Brayden Schenn's goal with 1:33 left secured a 4-3 victory for the St. Louis Blues over the Vegas Golden Knights at Enterprise Center. The win snapped a three-game skid for the Blues, while Vegas extended its losing streak to four. Key contributions came from multiple Blues players in a tightly contested match.
The St. Louis Blues hosted the Vegas Golden Knights at Enterprise Center on January 2, 2026, in a game that saw multiple lead changes and a dramatic finish. Vegas struck first in the opening period when Keegan Kolesar scored his first goal of the season at 10:12, chipping the puck off the wall and beating Blues goaltender Joel Hofer under the glove for a 1-0 lead.
Just 27 seconds later, Alexey Toropchenko tied the score at 1-1. After a breakout, Toropchenko beat Vegas defenseman Ben Hutton and knocked in his own rebound following an initial stop by Golden Knights netminder Carter Hart.
In the second period, the Blues took control. Justin Faulk wristed a shot from the right circle at 5:39 to make it 2-1. Oskar Sundqvist followed at 6:37, crashing the net to convert a loose puck in the crease, extending the lead to 3-1.
Vegas responded quickly, with Mark Stone cutting the deficit to 3-2 at 9:10 after intercepting a pass from Faulk in the Blues' zone.
The third period brought more tension. Pavel Dorofeyev tied the game at 3-3 at 8:21 when Faulk mishandled a puck along the boards, allowing Dorofeyev to tuck it past Hofer. A video review upheld the goal.
With time winding down, Pavel Buchnevich forechecked Noah Hanifin near center ice, creating a 2-on-1 rush with Jimmy Snuggerud. Hart stopped Snuggerud's shot, but Schenn was positioned at the doorstep to redirect the rebound off his skate with 1:33 remaining, clinching the 4-3 win.
Toropchenko and Sundqvist each recorded a goal and an assist, while Buchnevich and Mathieu Joseph tallied two assists apiece. Hofer made 21 saves for the Blues, who improved to 16-18-8 after losing three of their previous four games. For Vegas, now 17-11-11, the loss marked their fourth straight (0-3-1) and seventh in eight (1-5-2). Hart finished with 15 saves.
