Mark Stone scored in his sixth straight game and had two assists for the Vegas Golden Knights (19-11-12) in a 5-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets (18-18-7), who have lost three straight (0-2-1), at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday.
Reilly Smith scored twice, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and Mitch Marner and Tomas Hertl each had two assists for the Golden Knights, who won their second in a row following a five-game skid.
Vegas goaltender Carter Hart left with a lower-body injury in the first period and did not return. He allowed a goal on the only shot he faced before being replaced by Akira Schmid, who stopped 21 of 23 shots in relief.