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Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights

NHLSeptember 29, 2026T-Mobile Arena

BlackhawksChicagoCHI0-1-0

Blackhawks 2, Golden Knights 5

Final
Golden KnightsVegasVGKWon1-0-0
Score by period
Team123T
CHI0112
VGK2125
Patrick Kane Scores In Return To Blackhawks, But Chicago Loses To Vegas 5-2 In Season OpenerThe Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in the season opener, despite Patrick Kane's first goal back with the team.Recap · Yahoo Sports — NHL

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Jack Eichel faceoff won against Frank Nazar
  3. 0:41Andrew Mangiapane Deflected Wide Left
  4. 1:02Andrew Mangiapane Tripping against Parker Wotherspoon
  5. 1:02Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Ryan Greene
  6. 1:11Mitch Marner Backhand High and Wide Left
  7. 1:37Tomas Hertl Snap Shot Short
  8. 2:11Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  9. 2:58Braeden Bowman Snap Shot Wide Right
  10. 3:44Patrick Kane shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  11. 3:12Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane
  12. 3:44Patrick Kane shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  13. 3:52Marc Gatcomb Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  14. 3:53Marc Gatcomb Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  15. 4:03Roman Kantserov shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  16. 4:39Giveaway by Mitch Marner
  17. 5:14Jack Eichel Wrist Shot Wide Left
  18. 5:32Ivan Barbashev Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  19. 5:34Goalie Stopped
  20. 5:34Goalie Stopped
  21. 5:34Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan Greene
  22. 5:49Jordan Greenway hit Marc Gatcomb
  23. 6:07Off-side
  24. 6:07William Karlsson faceoff won against Roman Kantserov
  25. 6:46Mitch Marner Wrist Shot Short
  26. 7:04Trevor Connelly Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  27. 7:18Giveaway by Frank Nazar
  28. 8:29Anton Frondell shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  29. 8:49Shea Theodore Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  30. 8:52William Karlsson faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
  31. 9:12Jordan Greenway hit Jeremy Lauzon
  32. 9:14Ryan Greene shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  33. 9:22Takeaway by Mitch Marner
  34. 9:29Too many men/ice served by Nick Lardis
  35. 9:29Frank Nazar faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  36. 9:57Mitch Marner Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  37. 10:12Takeaway by Frank Nazar
  38. 10:30Victor Olofsson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (1), Shea Theodore (1)
  39. 10:30Roman Kantserov faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  40. 10:53Marc Gatcomb hit Patrick Kane
  41. 11:10Roman Kantserov Deflected Wide Left
  42. 11:16Puck in Benches
  43. 11:16Anton Frondell faceoff won against William Karlsson
  44. 11:43Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi
  45. 11:51Giveaway by Mitch Marner
  46. 11:58Anton Frondell shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
  47. 12:18Nick Lardis Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  48. 12:20Goalie Stopped
  49. 12:20Frank Nazar faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  50. 12:34Takeaway by Artyom Levshunov
  51. 13:22Giveaway by Jack Eichel
  52. 13:46Icing
  53. 13:46William Karlsson faceoff won against Ryan Greene
  54. 14:06Off-side
  55. 14:06William Karlsson faceoff won against Roman Kantserov
  56. 14:13Brett Howden hit Alex Vlasic
  57. 14:30Rasmus Andersson Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  58. 14:32Goalie Stopped
  59. 14:32Goalie Stopped
  60. 14:32Anton Frondell faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  61. 14:45Ivan Barbashev Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  62. 15:03Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  63. 14:57Ivan Barbashev hit Wyatt Kaiser
  64. 15:03Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  65. 15:06Goalie Stopped
  66. 15:06Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Frank Nazar
  67. 15:11Shea Theodore shot blocked by Frank Nazar
  68. 15:20Trevor Connelly saved by Spencer Knight
  69. 15:22Trevor Connelly Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Brayden McNabb (1), Shea Theodore (2)
  70. 15:22Ryan Greene faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  71. 15:40Jordan Greenway Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  72. 15:55Marc Gatcomb hit Cole Smith
  73. 16:22Off-side
  74. 16:00Giveaway by Artyom Levshunov
  75. 16:02Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  76. 16:22Off-side
  77. 16:22Roman Kantserov faceoff won against William Karlsson
  78. 17:12Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  79. 17:15Goalie Stopped
  80. 17:15Jack Eichel faceoff won against Frank Nazar
  81. 17:17Jeremy Lauzon Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  82. 17:23Jeremy Lauzon Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  83. 17:17Jeremy Lauzon Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  84. 17:23Jeremy Lauzon Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  85. 17:32Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  86. 17:58Andrew Mangiapane Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  87. 18:35Cole Smith shot blocked by Braeden Bowman
  88. 17:32Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  89. 17:34Giveaway by Jeremy Lauzon
  90. 17:52Tomas Hertl hit Andrew Mangiapane
  91. 17:55Anton Frondell hit Jeremy Lauzon
  92. 17:58Andrew Mangiapane Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  93. 18:35Cole Smith shot blocked by Braeden Bowman
  94. 18:46Ryan Greene Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  95. 19:17Parker Wotherspoon hit Alex Vlasic
  96. 19:57Patrick Kane Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  97. 19:36Marc Gatcomb hit Oliver Moore
  98. 19:57Patrick Kane Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  99. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Frank Nazar faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  3. 0:28Ryan Donato Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  4. 0:30Goalie Stopped
  5. 0:30William Karlsson faceoff won against Roman Kantserov
  6. 0:33Puck Frozen - Goalie
  7. 0:33Roman Kantserov faceoff won against William Karlsson
  8. 1:31Giveaway by Ian Cole
  9. 2:07Sam Rinzel Slap Shot Wide Right
  10. 2:12Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
  11. 2:19Hand Pass
  12. 2:19Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan Greene
  13. 3:05Roman Kantserov Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  14. 3:15Icing
  15. 3:15Jack Eichel faceoff won against Roman Kantserov
  16. 3:27Off-side
  17. 3:27Off-side
  18. 3:27William Karlsson faceoff won against Frank Nazar
  19. 3:27William Karlsson faceoff won against Frank Nazar
  20. 3:42Brett Howden Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
  21. 3:44Goalie Stopped
  22. 3:44Ryan Greene faceoff won against William Karlsson
  23. 3:52William Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  24. 3:55Goalie Stopped
  25. 3:55Goalie Stopped
  26. 3:55Ryan Greene faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  27. 5:00Brett Howden hit Anton Frondell
  28. 5:09Anton Frondell Batted Wide Right
  29. 5:07Anton Frondell shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  30. 5:26Mitch Marner Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  31. 6:15Jack Eichel Snap Shot Wide Right
  32. 6:15Jack Eichel Snap Shot Wide Right
  33. 6:41Patrick Kane shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
  34. 7:16Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  35. 7:08Artyom Levshunov hit Braeden Bowman
  36. 7:16Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  37. 7:18Goalie Stopped
  38. 7:18Ryan Greene faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  39. 7:27Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  40. 7:54Artyom Levshunov Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  41. 9:14Ryan Donato Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  42. 8:52Giveaway by Brayden McNabb
  43. 9:03Tyler Bertuzzi hit William Karlsson
  44. 9:14Ryan Donato Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  45. 9:16Goalie Stopped
  46. 9:16Frank Nazar faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  47. 9:21Ryan Donato Backhand Hit Right Post
  48. 9:16Frank Nazar faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  49. 9:21Ryan Donato Backhand Hit Right Post
  50. 9:54Mark Stone hit Sam Rinzel
  51. 9:56Parker Wotherspoon Roughing against Nick Lardis
  52. 9:56Nic Dowd faceoff won against Roman Kantserov
  53. 10:28William Karlsson shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  54. 10:55Brett Howden Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
  55. 11:24Patrick Kane Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  56. 12:23Jordan Greenway Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Greene (1), Wyatt Kaiser (1)
  57. 12:23Ryan Greene faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  58. 12:40Giveaway by Artyom Levshunov
  59. 13:12Jordan Greenway hit Nic Dowd
  60. 13:29Puck in Benches
  61. 13:29William Karlsson faceoff won against Anton Frondell
  62. 14:19Mark Stone shot blocked by Nick Lardis
  63. 14:30Brayden McNabb Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  64. 15:01Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
  65. 15:07Brayden McNabb Wrist Shot Wide Left
  66. 15:10Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  67. 15:12Jack Eichel Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (1), Brayden McNabb (2)
  68. 15:12Nic Dowd faceoff won against Roman Kantserov
  69. 15:24Marc Gatcomb hit Ian Cole
  70. 15:37Jeremy Lauzon Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  71. 15:40Goalie Stopped
  72. 15:40Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Ryan Greene
  73. 15:43Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  74. 15:44Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  75. 15:45Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  76. 15:47Goalie Stopped
  77. 15:47Victor Olofsson faceoff won against Ryan Greene
  78. 16:09Trevor Connelly hit Artyom Levshunov
  79. 16:33Brett Howden Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  80. 17:06William Karlsson shot blocked by Ian Cole
  81. 17:21Mitch Marner Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  82. 17:33Brett Howden Snap Shot Wide Right
  83. 17:46Jack Eichel Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  84. 18:02Puck in Benches
  85. 18:02Frank Nazar faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  86. 18:11Patrick Kane Tip-In Wide Left
  87. 18:17Nic Dowd hit Bowen Byram
  88. 18:28Puck Frozen - Skater
  89. 18:28Jack Eichel faceoff won against Anton Frondell
  90. 18:36Oliver Moore Wrist Shot Wide Left
  91. 18:40Mark Stone hit Wyatt Kaiser
  92. 18:50Artyom Levshunov Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  93. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Jack Eichel faceoff won against Frank Nazar
  3. 0:06Puck in Crowd
  4. 0:06Frank Nazar faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  5. 0:44Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Mark Stone
  6. 0:51Giveaway by Jack Eichel
  7. 0:55Oliver Moore Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  8. 0:57Goalie Stopped
  9. 0:57William Karlsson faceoff won against Roman Kantserov
  10. 1:06Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  11. 1:27Off-side
  12. 1:27Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan Greene
  13. 1:42Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  14. 1:44Goalie Stopped
  15. 1:44Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan Greene
  16. 1:48Ian Cole Tripping against Marc Gatcomb
  17. 1:48Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Frank Nazar
  18. 2:20Frank Nazar Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  19. 2:22Goalie Stopped
  20. 2:22Jack Eichel faceoff won against Ryan Greene
  21. 3:09Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  22. 3:37Braeden Bowman Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
  23. 4:04Patrick Kane Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  24. 4:04Anton Frondell faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  25. 4:14Marc Gatcomb hit Wyatt Kaiser
  26. 4:25Marc Gatcomb hit Sam Rinzel
  27. 4:34Patrick Kane hit Jeremy Lauzon
  28. 4:43Noah Hanifin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nic Dowd (1), Marc Gatcomb (1)
  29. 4:43Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Frank Nazar
  30. 4:48Takeaway by Bowen Byram
  31. 5:04Tomas Hertl hit Alex Vlasic
  32. 5:35Patrick Kane hit Parker Wotherspoon
  33. 5:51Patrick Kane Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  34. 5:54Goalie Stopped
  35. 5:54William Karlsson faceoff won against Roman Kantserov
  36. 6:30Mitch Marner Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  37. 6:33William Karlsson shot blocked by Artyom Levshunov
  38. 6:48Jeremy Lauzon shot blocked by Mitch Marner
  39. 7:19Giveaway by Ryan Greene
  40. 7:21Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  41. 7:54Giveaway by Trevor Connelly
  42. 8:28Giveaway by Tomas Hertl
  43. 8:37Puck Frozen - Goalie
  44. 8:37William Karlsson faceoff won against Frank Nazar
  45. 8:44Giveaway by Mitch Marner
  46. 9:00Tyler Bertuzzi shot blocked by Patrick Kane
  47. 9:04Sam Rinzel Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  48. 9:06Goalie Stopped
  49. 9:06Frank Nazar faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  50. 9:14Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Wide Right
  51. 9:15Frank Nazar Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  52. 9:16Frank Nazar Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  53. 9:17Goalie Stopped
  54. 9:17Roman Kantserov faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  55. 9:43Roman Kantserov hit Parker Wotherspoon
  56. 9:44Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  57. 9:48Takeaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  58. 9:51Roman Kantserov hit Parker Wotherspoon
  59. 10:05Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  60. 10:17Off-side
  61. 10:17Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Anton Frondell
  62. 10:29Takeaway by Artyom Levshunov
  63. 10:31Giveaway by Artyom Levshunov
  64. 10:32Trevor Connelly Tip-In Wide Left
  65. 10:46Shea Theodore shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
  66. 10:49Brayden McNabb Wrist Shot Wide Left
  67. 11:10Ryan Donato Wrap-around Wide Left
  68. 11:11Oliver Moore Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  69. 11:18Icing
  70. 11:18Frank Nazar faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  71. 11:37Jeremy Lauzon hit Tyler Bertuzzi
  72. 11:39Sam Rinzel hit Braeden Bowman
  73. 11:46Patrick Kane Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  74. 11:49Marc Gatcomb Unsportsmanlike conduct against Sam Rinzel
  75. 11:49Nic Dowd faceoff won against Roman Kantserov
  76. 12:04Anton Frondell Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  77. 12:44Tyler Bertuzzi Tip-In Wide Left
  78. 13:15Puck Frozen - Goalie
  79. 13:15Oliver Moore faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  80. 13:19Nick Lardis Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  81. 13:22Goalie Stopped
  82. 13:22William Karlsson faceoff won against Frank Nazar
  83. 13:52Sam Rinzel Wrist Shot Short
  84. 14:35Puck in Crowd
  85. 14:35Roman Kantserov faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  86. 14:41Ivan Barbashev hit Bowen Byram
  87. 15:46Jeremy Lauzon hit Frank Nazar
  88. 15:48Sam Rinzel Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  89. 16:06William Karlsson shot blocked by Sam Rinzel
  90. 16:25Icing
  91. 16:25Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan Greene
  92. 16:26Victor Olofsson Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  93. 16:28Goalie Stopped
  94. 16:28Ryan Greene faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  95. 16:47Cole Smith hit Braeden Bowman
  96. 16:49Nic Dowd hit Artyom Levshunov
  97. 17:06Giveaway by Jeremy Lauzon
  98. 17:23Takeaway by Ivan Barbashev
  99. 17:27Mark Stone Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (2), Ivan Barbashev (2)
  100. 17:27William Karlsson faceoff won against Roman Kantserov
  101. 17:38Roman Kantserov hit Brayden McNabb
  102. 18:03Icing
  103. 18:03Ryan Donato faceoff won against William Karlsson
  104. 18:20Giveaway by Artyom Levshunov
  105. 18:25Trevor Connelly Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
  106. 18:27Goalie Stopped
  107. 18:27Ryan Greene faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  108. 18:46Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
  109. 19:10Parker Wotherspoon Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
  110. 19:25Cole Smith Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  111. 19:54Marc Gatcomb Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
  112. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  113. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 10:30CHI 0, VGK 1Victor Olofsson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (1), Shea Theodore (1)
  2. 15:22CHI 0, VGK 2Trevor Connelly Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Brayden McNabb (1), Shea Theodore (2)

2nd

  1. 12:23CHI 1, VGK 2Jordan Greenway Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Greene (1), Wyatt Kaiser (1)
  2. 15:12CHI 1, VGK 3Jack Eichel Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (1), Brayden McNabb (2)

3rd

  1. 4:04CHI 2, VGK 3Patrick Kane Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  2. 4:43CHI 2, VGK 4Noah Hanifin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nic Dowd (1), Marc Gatcomb (1)
  3. 17:27CHI 2, VGK 5Mark Stone Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (2), Ivan Barbashev (2)

Game leaders

BlackhawksChicago

Golden KnightsVegas

Team stats

  • CHI 26ShotsVGK 37
  • CHI 43%Faceoffs wonVGK 57%
  • CHI 0Power-play goalsVGK 1
  • CHI 2Power playsVGK 3
  • CHI 14HitsVGK 23
  • CHI 10Blocked shotsVGK 8
  • CHI 5TakeawaysVGK 5
  • CHI 12GiveawaysVGK 22
  • CHI 6Penalty minutesVGK 4
All team stats
  • CHI 0%Power play percentageVGK 33%
  • CHI 25Faceoffs wonVGK 33
  • CHI 3Total penaltiesVGK 2

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%TKPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTYTDGSSMFWFLGVPN
Tyler Bertuzzi LW00-1010016:510.002:240:0014:27170010010
Ryan Donato C00-2000012:50100.001:260:0011:24180221000
Anton Frondell C00-2010017:4050.002:341:2813:38190103300
Ryan Greene C011000014:4341.200:001:4912:541901071020
Jordan Greenway LW101030014:080.000:001:4912:19171510100
Patrick Kane RW10-1020021:360.003:030:0418:29221420000
Nick Lardis LW00-2001011:440.001:240:0010:20180200000
Andrew Mangiapane LW00001025:230.000:000:005:2390110011
Oliver Moore C000000013:57100.000:540:0013:03200211000
Frank Nazar C00-2000018:0147.111:362:2913:56260308910
Cole Smith RW001010015:160.000:002:2112:55210100000
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOITKPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTYTDGSSMFWFLFO%GVPN
Bowen Byram D00-2002025:0813:070:3021:3125001000.010
Ian Cole D000001212:4000:002:0910:3117000000.011
Wyatt Kaiser D011002020:3700:031:5718:3726000000.010
Roman Kantserov D00-1030017:0712:360:0014:311901151033.300
Artyom Levshunov D000011019:1420:001:5117:2323011000.040
Sam Rinzel D00-1012018:1600:530:0417:1923022000.000
Alex Vlasic D00-1001020:0100:003:3316:2825000000.000
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOISOSSOSAESSVPPSVSHSVYTDGPIM
Spencer Knight G36432.88959:4700283100

Video

1:20Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game HighlightsESPN video
0:46Jack Eichel finds the back of the net for the Golden Knights0:53Patrick Kane lights the lamp for Blackhawks0:41Trevor Connelly scores goal for Golden Knights0:46Noah Hanifin lights the lamp for Golden Knights
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