Vegas Puts Their Foot Down And Dominates Columbus
Erik Gudbranson(5) scored early in the first, and Carson Meyer(1) would score his first of the season with 12 seconds left in the loss. Vegas dominated the Blue Jackets.
Vegas would only allow three shots in the second period and nine in the third for a total of 22 for the game. Conversely, the Knights would pump 47 shots on Daniil Tarasov, making that two games in a row of allowing 47+ shots on goal.
Tarasov stopped 43 of 47 Vegas shots to keep the game close. He faced 22 shots in the second, but would only give up two goals to keep it 2-1.
There weren't a lot of positive things to take away from this game other than the play of Daniil Tarasov. He played well and made some massive saves to keep the game within reach.
Daniil Tarasov after the game, "I'll be honest, that's probably the toughest game I've played in the NHL."
Final Stats
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- Erik Gudbranson scored his 5th goal of the season. That goal gives Gudbranson his first 20-point season in the NHL.
- Carson Meyer scored his first goal of the season.
- Zach Werenski tallied his 39th assist of the season. That assist moves him into second all-time in CBJ history at 205.
- Kirill Marchenko notched his 16th assist of the season.
- Trey Fix-Wolansky got his first point of the season with an assist on Carson Meyer's goal. He only played 7:53 in the game.
Team Notes
- The Columbus power play went 0 for 1.
- The Jackets penalty kill stopped 1 of 2 Vegas power plays.
- The Blue Jackets won 52% of their faceoffs.
What's Next - The Blue Jackets will travel to Arizona to play the Coyotes on Tuesday night.
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