National Hockey League
Columbus 4, Vegas 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 17402
Joonas Korpisalo had 37 saves and Pierre-Luc Dubois and Artemi Panarin each had a goal and two assists to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-1 victory over the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Defensemen Zach Werenski and Ian Cole also scored for Columbus (34-28-5), which won despite getting outshot, 38-21. Korpisalo, filling in for starter Sergei Bobrovsky who was ill, snapped a personal three-game losing streak.

Erik Haula scored for the lone goal for Vegas (42-19-5), which lost for the fourth time in five games. Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 17 saves, suffering just his ninth loss in 34 games (22-9-3).

Columbus needed just 18 seconds to get the first goal of the game as Panarin scored his third goal in two games, putting in a rebound over Fleury's blocker side for his 21st goal of the season.

The Blue Jackets appeared to take a 2-0 lead six minutes later when Dubois beat Fleury stick-side but Vegas successfully challenged that Cam Atkinson, who initially brought the puck into the attacking zone 33 seconds earlier, was offside.

Haula, getting a nice pass from David Perron while cutting to the left side of the net, tied it at 1:30 of the second period but the Blue Jackets answered with two goals 1:46 apart to take a 3-1 lead after two periods.

Werenski got the first goal, one-timing a pass from Panarin from the left point over Fleury's right shoulder for his 13th of the season, a franchise single-season record for a defenseman. Cole than followed with his fourth of the season and first with Blue Jackets, sending a knuckler from the left boards that Fleury misjudged.

Vegas coach Gerard Gallant pulled Fleury with three minutes remaining and Dubois, taking a pass from Panarin at center ice, sealed the win for Columbus 21 seconds later with his 15th of the season into the empty net.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Vegas   Columbus
Erik Haula 1 Points Pierre-Luc Dubois 3
Erik Haula 1 Goals Pierre-Luc Dubois 1
David Perron 1 Assists Pierre-Luc Dubois 2
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Marc-Andre Fleury .850 Save Percentage Joonas Korpisalo .974
Marc-Andre Fleury 17 Saves Joonas Korpisalo 37
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Vegas 38 1 0-2 2-2 6 31
Columbus 21 4 0-2 2-2 6 34
Upcoming Games
  • Columbus will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .515 after a loss.
  • Vegas will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .619 after a win and .667 after a loss.