the first period, their persistence paid off. Golden Knights’ goalie Ilya Samsonov ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Blue Jackets: Columbus held off an early Vegas onslaught to make the game competitive. The Golden Knights had an 8-2 advantage in high-danger chances ...