VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 16-6-1, 33 points (7-5-0 at Home, 9-1-1 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Nov. 28 at Columbus Blue Jackets AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Dec. 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Dec. 3 at Detroit Red Wings AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Dec. 5 at Boston Bruins AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Dec. 7 vs. New York Rangers TNT Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
November 26 – Vegas Golden Knights 1, Vancouver Canucks 5
The Vegas Golden Knights (16-6-1) fell to the Vancouver Canucks (8-10-3), 5-1, on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Jonathan Marchessault scored the lone goal for the Golden Knights as they debuted their Reverse Retro uniforms.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
- Marchessault scores his eighth goal of the season
- Vegas drops to 16-6-1 overall and 7-5-0 at home
Hey Shea!
Shea Theodore has recorded five points over the course of Vegas’ last five games (0-5—5) and ranks 12th amongst defensemen in the league in points so far this season (17). Theodore has had four multi-point games, second to Pietrangelo (six) for the most multi-point games by a Golden Knights defenseman this season.
Road Trip Warriors
The VGK road record stands at 9-1-1, the best road record in the NHL. 19 of Vegas’ 33 points have come on the road, including the 10 straight points the Golden Knights brought home after going 5-0-0 as the visiting team earlier this month. With their ninth win on enemy ice coming in Vancouver, the Golden Knights will look to extend it to 10 in Columbus on Monday night.
Jack of all Trades
Jack Eichel has points in 12 of the last 15 games for Vegas (8G-11A), including multiple-point efforts. His 26 points are tied for the seventh most in the league and his +16 rating is tops among all NHL forwards (third overall).
Martinez Block Party
Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez leads the NHL with 99 blocked shots in 23 games this season. Martinez has led the team in blocked shots in 16 of 23 games. After snapping his 114-game streak with at least one blocked shot on Wednesday, Martinez recorded 7 blocked shots in the first period on Friday against Seattle. Martinez also recently recorded a season high of nine blocked shots against the San Jose Sharks on November 15, matching his career high and the franchise record, which he shares with Deryk Engelland.
Aye-Aye Captain!
Captain Mark Stone matched his career-best goal streak with tallies in four straight games (5G-1A). Stone’s nine goals on the year are two off Jack Eichel’s team lead and he is fourth on the team in scoring with 18 points.
O from the D
Vegas defensemen have accounted for an NHL-leading 50 assists and 58 points total, which trail only San Jose. Both Alex Pietrangelo (T-4
th, 21 points) and Shea Theodore (12th, 17 points) are among the top 15 defensemen in scoring league-wide.
The Shorty King
Reilly Smith netted his third shorthanded goal of the season against St. Louis on November 12. Smith leads the league with his three shorties and Vegas is tied for first as the team with the most short handed goals this season with four. His 11 shorthanded goals since joining Vegas in 2017-18 are the most in franchise history.
Easy Steph-y
Chandler Stephenson has 19 points in Vegas’ 23 games, to go with three game-winning goals. Stephenson’s 63.8 faceoff win percentage ranks second in the NHL among all qualified skaters. Stephenson has recorded a point in five straight games twice this season including seven assists during his most recent point streak.
Spreading the Wealth
Nine Golden Knights have recorded 10 or more points this season, tied with four other teams for the most of any team in the league. Jack Eichel leads the club with 26 points, followed by Alex Pietrangleo with 21 points and Chandler Stephenson with 19 points.
Golden Knights Point Leaders
- Jack Eichel – 26 (11G, 15A)
- Alex Pietrangelo – 21 (3G, 18A)
- Chandler Stephenson – 19 (6G, 13A)
- Mark Stone – 18 (9G, 9A)
- Jonathan Marchessault – 17 (8G, 9A)
Shea Theodore – 17 (3G, 14A)
Stingy Knights
The Golden Knights’ goaltender tandem of Logan Thompson and Adin Hill is one of the best in the NHL, as Vegas is seventh in team defense, allowing just 2.64 goals per game. Thompson is second in the league in wins (11) behind Boston’s Linus Ullmark (13). Thompson and Hill’s combined save percentage of .912 is sixth in the league. Last season, the Golden Knights ranked 15th in the league in team defense (2.98 goals allowed per game).
Against the Blue Jackets
Vegas’ contest with Columbus is the first of two meetings this season. The Golden Knights own a 3-5-0 record against the Blue Jackets, and went 1-1-0 in their series in 2021-22. Vegas has only won once at Nationwide Arena, on Nov. 5, 2019, in four trips. In their last meeting, the Golden Knights fell to the Blue Jackets in Columbus, 6-4, despite seeing scoring from Jonathan Marchessault, William Carrier, and Jack Eichel. Eichel owns 17 points (6-11—17) in 16 meetings against the Blue Jackets in his career.
2022-23 Season CBJ Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Nov. 28 – at Columbus
Mar. 19 – at Vegas
2021-22 Season CBJ Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Nov. 20 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Columbus 2)
Mar. 13 – at Columbus (Vegas 4, Columbus 6)
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Nov. 28, 2022 Game No. 21 (7-12-1, 15 pts.)
vs. Vegas Golden Knights (16-6-1, 33 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 15 (6-8-0, 12 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.
THE LAST GAME: NOV. 25, 2022 – CBJ 2 vs. NYI 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Chinakhov (4), PP – Johnson (5)
NYI Goal Scorers: Wahlstrom (6), PP – Pageau (6), Nelson (10)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (21/24; 58:04); NYI – Sorokin (24/26; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 2/4; PK: 3/4 | Shots: CBJ: 26 / NYI: 24
3 Stars: 1. Nelson, NYI; 2. Johnson, CBJ; 3. Barzal, NYI
Noteworthy: CBJ fell for 2nd-straight game… CBJ scored 2 PPG for 2nd time this season (also on Nov. 20 vs. FLA)… NYI scored the 1st 2 goals of the game, but CBJ scored 2 goals 33 seconds apart in the 2nd to tie the game heading into the 3rd… NYI scored GWG 6:10 into the 3rd… Johnson notched his 1st career multi-point game (1-1-2)… Gaudreau recorded his team-leading 5th multi-point and 3rd multi-assist effort of the campaign (0-2-2)… Chinakhov scored a PPG, giving him 2-3-5 in his last 6 games played… Bjork registered an assist and now has 0-2-2 in the past 3 games.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (14 games)
Boqvist (broken foot); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 26); 6 weeks (12 games)
Voracek (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (9 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); Placed on IR (Nov. 10); 6-8 weeks (7 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 10); Expected to miss rest of regular season (7 games)
Laine (ankle); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 12); 3-to-4 weeks (6 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (5 games)
Merzlikins (hip); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); 1-to-2 weeks (5 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 106
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 25 Signed 2022 third round pick Jordan Dumais to three-year entry level contract
Nov. 24 Recalled Meyer from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Bemstrom to Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 20 Placed Merzlikins on Injured Reserve retroactive to Nov. 15 and recalled Fix-Wolansky from Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 19 Recalled Sweezey from Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 17 Placed Bean on IR
Nov. 16 Placed Laine on IR retroactive to Nov. 12 and added Tarasov to roster on emergency recall
Nov. 15 Activated Kuraly off Injured Reserve and placed Werenski on Injured Reserve retroactive to Nov. 10
Nov. 13 Activated Luoto off Injured/Non-Roster list and assigned to Cleveland (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan
AGAINST THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 vs. VGK)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (1-0-0 vs. VGK)
All-Time Series: 5-3-0 (3-1-0 vs. VGK)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 5-3-0 | 3-1-0
All-Time GF/GA: 24/19
All-Time SF/SA: 236/241
All-Time PP: 3-of-22
All-Time PK: 18-of-21
THE LAST GAME VS. VGK: MAR. 13, 2022 – CBJ 6 vs. VGK 4
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Laine (23), Sillinger (9), Bjorkstrand (21), Sillinger (10), Sillinger (11), EN – Robinson (7)
VGK Goal Scorers: Marchessault (25), Carrier (7), Dadonov (12), PP – Eichel (5)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (23/27; 60:00); VGK– Thompson (32/37; 57:56)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 3/4 | Shots: CBJ: 38 / VGK: 27
3 Stars: 1. Sillinger, CBJ; 2. Bjorkstrand, CBJ; 3. Domi, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ earned 20th comeback win of the season, trailing 2-1 in the 1st period… Bjorkstrand tied personal best with 3 assists/4 points… Domi tallied 5th multi-assist/7th multi-point game of the campaign (0-2-2)… Kukan notched his 2nd career multi-assist game (0-2-2)… Sillinger notched 1st career NHL hat trick, and 1st CBJ hat trick vs. VGK, becoming the 2nd youngest player to score a hat trick in CBJ history.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Mar. 19 at VGK
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes
CBJ/VGK CONNECTIONS
VGK: Karlsson posted 16-31-47 in 165 games from 2015-17… Kolesar was drafted in the 3rd round, 69th overall, in the 2015 NHL
Draft… Marchessault skated in 2 games in 2013… Craig posted 75-84-159 in 328 games between two different AHL affiliates of CBJ
(Springfield, Lake Erie and Cleveland) and skated in 8 games with CBJ (2013-15).
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. VGK)
The home team won both games in the season series in 2021-22 with CBJ earning a 6-4 victory at NWA on Mar. 13… Winning team has recorded 3+ goals in 6 of the 8 games in the series… 4 of the last 6 games have been 1-goal contests… CBJ have killed off 15-of16 VGK PP attempts since 2018-19 (93.8 pct.)… CBJ have recorded a PPG in each of the last 3 season series (3-of-17; 17.6 pct.)… CBJ own both shutouts in the series (Bobrovsky and Merzlikins) and lone hat trick (Sillinger on 3/13/22)… Neither team has recorded a penalty shot… Most goals scored vs. VGK: 6 (3/13/22)… Most goals allowed vs. VGK: 4 (3/13/22).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. VGK)
Boqvist notched 1st career NHL assist on 12/10/19 at VGK… Kuraly scored 1st career NHL goal (reg season) on 11/2/17 vs. VGK and played in 100th career NHL game on 11/11/18 vs. VGK… Merzlikins notched 1st career NHL shutout on 1/11/20 at VGK and played in his 100th career game on 3/13/22 vs. VGK… Nyquist collected 300th career NHL point (assist) on 3/18/19 vs. VGK… Sillinger notched his 1st career hat trick on 3/13/22 vs. VGK… Werenski notched 1st ever CBJ GWG vs. VGK on 3/6/18 and 200th career NHL point (1st assist) on 11/20/21 at VGK.
PLAYER NOTABLES vs. VGK
•Gaudreau – 4-6-10 in 14 career GP, including 3-4-7 with two multi-point efforts in seven home contests
•Kuraly – 1-2-3 in 8 career GP, including 1-1-2 in four career home contests vs. Vegas
•Nyquist – 4-3-7 in 9 career GP, including points in his last two games (1-1-2)
•Sillinger – 3-0-3 in 2 career GP, notching the 1st hat trick of his career and 1st by a Blue Jacket vs. Vegas in the all-time series in the
most recent contest on Mar. 13, 2022
BLUE JACKETS NOTES
HOME IN NOVEMBER
The Blue Jackets fell for a second consecutive game following a 3-2 loss to the Islanders on Friday. The club is now 4-3-1 in the last eight games overall and 4-3-0 in their past seven home games. Friday’s game concluded a stretch of eight consecutive games against Eastern Conference teams (4-2-1). The club, which had its game on Saturday at Nashville postponed due to flooding at Bridgestone Arena, plays its next two games against Western Conference teams; against Vegas on Monday and at Winnipeg on Friday. Monday’s game vs. the Golden Knights wraps up a now season-high seven-game homestand for the Blue Jackets (3-3-0).
TWO DIFFERENT STRETCHES
Nine of the club’s first 12 games were competed against teams that made the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, including facing off against the Stanley Cup champion Avalanche twice and Stanley Cup finalist once (Tampa Bay Lightning). The club is now in the middle of a stretch of 11-of-13 contests from November 10-December 7 played against teams that failed to make the postseason. The only playoff teams over the second stretch are Florida (Nov. 20) and Pittsburgh (Dec. 6).
FROM THE BLUELINE
CBJ blueliners have collected 7-19-26 in the last 14 outings and 11-25-36 in 20 games this season to rank eighth-T in the NHL in goals. Defenseman Erik Gudbranson tallied two assists on Nov. 17 vs. MTL for his first multi-point game as a Blue Jacket as well as his third career multi-assist and seventh career multi-point effort. He is now one point from 100 for his NHL career with 27-72-99 in 660 games. Vladislav Gavrikov notched his second career overtime winner and fifth career game-winning goal on Nov. 15 vs. the Flyers, finishing with 1-1-2, while also skating in a career-high 28:40 TOI (previous 28:20 on Apr. 22, 2022 vs. OTT). He became the fifth different defenseman in NHL history to score each of his first two or more goals of a season in overtime and is also one off the franchise record for overtime goals by a defenseman in a single season (3; Seth Jones, 2016-17 & 2018-19).
ROOKIE REPORT
The club currently has eight rookies on the roster with forwards Trey Fix-Wolansky, Liam Foudy, Kent Johnson and Carson Meyer along with defensemen Nick Blankenburg, Marcus Bjork and Jake Christiansen and goaltender Daniil Tarasov. The skaters have had a strong start to the season, combining for 8-14-22 in 20 games, including posting 1-2-3 on Friday vs. the Islanders. They have helped CBJ rank second-T among NHL teams in goals and fifth in points. Johnson, who notched his first career multi-point game on Friday with one goal and one assist, ranks third-T among NHL rookies in goals, points and points-per-game (.65; min. 10 GP) with 5-6-11 in 17 games. He has registered 2-3-5 in his last six outings and 5-5-10 in his past 14 contests played. Bjork, who recorded an assist on Friday, now has 0-2-2 in the past three games (overall 1-3-4 in seven GP). The blueliner tallied points in his first two NHL games after scoring his first career goal in his NHL debut on Nov. 12 at NY Islanders and picking up his first career assist on Nov. 15 vs. Philadelphia. He is the first blueliner and seventh player overall in franchise history to score in his debut.
CAPTAIN BOONE JENNER
Boone Jenner had his four-game points streak (4-2-6 from Nov. 15-20) and six-game home points streak (7-2-9 from Nov. 5-20) snapped on Wednesday vs. Montreal and now has 7-3-10 in the last nine contests overall. The forward ranks eighth-T in the NHL in goals scored at home this season with 8-5-13 in 14 outings and is 16th-T in goals scored in the month of November (seven). He also ranks eighth in the NHL in faceoff wins (246-of-434 faceoffs; 56.7 pct.). The 29-year-old, who was selected 37th overall at the 2011 NHL Draft, is the longest-tenured Blue Jacket in his 10th season with the club, including his second as the team’s captain. The forward skated in his 600th career game on Nov. 4 vs. Colorado, becoming just the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise. With his second goal on Nov.15 vs. Philadelphia, Jenner notched his 150th career goal with the Blue Jackets and became the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise, joining Rick Nash (289) and Cam Atkinson (213). He also ranks fifth on the franchise’s all-time list in points (298).
RK PLAYER TOTAL GP SEASONS WITH CBJ
- Rick Nash 674 2002-12 (9 seasons)
- Cam Atkinson 627 2011-21 (10 seasons)
- Boone Jenner 609 2013-current (10 seasons)
- Nick Foligno 599 2012-21 (9 seasons)
- David Savard 597 2011-21 (10 seasons)
HERE’S JOHNNY!
Left wing Johnny Gaudreau registered his team-leading third multi-assist and fifth multi-point effort with two assists on Friday and now has 2-9-11 in his last eight games. He has recorded 2-10-12 in 10 November games and is one assist shy of tying the franchise record for most assists in the month (Andrew Cassels in November 2002). The six-time All-Star leads the club in assists and scoring and ranks second in goals with 7-13-20 in 20 games while recording points in 13 of his contests. The winger has done most of his damage at home with 7-11-18 in 14 outings, ranking eighth-T in the NHL in points. He played in his 314th consecutive game on Friday, the third-longest active iron man streak in the NHL and trailing only Phil Kessel (1,005) and Brent Burns (701). The Salem, New Jersey native, who signed a seven-year contract with Columbus in July, has collected 217-412-629 in 622 NHL games, including a career-high 40-75-115 in 82 games with Calgary last season when he earned First Team All-NHL honors.
TOUGH TO REPLACE Z
Zach Werenski recorded his first multi-point game of the season with 1-1-2 in a win over Philadelphia on Nov. 10 to extend his points-streak to three-straight games (1-3-4) before leaving the with an upper body injury. Unfortunately, that was the last CBJ will likely see the club’s top defenseman this regular season as it was announced Friday that he suffered a separated shoulder and torn labrum and likely to miss six months. He led the club’s blueliners in goals, assists and points at the time of the injury with 3-5-8 in 13 games. The two-time NHL All-Star blueliner set single-season career highs in assists, points and time on ice and posted the third-most assists (tied) and points by a defenseman in a single season in franchise history with 11-37-48 and 25:40 TOI in 68 games in 2021-22.
UP IN CLEVELAND
Columbus’ AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters, have kicked off the 2022-23 season going 9-6-2 after a 5-1 victory at the Toronto Marlies on Saturday. The club has points in seven of its last eight games (5-1-2) and sits at third in the North Division. Right Wing Trey Fix-Wolansky, who was recalled on Nov. 20, ranked second in the AHL in goals (tied) and points at the time of his recall with 10-12-22 in 14 games. The forward recorded goals in each of his last four outings and four-plus points in three of them with 7-7-14 and was named the AHL player of the week on Monday, Nov. 21 (5-5-10 in 3 GP). Kirill Marchenko is tied for the lead among AHL rookies in points and ranks second-T in goals with 8-8-16 in 14 contests. The Monsters return to action when they host the Rochester Americans on Thursday, Dec. 1.
