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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Vegas 4, Columbus 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 13, 2025
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Jesse Marquis, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18823
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Vegas 2114
Columbus 0000
Periods:
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1
Vegas   Columbus
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 0:00  
  0:11 Mathieu Olivier hits Noah Hanifin.
  0:14 Giveaway by Boone Jenner.
  0:21 Mathieu Olivier hits Zach Whitecloud.
Zach Whitecloud hits Zach Werenski. 0:37  
  0:38 Shot by Kent Johnson misses the net
  0:50 Giveaway by Ivan Provorov.
  0:57 Takeaway by Adam Fantilli.
  1:04 Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  1:04 Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
  1:06 Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  1:08 Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Brandon Saad.
Takeaway by Alex Pietrangelo. 1:21  
  1:28 Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net
Alex Pietrangelo blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko. 1:44  
Takeaway by Pavel Dorofeyev. 1:46  
Keegan Kolesar blocks shot from Justin Danforth. 2:16  
  2:36 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
  3:04 Christian Fischer hits Noah Hanifin.
Giveaway by Noah Hanifin. 3:05  
Reilly Smith blocks shot from Ivan Provorov. 3:11  
  3:15 Sean Kuraly hits Nicolas Roy.
  4:02 Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  4:17 Shot by Dante Fabbro misses the net
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 4:29  
  4:32 Dmitri Voronkov hits Nicolas Hague.
  4:38 Kirill Marchenko blocks shot from Alex Pietrangelo.
Giveaway by Tomas Hertl. 5:13  
Ivan Barbashev penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dante Fabbro. 5:38  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 5:38  
  6:18 Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Nicolas Hague blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko. 6:41  
  7:32 Giveaway by Ivan Provorov.
  7:40 James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Alex Pietrangelo blocks shot from Ivan Provorov. 7:46  
Giveaway by Brandon Saad. 7:51  
  8:20 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  8:28 Zachary Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Kent Johnson. 8:32  
  8:44 Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  9:29 Damon Severson hits Pavel Dorofeyev.
Pavel Dorofeyev blocks shot from Damon Severson. 9:48  
  10:33 Justin Danforth penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brayden McNabb.
  10:33 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
Nicolas Roy scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jack Eichel and Tomas Hertl. 12:00  
  12:00 Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Brett Howden.
  12:49 Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net
  13:07 Luke Kunin hits Victor Olofsson.
Shot by Kaedan Korczak misses the net 13:24  
  13:27 Dante Fabbro hits Reilly Smith.
Shot by Kaedan Korczak misses the net 13:34  
  13:37 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
  13:52 Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net
Zach Whitecloud hits Sean Kuraly. 13:53  
  13:55 Giveaway by Ivan Provorov.
Pavel Dorofeyev penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Denton Mateychuk. 14:13  
  14:13 Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel blocks shot from Zach Werenski. 14:35  
Takeaway by Jack Eichel. 14:50  
Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 14:59  
Giveaway by Nicolas Roy. 15:25  
  15:27 Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  15:34 Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Nicolas Roy shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 15:41  
Reilly Smith blocks shot from Ivan Provorov. 16:00  
  16:26 Shot by Denton Mateychuk misses the net
  16:49 Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  16:51 Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  16:53 Giveaway by Ivan Provorov.
Brandon Saad blocks shot from Kent Johnson. 17:28  
  17:36 Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net
  18:06 Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  18:15 Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 18:17  
  18:20 Christian Fischer hits Victor Olofsson.
  18:24 Shot by Christian Fischer misses the net
  18:39 Giveaway by Ivan Provorov.
  18:40 Zachary Aston-Reese hits Noah Hanifin.
  18:50 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
  18:53 Giveaway by Ivan Provorov.
Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 18:59  
Brandon Saad shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 19:00  
Brandon Saad scores. Assisted by Reilly Smith and Nicolas Roy. 19:01  
  19:01 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 19:21  
  19:31 Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net
  19:42 Giveaway by Zach Werenski.
2
Vegas   Columbus
  0:00 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  0:51 Mathieu Olivier blocks shot from Zach Whitecloud.
  0:54 Kent Johnson blocks shot from Noah Hanifin.
Keegan Kolesar hits Zach Werenski. 0:58  
  1:21 Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  1:40 Dmitri Voronkov hits Keegan Kolesar.
Pavel Dorofeyev hits Denton Mateychuk. 2:12  
  2:26 Giveaway by James van Riemsdyk.
  3:03 Luke Kunin hits Kaedan Korczak.
  3:16 Giveaway by Justin Danforth.
  3:43 Giveaway by Christian Fischer.
  4:01 Zachary Aston-Reese hits Zach Whitecloud.
  4:05 Zachary Aston-Reese hits Reilly Smith.
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 4:09  
Tanner Pearson hits Dante Fabbro. 4:24  
  4:55 Mathieu Olivier hits Alex Pietrangelo.
Brett Howden hits Ivan Provorov. 5:18  
  5:24 Mathieu Olivier hits Brayden McNabb.
Ivan Barbashev blocks shot from Brett Howden. 5:37  
Tomas Hertl hits Kirill Marchenko. 6:03  
  6:32 Dante Fabbro penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Saad.
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 6:32  
Shot by Noah Hanifin misses the net 6:36  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 7:11  
  7:13 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
  7:43 Zachary Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  7:46 Luke Kunin wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
Nicolas Roy shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 8:20  
Shot by Alex Pietrangelo misses the net 8:34  
Brandon Saad shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 9:16  
Brandon Saad shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 9:32  
  9:34 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. 10:57  
  11:33 Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov.
  11:40 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Alex Pietrangelo blocks shot from Adam Fantilli. 11:43  
  11:49 Shot by Adam Fantilli misses the net
Pavel Dorofeyev hits Dante Fabbro. 11:52  
  11:53 Giveaway by Dante Fabbro.
  11:55 Dmitri Voronkov hits Nicolas Hague.
Pavel Dorofeyev scores. Assisted by Tomas Hertl and Brandon Saad. 12:17  
  12:17 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Brett Howden.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 13:09  
  13:26 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  13:32 Luke Kunin wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  13:48 Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  13:49 James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  13:55 Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  14:04 Dmitri Voronkov hits Mark Stone.
Nicolas Roy hits Denton Mateychuk. 14:37  
Alex Pietrangelo blocks shot from Denton Mateychuk. 15:12  
Tomas Hertl shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 15:40  
  16:56 Giveaway by Zach Werenski.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 17:01  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Luke Kunin. 17:03  
  17:07 James van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Alex Pietrangelo.
  17:20 Luke Kunin shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 17:35  
  18:29 Boone Jenner hits Brayden McNabb.
  18:31 Mathieu Olivier hits Brett Howden.
  18:51 Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko.
  19:10 Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Nicolas Roy shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 19:20  
  19:22 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
  19:59 Christian Fischer hits Pavel Dorofeyev.
3
Vegas   Columbus
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 0:00  
Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 0:10  
  0:13 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  0:23 Boone Jenner hits Jack Eichel.
  0:48 Boone Jenner shoots misses the net
  1:28 Luke Kunin hits Alex Pietrangelo.
Ivan Barbashev hits Denton Mateychuk. 1:53  
Kaedan Korczak blocks shot from Adam Fantilli. 2:00  
Tomas Hertl blocks shot from Luke Kunin. 2:02  
  2:05 Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov.
Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak. 2:11  
  2:24 Zachary Aston-Reese blocks shot from Kaedan Korczak.
Tomas Hertl shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 2:29  
Shot by Tomas Hertl misses the net 2:30  
  2:41 Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  3:00 Zachary Aston-Reese hits Zach Whitecloud.
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 3:07  
  3:38 Sean Kuraly hits Zach Whitecloud.
  3:45 Denton Mateychuk shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Shot by Tanner Pearson misses the net 4:01  
Nicolas Hague shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 4:10  
  4:23 Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net
  4:32 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  4:34 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Brett Howden.
Ivan Barbashev blocks shot from Ivan Provorov. 4:59  
Keegan Kolesar shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 5:24  
Shot by Noah Hanifin misses the net 5:50  
  6:35 Giveaway by Zachary Aston-Reese.
Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo. 6:38  
  6:40 Giveaway by Justin Danforth.
Alex Pietrangelo blocks shot from Dante Fabbro. 6:51  
  7:02 Shot by Dante Fabbro misses the net
  7:09 Zachary Aston-Reese blocks shot from Reilly Smith.
  7:19 Dante Fabbro hits Nicolas Roy.
  7:23 Takeaway by Dante Fabbro.
  7:33 Takeaway by Dante Fabbro.
Alex Pietrangelo shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 7:45  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 7:47  
Zach Whitecloud shoots misses the net 7:49  
  7:57 Christian Fischer hits Zach Whitecloud.
Takeaway by Mark Stone. 8:42  
Keegan Kolesar shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 9:18  
  10:19 Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
Nicolas Roy wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 10:24  
Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:26  
  10:52 Mathieu Olivier hits Brayden McNabb.
  10:56 Zachary Aston-Reese hits Victor Olofsson.
Mark Stone shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 11:15  
  11:53 Sean Kuraly hits Zach Whitecloud.
  11:59 Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Keegan Kolesar.
Brett Howden blocks shot from Zach Whitecloud. 12:04  
  12:13 Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net
Nicolas Hague blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko. 12:27  
  12:31 Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
Nicolas Hague blocks shot from Dante Fabbro. 12:36  
  12:48 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 12:59  
  12:59 Dante Fabbro penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tomas Hertl.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 13:04  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 13:19  
Pavel Dorofeyev shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 14:05  
Pavel Dorofeyev shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 14:32  
Reilly Smith wins the faceoff against Luke Kunin. 14:33  
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 15:04  
Brett Howden wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 15:13  
Alex Pietrangelo scores on an empty net. Assisted by Keegan Kolesar and Brayden McNabb. 15:38  
  15:38 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
  15:46 Justin Danforth hits Kaedan Korczak.
Kaedan Korczak hits Zachary Aston-Reese. 16:06  
Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud. 17:06  
  17:22 Giveaway by Sean Kuraly.
Reilly Smith blocks shot from Ivan Provorov. 17:56  
  18:05 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy.
  18:25 Giveaway by Boone Jenner.
Kaedan Korczak blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko. 18:44  
  18:46 Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko.
Kaedan Korczak blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko. 18:59  
  19:03 Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Adin Hill.
  19:05 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
  19:12 Giveaway by Justin Danforth.
  19:34 Dante Fabbro shoots Saved by Adin Hill.