Schenn scores game-winning goal as Blues beat Golden Knights 4-3
[January 03, 2026]
By WARREN MAYES
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn scored the game-winning
goal at 18:27 of the third period, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3
victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.
Oskar Sundquist, Justin Faulk and Alexey Toropchenko also scored for the
Blues. Joe Hofer recorded 22 saves. |

St. Louis Blues' Brayden Schenn (10) scores past Vegas Golden Knights
goaltender Carter Hart (79) and Ivan Barbashev (49) as teammate Jimmy
Snuggerud (21) watches during the third period of an NHL hockey game
Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) |
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Pavel Dorofeyev, Mark Stone and Keegan Kolesar scored for the
Golden Knights, who are 1-5-2 in their last eight games. Vegas
has allowed four or more goals in five of those games.
Carter Hart saved 15 shots for Vegas.
Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb sat out with an upper-body
injury sustained Wednesday against Nashville, snapping his 298
consecutive games played. It was the 10th-longest active streak.
St. Louis scored two goals in 58 seconds of the second period
for a 3-1 lead. Faulk scored on a wrist shot from the right
circle goal at 5:39 and Sundqvist on a snap shot at 6:37.
Vegas cut it to 3-2 on a goal by Stone and tied it at 3 on
Dorofeyev’s goal at 8:29 of the third period.
Each team scored a goal in the first period. Vegas went up 1-0
at 10:12 on a goal by Kolesar, his first goal this season.
St. Louis tied it just 27 seconds later when Toropchenko scored
on a rebound of his shot.
The Blues were awarded a penalty shot at 3:44 when Noah Hanifin
slashed Jordan Kyrou on a breakaway. Kyrou skated into the slot
but was thwarted by Hart’s glove save.
Jack Eichel, who had been out with a lower body injury, returned
to play for Vegas after missing seven consecutive games He is
two assists away from 400 in his career.
Up next
Golden Knights: Will play Sunday night in Chicago.
Blues: Host Montreal on Saturday afternoon.
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