Golden Knights 2–3 Blackhawks — Final Score & Stats (Jan 4, 2026)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
🎰 VGK	1	1	0	0	2
🪶 CHI	1	0	1	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Tyler Bertuzzi

3 G

5 shots · 19:01 TOI

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Andre Burakovsky

2 A

1 shots · 18:27 TOI

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Artyom Levshunov

1 A

3 shots · 23:39 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 Brandon Saad Go-ahead 1st · 10:40

Assists: Brett Howden, Alexander Holtz · beat Arvid Soderblom

1–0

🪶 Tyler Bertuzzi Tying 1st · 12:38

Assists: Alex Vlasic, Andre Burakovsky · beat Akira Schmid

1–1

2nd period

🎰 Mark Stone Go-ahead 2nd · 00:43

Assists: Jack Eichel, Noah Hanifin · beat Arvid Soderblom

2–1

3rd period

🪶 Tyler Bertuzzi Tying 3rd · 11:36

Assists: Ryan Greene, Andre Burakovsky · beat Akira Schmid

2–2

Overtime

🪶 Tyler Bertuzzi Go-ahead OT · 01:18

Assists: Ilya Mikheyev, Artyom Levshunov · beat Akira Schmid

2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Eichel · Stone · Marner 19:56

L2 Dorofeyev · Barbashev · Hertl 16:32

L3 Saad · Howden · Sissons 13:17

L4 Reinhardt · Holtz · Kolesar 10:35

D1 Hanifin · Korczak 22:08

D2 Hutton · Whitecloud 19:48

D3 Lauzon · Megna 17:01

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Bertuzzi · Burakovsky · Donato 18:27

L2 Foligno · Dickinson · Mikheyev 17:06

L3 Slaggert · Greene · Teravainen 13:54

L4 Lardis · Moore · Dach 11:33

D1 Levshunov · Vlasic 22:26

D2 Crevier · Kaiser 19:12

D3 Grzelcyk · Murphy 17:09

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎰VGK CHI🪶

15 Shots on goal 20

34 Hits 15

19 Blocked shots 8

2 Takeaways 7

14 Giveaways 16

4 Penalty minutes 2

VGK shooting 13.3% (2/15) CHI shooting 15.0% (3/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎰Golden Knights

Akira Schmid

17/20

.850 SV% · 3 GA · 61:18 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Arvid Soderblom

13/15

.867 SV% · 2 GA · 61:09 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

VGK CHI

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 7-1-5 (54% win rate, 13 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 11-6-4 (52% win rate, 21 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Dec 22025 🪶CHI @ 🎰VGK 3–4 SO Mar 282025 🎰VGK @ 🪶CHI 5–3 Feb 272025 🪶CHI @ 🎰VGK 5–7 Jan 182025 🎰VGK @ 🪶CHI 3–5 Apr 162024 🪶CHI @ 🎰VGK 1–3

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❓ VGK vs CHI, answered

Who won Golden Knights vs Blackhawks on January 4, 2026?

Blackhawks won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Golden Knights 2, Blackhawks 3.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Brandon Saad, Mark Stone.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Tyler Bertuzzi (3).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Akira Schmid made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Arvid Soderblom made 13 saves on 15 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Golden Knights vs Blackhawks season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeJan 2 🎰VGK @ 🎵STL 3–4 AfterJan 6 🎰VGK @ ✈️WPG 4–3

🪶 Blackhawks

BeforeJan 3 🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH 3–2 AfterJan 7 🎵STL @ 🪶CHI 3–7

Also on January 4

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