The Golden Knights led 5-1 after the first period, so it's not a great sign that Samsonov allowed it to get close. He still came away with his second win in five outings, but he has given up 17 goals ...

Defensive struggle against Golden Knights decided by Sillinger in Vegas to cap his return to the Blue Jackets' lineup.

Tomas Hertl scored his 20th goal of the season for the Golden Knights and Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves ... and point streak (seven) ended. Blue Jackets: Columbus held off an early Vegas onslaught ...

Cole Sillinger scored 52 seconds into overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 2-1 victory ... The goal came just after Ilya Samsonov denied Kent Johnson on a breakaway and Zach Werenski ...

Adam Fantilli scored in his 100th career NHL game, and Elvis Merzlikins made 25 saves for the Blue Jackets (25-19-7 ... six assists), while Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves for the Golden Knights ...

Cole Sillinger batted in a rebound 52 seconds into overtime as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied for a ... a breakaway but was stopped by goalie Ilya Samsonov. Zach Werenski's rebound try bounced ...

Tomas Hertl scored his 20th goal of the season for the Golden Knights and Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves ... and point streak (seven) ended. Blue Jackets: Columbus held off an early Vegas onslaught ...

His attempt to beat Vegas goalie Ilya ... gave the Blue Jackets their second straight victory and second consecutive win in OT after downing the Los Angeles Kings last Saturday in Columbus with ...