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Vegas Golden Knights vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Nationwide Arena

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CBJNHL · CBJHN · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Saturday, October 24, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

Game 2 of a road trip: St. Louis, now Columbus.

  1. 142026-10-14: no game
  2. 152026-10-15: vs CGY
  3. 162026-10-16: no game
  4. 172026-10-17: vs PIT
  5. 182026-10-18: no game
  6. 192026-10-19: no game
  7. 202026-10-20: vs TBL
  8. 212026-10-21: no game
  9. 222026-10-22: at STL
  10. 232026-10-23: no game
  11. 242026-10-24: at CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~395 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,774 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Blue Jackets

Another game at home.

  1. 142026-10-14: no game
  2. 152026-10-15: no game
  3. 162026-10-16: no game
  4. 172026-10-17: vs NYR
  5. 182026-10-18: at MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 192026-10-19: no game
  7. 202026-10-20: vs TOR
  8. 212026-10-21: no game
  9. 222026-10-22: no game
  10. 232026-10-23: no game
  11. 242026-10-24: vs VGK
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25
Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsTue, Oct 13 vs FLA
  1. L1Knies#89Johnson#91Fantilli#19
    8:53 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMonahan#23Nichushkin#43Garland#83
    6:27 together at 5v5
  3. L3Coyle#3Sillinger#4Olivier#24
    4:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewHeinen#58Lomberg#94Voronkov#10
    4:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1Severson#78Werenski#8
    15:29 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewGudbranson#44Soucy#7
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewChristiansen#2Mateychuk#5
    9:42 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Knies LCoyle CJohnson CFantilli CWerenski D1:19
  2. 2Voronkov LMonahan CNichushkin RGarland RMateychuk D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Coyle CSillinger CSeverson DWerenski D1:10
  2. 2Heinen LCoyle CChristiansen DMateychuk D0:59

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VGKCBJ

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

VGK 77% (2nd most settled)CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

VGK 26% (5th least often)CBJ 34% (6th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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