Match Info

NHL

Date: 8 January 2026, Thursday

Location: T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV)

Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Czech-republic	Nova Sport 1, Oneplay
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Viaplay 1 Urheilu, Viaplay
Germany	NHL.tv
Iceland	Viaplay
Italy	DAZN Italia
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Slovakia	Voyo
Slovenia	Arena Sport 1
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv


	Vegas Golden Knights		Columbus Blue Jackets

	1	X	2
	2.05	4.2	3	Watch
	2.1	4.18	2.96
	2.06	4.34	2.97	Watch
	2.1	4.33	3
	2.09	4.43	2.92
	2	4.3	3.05
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.07 ↑ (1.74)	4.3 ↓ (4.77)	2.98 ↓ (3.64)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.00

The best margin for this event is 4%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Vegas Golden Knights
46%

Draw
22.1%

Columbus Blue Jackets
31.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

54.3%

19.8%

25.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

53.1%

19.4%

26.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Vegas Golden Knights has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-8.3%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that Vegas Golden Knights's form might have worsened.

Columbus Blue Jackets has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+6%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Columbus Blue Jackets's recent form is better than expected.

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Vegas Golden Knights than the current prediction. (+7.1%)

Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Vegas Golden Knights, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Columbus Blue Jackets than the current prediction. (-5.4%)

Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests a potential downturn for Columbus Blue Jackets, possibly due to injuries or other negative factors.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
50%	16.7%	33.3%

Vegas Golden Knights - Columbus Blue Jackets Predictions

Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Vegas will win (votes: 6 - 50%). Columbus will win (votes: 4 - 33.3%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 16.7%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Vegas: 21.7% – 78.3%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Vegas (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 4:3

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Lineups

Line 1
79. Hart C. (G)	73. Greaves J. (G)
2. Whitecloud Z.	5. Mateychuk D.
15. Hanifin N.	8. Werenski Z.
61. Stone M.	86. Marchenko K.
9. Eichel J.	19. Fantilli A.
49. Barbashev I.	10. Voronkov D.
Line 2
6. Korczak K.	78. Severson D.
5. Lauzon J.	9. Provorov I.
19. Smith R.	91. Johnson K.
93. Marner M.	23. Monahan S.
20. Saad B.	38. Jenner B.
Line 3
88. Megna J.	15. Fabbro D.
17. Hutton B.	6. Zamula Y.
55. Kolesar K.	24. Olivier M.
48. Hertl T.	3. Coyle C.
21. Howden B.	4. Sillinger C.
Line 4
42. Bowman B.	82. Pyyhtia M.
10. Sissons C.	16. Gaunce B.
16. Dorofeyev P.	27. Aston-Reese Z.
Substitutes
40. Schmid A. (G)	90. Merzlikins E. (G)
Coaches
. Cassidy B.	. Evason D.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (1 - 2)
08:24, 0 - 1, Jenner B. (G), Werenski Z. (A), Monahan S. (A2)
08:24, Hart C. ↓, Schmid A. ↑,
10:41, 0 - 2, Johnson K. (G), Monahan S. (A), Jenner B. (A2)
12:20, 1 - 2, Smith R. (G), Hutton B. (A), Marner M. (A2)
18:04, Kolesar K. (2 min),
2nd Period (3 - 0)
05:19, 2 - 2, Smith R. (G), Marner M. (A), Stone M. (A2)
13:07, 3 - 2, Eichel J. (G), Barbashev I. (A), Stone M. (A2)
18:28, Olivier M. (2 min),
18:44, 4 - 2, Stone M. (G), Hertl T. (A), Eichel J. (A2)
3rd Period (1 - 1)
02:39, Gaunce B. (2 min),
14:28, 4 - 3, Marchenko K. (G), Provorov I. (A), Fantilli A. (A2)
16:14, 5 - 3, Howden B. (G), Kolesar K. (A), Hertl T. (A2)

Preview

A leader and an outsider will face off in this match (ranked 4 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 16).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Vegas won 3.

Vegas is going through a rough patch (last 5 games: 1 wins).

In recent matches, Columbus has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

Vegas will hold a modest advantage in this match.

There will not play in Vegas: Hill A. (Lower-Body Injury) Karlsson W. (Lower-Body Injury) McNabb B. (Upper-Body Injury) Pietrangelo A. (Hip Injury) Theodore S. (Upper-Body Injury)

There will not play in Columbus: Gudbranson E. (Hip Injury) Lundestrom I. (Lower-Body Injury) Marchment M. (Upper-Body Injury) Smith B. (Lower-Body Injury) Wood M. (Leg Injury)

In the last 15 head-to-head matches, Vegas won 8 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 44:40. (average 2.9:2.7).

Including home matches between the teams, Vegas won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 24:18. (average 3.4:2.6).

Outrights of NHL for now

Vegas Golden Knights: 7.11% Columbus Blue Jackets: 1.34%

Last Results with these Odds

Vegas Golden Knights - the odds 1.74 are the expected chance of winning is 54.27%, but this team recently wins 79% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Vegas Golden Knights
NHL
06.01.26	Winnipeg Jets - Vegas Golden Knights	3:4 OT ✺
04.01.26	Chicago Blackhawks - Vegas Golden Knights	3:2 OT ✺
02.01.26	St. Louis Blues - Vegas Golden Knights	4:3 ✺
31.12.25	Vegas Golden Knights - Nashville Predators	2:4 ✺
29.12.25	Vegas Golden Knights - Minnesota Wild	2:5 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3.4 WLLLL
- Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL
06.01.26	San Jose Sharks - Columbus Blue Jackets	5:2 ✺
04.01.26	Columbus Blue Jackets - Pittsburgh Penguins	4:5 OT ✺
03.01.26	Columbus Blue Jackets - Buffalo Sabres	5:1 ✺
31.12.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - New Jersey Devils	2:3 ✺
29.12.25	Ottawa Senators - Columbus Blue Jackets	1:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.9 LLWLW

Latest Head to Head

NHL
13.12.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - Vegas Golden Knights	2:3
13.03.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - Vegas Golden Knights	0:4
30.01.25	Vegas Golden Knights - Columbus Blue Jackets	1:2 OT
23.03.24	Vegas Golden Knights - Columbus Blue Jackets	4:2
04.03.24	Columbus Blue Jackets - Vegas Golden Knights	6:3
19.03.23	Vegas Golden Knights - Columbus Blue Jackets	7:2
28.11.22	Columbus Blue Jackets - Vegas Golden Knights	2:3 penalties

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