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Colorado Avalanche 6, Vegas Golden Knights 5 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 6, Vegas Golden Knights 5 (shootout). Shots on goal: COL 39, VGK 25. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 0-1 VGK; P2 COL 2-3 VGK; P3 COL 3-1 VGK; OT COL 0-0 VGK; shootout won by COL.

Scoring plays: P1 02:43 Alexander Holtz (assists: Noah Hanifin, Tomas Hertl) to make it COL 0-1 VGK; P2 00:34 Ivan Barbashev (assists: Mitch Marner) to make it COL 0-2 VGK; P2 05:19 Samuel Girard (assists: Sam Malinski, Valeri Nichushkin) to make it COL 1-2 VGK; P2 10:27 Martin Necas (assists: Sam Malinski, Samuel Girard) to make it COL 2-2 VGK; P2 11:36 Ben Hutton (assists: Alexander Holtz, Noah Hanifin) to make it COL 2-3 VGK; P2 12:05 Brett Howden (assists: Reilly Smith, Jeremy Lauzon) to make it COL 2-4 VGK; P3 03:52 Martin Necas (assists: Nathan MacKinnon) to make it COL 3-4 VGK; P3 08:21 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Sam Malinski, Gabriel Landeskog) to make it COL 4-4 VGK; P3 16:00 Colton Sissons (assists: Keegan Kolesar, Kaedan Korczak) to make it COL 4-5 VGK; P3 18:03 Artturi Lehkonen (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Brock Nelson) to make it COL 5-5 VGK. Top skaters: Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 1 G, 2 A; Sam Malinski (COL) 0 G, 3 A; Martin Necas (COL) 2 G, 0 A; Samuel Girard (COL) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 20 saves on 25, decision W; Carter Hart (VGK) 33 saves on 38, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Nathan MacKinnon
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 9 SOG · 25:28 TOI
Goals · COL
Martin Necas
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 21:09 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Scott Wedgewood
20 saves on 25 shots (.800) · W
Season highs
Nathan MacKinnon · Season-high 9 shots on goalSam Malinski · Season-high 3 points

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

📊 Game Flow

COL 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 5:19–P2 10:27
VGK 2 largest lead P2 0:34 (COL 0, VGK 2) · 2-0 run, P1 2:43–P2 0:34
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:43 Alexander Holtz (Noah Hanifin, Tomas Hertl) VGK · tip-in shot · COL 0, VGK 1
  • P2 0:34 Ivan Barbashev (Mitch Marner) VGK · wrist shot · COL 0, VGK 2
  • P2 5:19 Samuel Girard (Sam Malinski, Valeri Nichushkin) COL · wrist shot · COL 1, VGK 2
  • P2 10:27 Martin Necas (Sam Malinski, Samuel Girard) COL · wrist shot · COL 2, VGK 2
  • P2 11:36 Ben Hutton (Alexander Holtz, Noah Hanifin) VGK · slap shot · COL 2, VGK 3
  • P2 12:05 Brett Howden (Reilly Smith, Jeremy Lauzon) VGK · tip-in shot · COL 2, VGK 4
  • P3 3:52 Martin Necas (Nathan MacKinnon) COL · wrist shot · COL 3, VGK 4
  • P3 8:21 Nathan MacKinnon (Sam Malinski, Gabriel Landeskog) COL · wrist shot · COL 4, VGK 4
  • P3 16:00 Colton Sissons (Keegan Kolesar, Kaedan Korczak) VGK · backhand shot · COL 4, VGK 5
  • P3 18:03 Artturi Lehkonen (Nathan MacKinnon, Brock Nelson) COL · Power play · snap shot · COL 5, VGK 5

Linescore

123OT SO T
COL 0230 2 6
VGK 1310 1 5

Shots on goal: COL 38, VGK 25 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

📋 Team Stats

COLVGK
39Shots on goal25
83Shot attempts71
33Faceoff wins29
16Hits21
8Blocked shots27
0Power-play goals0
5Takeaways5
15Giveaways18
4Penalty minutes2
80.0%Save %86.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
COL91116339
VGK7126025

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche5 G · 71 attempts
Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Victor Olofsson: missed the netJack Drury: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: saved (tip-in)Samuel Girard: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (deflected)Brock Nelson: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (backhand)Ross Colton: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: saved (tip-in)Artturi Lehkonen: missed the netParker Kelly: missed the netSamuel Girard: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netSamuel Girard: goal (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (snap)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netDevon Toews: missed the netMartin Necas: goal (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (backhand)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (slap)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (snap)Martin Necas: saved (snap)Brock Nelson: saved (tip-in)Brock Nelson: saved (slap)Sam Malinski: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (snap)Martin Necas: goal (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (backhand)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (backhand)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrap-around)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: goal (wrist)Devon Toews: missed the netJack Drury: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (snap)Brock Nelson: missed the netBrock Nelson: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: goal (snap)Jack Drury: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: missed the netBrock Nelson: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Devon Toews: saved (snap)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (snap)
  • 5Goals7% of attempts
  • 34Saved48% of attempts
  • 32Missed the net45% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights5 G · 38 attempts
Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Alexander Holtz: goal (tip-in)Ben Hutton: missed the netBen Hutton: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Alexander Holtz: saved (backhand)Brett Howden: saved (snap)Ivan Barbashev: goal (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (tip-in)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (backhand)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netBen Hutton: missed the netBen Hutton: goal (slap)Brett Howden: goal (tip-in)Brayden McNabb: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (tip-in)Braeden Bowman: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the netBraeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: missed the netBrett Howden: missed the netColton Sissons: goal (backhand)
  • 5Goals13% of attempts
  • 20Saved53% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net34% 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
Nathan MacKinnon C 123+291025:28
Sam Malinski D 033+330119:11
Martin Necas C 202+341021:09
Samuel Girard D 112+120016:41
Artturi Lehkonen L 101+120020:36
Brock Nelson C 011030123:52
Gabriel Landeskog L 011+231120:04
Valeri Nichushkin R 011-160020:03
Devon Toews D 000-130125:39
Cale Makar D 000001124:39
Josh Manson D 000-104118:37
Brent Burns D 000-301017:53
Victor Olofsson L 000001011:40
Jack Drury C 000-211111:38
Ross Colton C 000+122009:51
Parker Kelly C 000-201009:01
Gavin Brindley C 000001108:14
Joel Kiviranta L 000-201005:34
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood W 202580.0564:10
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alexander Holtz R 112+120218:55
Noah Hanifin D 022+230226:01
Ben Hutton D 101+220320:51
Brett Howden C 101-121116:29
Ivan Barbashev L 101034016:11
Colton Sissons C 101021311:37
Kaedan Korczak D 011-202123:13
Mitch Marner R 011-110220:44
Tomas Hertl C 011+112020:21
Jeremy Lauzon D 011002114:13
Reilly Smith R 011000012:38
Keegan Kolesar R 011013310:50
Mark Stone R 000-100021:31
Brayden McNabb D 000-203621:21
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000+120020:21
Zach Whitecloud D 000012213:47
Braeden Bowman R 000040012:43
Brandon Saad L 000011111:14
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart O 333886.8565:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series COL 2 – 0 VGK
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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Colorado Avalanche 28-2-7 W7 L10 9-0-1 Next game recap: vs LAK · Mon, Dec 29
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