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17-11-12
Vegas Golden Knights
2
SOG: 15
17-18-7
Chicago Blackhawks
3
SOG: 20
United Center - Chicago
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January 4, 2026 at 12:00 AM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
VGK
B. Saad
VGK • 1G 0A
B. Howden
VGK • 0G 1A
A. Holtz
VGK • 0G 1A
M. Stone
VGK • 1G 0A
J. Eichel
VGK • 0G 1A
N. Hanifin
VGK • 0G 1A
CHI
T. Bertuzzi
CHI • 3G 0A
A. Vlasic
CHI • 0G 1A
A. Burakovsky
CHI • 0G 2A
R. Greene
CHI • 0G 1A
I. Mikheyev
CHI • 0G 1A
A. Levshunov
CHI • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
T. Bertuzzi
CHI • L • 3G 0A
⭐ 2
A. Burakovsky
CHI • L • 0G 2A
⭐ 3
R. Greene
CHI • C • 0G 1A
Headlines
Tyler Bertuzzi Drops a Hattrick Bomb—Opponents Still Looking for Their Pants!
Arvid Soderblom Should Sue for Lack of Goal Support—Mark Stone & Co. Turn Out the Lights Early!
Power Play Clinic or Just Embarrassing? Both Teams Trade Man-Advantage Punches in a Special Teams Slugfest!
Jack Eichel Wins Faceoffs, But Apparently You Can’t Score From the Dot—Somebody Tell Him!
Akira Schmid Is Seeing Bertuzzi in His Nightmares—And So Should Every Defenseman on the Ice!
17-11-11 - OT1
Vegas Golden Knights
16-18-7 - W3
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago - United Center
January 4, 2026 at 12:00 AM - POSTGAME
Pacific / Central
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
VGK
1
C
Jack Eichel
12G - 30A
(42P)
2
R
Mitch Marner
9G - 31A
(40P)
3
R
Mark Stone
12G - 21A
(33P)
4
C
Tomas Hertl
15G - 15A
(30P)
5
L
Ivan Barbashev
12G - 18A
(30P)
VGK Injuries
McNabb, Brayden
Upper Body
Day to Day
McNabb (upper body) is considered week-to-week, SinBin Vegas reports Friday.
Jan 10, 2026
Demek, Jakub
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Demek (undisclosed) was put on the non-roster injured list, according to Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Tuesday.
Jan 14, 2026
Hill, Adin
Lower Body
Day to Day
Hill (lower body) is still considered week-to-week, according to head coach Bruce Cassidy on Tuesday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.
Jan 14, 2026
Theodore, Shea
Upper Body
Week to Week
Theodore (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, SinBin Vegas reports.
Jan 31, 2026
Karlsson, William
Lower Body
Month to Month
Karlsson (lower body) is not expected to be available for Sweden's Olympic roster, Darren Dreger of TSN reports Tuesday.
Feb 25, 2026
Pietrangelo, Alex
Hip
Season
Jul 1, 2026
Trades
Pacific
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CHI
1
C
Connor Bedard
19G - 25A
(44P)
2
L
Tyler Bertuzzi
22G - 12A
(34P)
3
L
Andre Burakovsky
9G - 19A
(28P)
4
C
Frank Nazar
6G - 15A
(21P)
5
C
Teuvo Teravainen
9G - 11A
(20P)
CHI Injuries
Bedard, Connor
Upper Body
Day to Day
Bedard (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday.
Jan 12, 2026
Nazar, Frank
Upper Body
Day to Day
Nazar (upper body) has been placed on injured reserve by the Chicago Blackhawks, the team announced Sunday.
Jan 17, 2026
Weber, Shea
Ankle
Season
Jul 1, 2026
Trades
Central
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Goaltending
VGK
11-4-5
2.52 GAA
89.4% SV
CHI
12-11-6
2.60 GAA
91.0% SV
VGK
4-3-3
3.28 GAA
87.6% SV
CHI
5-7-1
3.87 GAA
87.3% SV
VGK
1-4-2
3.14 GAA
87.0% SV
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VGK
1-0-2
2.73 GAA
88.8% SV
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Goaltenders
VGK
17-11-11
GAA: 3.03
SV%: 0.880
vs
CHI
16-18-7
GAA: 3.15
SV%: 0.895