Vegas Golden Knights 2, Chicago Blackhawks 3: final score and stats
Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas Golden Knights, Vegas Golden Knights 2 to Chicago Blackhawks 3, on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at United Center, Chicago, IL. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Chicago Blackhawks vs Vegas Golden Knights.
NHLSunday, January 4, 2026
DateJan 4, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueUnited Center, Chicago, IL
TVESPN+
Attendance18,266
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas Golden Knights | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Vegas Golden KnightsChicago Blackhawks
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
17-11-12Record17-18-7
2nd in Pacific DivisionStanding8th in Central Division
6-4Road record / home record4-5
WWWWLLast 5LLLLL
W4StreakL6
Team stats
Vegas Golden KnightsChicago Blackhawks
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Vegas Golden Knights
Noah Hanifin D · Undisclosed
OutChicago Blackhawks
Patrick Kane RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBowen Byram D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Vegas Golden Knights Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:32 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 16:04 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:15 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 15:42 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:40 | 1:35 | 1:33 | 18:32 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 47.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:14 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 14:42 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Holtz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:21 | 0:17 | 0:00 | 11:04 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Howden | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13:29 | 0:27 | 0:48 | 12:14 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keegan Kolesar | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:35 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Marner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:35 | 1:45 | 2:24 | 15:26 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Reinhardt | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:51 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Saad | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Sissons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:25 | 1:58 | 10:54 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Stone | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:56 | 1:35 | 1:17 | 17:04 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Hanifin | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:37 | 0:15 | 2:04 | 21:18 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hutton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:20 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 20:12 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:40 | 0:00 | 1:45 | 18:55 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18:21 | 0:00 | 1:05 | 17:16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jaycob Megna | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:41 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 14:50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Zach Whitecloud | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:16 | 0:00 | 2:15 | 17:01 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Schmid | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .850 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 61:18 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Blackhawks Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Bertuzzi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:01 | 2:49 | 0:00 | 16:12 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Burakovsky | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:27 | 2:49 | 0:00 | 15:38 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Dach | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:23 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Dickinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:06 | 0:02 | 1:34 | 15:30 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Donato | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 18:06 | 2:49 | 0:00 | 15:17 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Foligno | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16:09 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 14:58 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Greene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:44 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 13:37 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Lardis | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:33 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 10:22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:33 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 16:01 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:04 | 1:09 | 0:00 | 11:55 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Slaggert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:28 | 0:00 | 0:26 | 13:02 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:54 | 2:49 | 0:28 | 10:37 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Blackhawks Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Crevier | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:41 | 0:04 | 0:26 | 19:11 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:09 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 16:58 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Kaiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:44 | 0:00 | 0:25 | 18:19 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Artyom Levshunov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:39 | 2:49 | 0:00 | 20:50 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Murphy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:09 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 14:35 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Vlasic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:13 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 19:38 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Blackhawks Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvid Soderblom | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .867 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 61:09 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
Series tied 1-1
Mar 14, 2026CHI 0, VGK 4
Jan 4, 2026VGK 2, CHI 3
Dec 2, 2025CHI 3, VGK 4
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks?
Chicago Blackhawks won, 3-2, on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
What was the final score of Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks?
Vegas Golden Knights 2, Chicago Blackhawks 3.
Who were the top performers?
Vegas Golden Knights: Brandon Saad (1 goals). Chicago Blackhawks: Tyler Bertuzzi (3 goals).
Where is Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks played?
United Center, Chicago, IL.
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