The Columbus Blue Jackets upset the Vegas Golden Knights by the final score of 2-1 in the opening minute of overtime.
Period I
Denton Mateychuk opened the scoring after the halfway mark of the opening frame for his second goal of the season from Kent Johnson and Valeri Nichushkin.
Tomas Hertl evened the game with his fifth of the year from Brayden Bowman and Trevor Connelly.
Period II
No goals or penalties occurred. 8-5 Columbus shots count over Vegas.
Period III
Two Vegas minor penalties. Vegas outshot Columbus 13-5 in the third.
Overtime
Seconds into the frame, the third straight Vegas minor was called. From the powerplay, Adam Fantilli snuck in the one time shot from Charlie Coyle set by the in between the leg drop pass from Kent Johnson.
Goaltenders
Cater Hart allowed two goals on 20 shots faced for a 0.900 save percentage.
Cam Talbot saved 26 of 27 shots for a 0.967 save percentage.
Players to Watch
Vegas — Mark Stone had 2021 TOI with a shot on net and blocked shots, and 2 hits, giveaways, and takeaways.
Columbus — Connor Garland had 5 giveaways. 5! Too risky.
CBJ Three Stars of the Game:
- Cam Talbot
- Adam Fantilli
- Kent Johnson
Road Games Ahead
The start of a three game road trip to Philadelphia, Raleigh, and Texas.
Cleveland Monsters
Just like the start of the season, the Monsters split a back to back against the Grand Rapids Griffins on the road, with a 3-2 overtime shootout victory on Friday night and a 5-2 regulation loss on Saturday.
Wheeling Nailers
The Wheeling Nailers dropped their home opener to the Toledo Walleye by the final score of 5-2 despite holding a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes.