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Colorado Avalanche 4, Vegas Golden Knights 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 4, Vegas Golden Knights 2. Shots on goal: COL 26, VGK 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 1-0 VGK; P2 COL 1-0 VGK; P3 COL 2-2 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 00:41 Martin Necas (assists: Cale Makar, Devon Toews) to make it COL 1-0 VGK; P2 04:32 Brock Nelson (assists: Jack Drury) to make it COL 2-0 VGK; P3 02:51 Tomas Hertl (assists: Shea Theodore, Mitch Marner) to make it COL 2-1 VGK; P3 10:11 Brent Burns (assists: Martin Necas) to make it COL 3-1 VGK; P3 12:01 Mitch Marner (assists: Tomas Hertl, Ben Hutton) to make it COL 3-2 VGK; P3 18:22 Cale Makar (assists: Martin Necas, Nathan MacKinnon) to make it COL 4-2 VGK. Top skaters: Martin Necas (COL) 1 G, 2 A; Tomas Hertl (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Mitch Marner (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Cale Makar (COL) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 21 saves on 23, decision W; Carl Lindbom (VGK) 22 saves on 25, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Martin Necas
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 19:57 TOI
Goals · VGK
Mitch Marner
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 23:29 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Scott Wedgewood
21 saves on 23 shots (.913) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

COL 2 largest lead P2 4:32 (COL 2, VGK 0) · 2-0 run, P1 0:41–P2 4:32
VGK 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:41 Martin Necas (Cale Makar, Devon Toews) COL · slap shot · COL 1, VGK 0
  • P2 4:32 Brock Nelson (Jack Drury) COL · wrist shot · COL 2, VGK 0
  • P3 2:51 Tomas Hertl (Shea Theodore, Mitch Marner) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · COL 2, VGK 1
  • P3 10:11 Brent Burns (Martin Necas) COL · wrist shot · COL 3, VGK 1
  • P3 12:01 Mitch Marner (Tomas Hertl, Ben Hutton) VGK · wrist shot · COL 3, VGK 2
  • P3 18:22 Cale Makar (Martin Necas, Nathan MacKinnon) COL · Empty net · wrist shot · COL 4, VGK 2

Linescore

123 T
COL 112 4
VGK 002 2

Shots on goal: COL 26, VGK 23

📋 Team Stats

COLVGK
26Shots on goal23
66Shot attempts52
30Faceoff wins32
16Hits14
22Blocked shots10
0Power-play goals1
6Takeaways3
17Giveaways15
12Penalty minutes4
91.3%Save %88.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
COL1010626
VGK97723

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche4 G · 41 attempts
Martin Necas: goal (slap)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (backhand)Sam Malinski: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Victor Olofsson: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: saved (slap)Victor Olofsson: saved (slap)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (backhand)Victor Olofsson: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netRoss Colton: missed the netParker Kelly: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: goal (wrist)Martin Necas: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (wrist)Gavin Brindley: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Ilya Solovyov: missed the netCale Makar: saved (snap)Devon Toews: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netBrock Nelson: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (backhand)Brent Burns: goal (wrist)Jack Drury: saved (wrist)Josh Manson: missed the netCale Makar: goal (wrist)Ilya Solovyov: saved (wrist)
  • 4Goals10% of attempts
  • 22Saved54% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net37% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 41 attempts
Reilly Smith: missed the netShea Theodore: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netAlexander Holtz: saved (tip-in)Shea Theodore: missed the netAlexander Holtz: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrap-around)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (snap)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: saved (slap)Cole Reinhardt: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (deflected)Kaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netBrett Howden: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (slap)Tomas Hertl: goal (wrist)Brayden McNabb: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (snap)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netMitch Marner: goal (wrist)William Karlsson: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (slap)Ivan Barbashev: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 21Saved51% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net44% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Martin Necas C 123+321019:57
Cale Makar D 112+320126:41
Brent Burns D 101+120121:01
Brock Nelson C 101020120:00
Devon Toews D 011+100122:56
Nathan MacKinnon C 011+321320:09
Jack Drury C 011+110214:30
Valeri Nichushkin R 000011020:07
Josh Manson D 000002119:39
Artturi Lehkonen L 000+340217:47
Sam Malinski D 000+130416:10
Gabriel Landeskog L 000021013:11
Victor Olofsson L 000-130013:10
Ross Colton C 000003012:11
Parker Kelly C 000012011:45
Ilya Solovyov D 000012311:27
Gavin Brindley C 000003204:00
Zakhar Bardakov C 000000103:54
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood W 212391.3260:00
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mitch Marner R 112-140023:29
Tomas Hertl C 112-120020:07
Shea Theodore D 011-220225:42
Ben Hutton D 011000217:17
Jack Eichel C 000-230121:23
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000000020:42
Brayden McNabb D 000-212018:44
Kaedan Korczak D 000010017:08
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-104016:29
Ivan Barbashev L 000-303015:36
Zach Whitecloud D 000+101114:23
Brett Howden C 000030014:10
William Karlsson C 000-110113:56
Reilly Smith R 000-110013:26
Alexander Holtz R 000-210112:00
Brandon Saad L 000030111:09
Cole Reinhardt L 000-103011:08
Keegan Kolesar R 000011109:32
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carl Lindbom L 222588.0359:39

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series COL 1 – 0 VGK
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Colorado Avalanche 7-1-4 W2 L10 5-1-4 Next game recap: @ SJS · Sat, Nov 1
Vegas Golden Knights 6-2-3 L1 L10 6-2-2 Next game recap: vs DET · Tue, Nov 4

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