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Colorado Avalanche 3, Vegas Golden Knights 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 3, Vegas Golden Knights 5. Shots on goal: COL 35, VGK 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 3-0 VGK; P2 COL 0-3 VGK; P3 COL 0-2 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 03:21 Gabriel Landeskog (assists: Devon Toews, Nathan MacKinnon) to make it COL 1-0 VGK; P1 07:03 Nazem Kadri (assists: Martin Necas, Josh Manson) to make it COL 2-0 VGK; P1 13:15 Jack Drury (assists: Parker Kelly, Devon Toews) to make it COL 3-0 VGK; P2 00:19 Mark Stone (assists: Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl) to make it COL 3-1 VGK; P2 04:05 William Karlsson (assists: Mitch Marner) to make it COL 3-2 VGK; P2 12:46 Keegan Kolesar (assists: Dylan Coghlan, Kaedan Korczak) to make it COL 3-3 VGK; P3 08:21 Tomas Hertl (assists: Mark Stone, Kaedan Korczak) to make it COL 3-4 VGK; P3 19:01 Brett Howden (assists: William Karlsson, Shea Theodore) to make it COL 3-5 VGK. Top skaters: Mark Stone (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; William Karlsson (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Tomas Hertl (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Devon Toews (COL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 18 saves on 22, decision L; Carter Hart (VGK) 32 saves on 35, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Mark Stone
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 15:45 TOI
Goals · VGK
Tomas Hertl
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 13:23 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Carter Hart
32 saves on 35 shots (.914) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

COL 3 largest lead P1 13:15 (COL 3, VGK 0) · 3-0 run, P1 3:21–P1 13:15
VGK 2 largest lead P3 19:01 (COL 3, VGK 5) · 5-0 run, P2 0:19–P3 19:01
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:21 Gabriel Landeskog (Devon Toews, Nathan MacKinnon) COL · wrist shot · COL 1, VGK 0
  • P1 7:03 Nazem Kadri (Martin Necas, Josh Manson) COL · wrist shot · COL 2, VGK 0
  • P1 13:15 Jack Drury (Parker Kelly, Devon Toews) COL · Shorthanded · backhand shot · COL 3, VGK 0
  • P2 0:19 Mark Stone (Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · COL 3, VGK 1
  • P2 4:05 William Karlsson (Mitch Marner) VGK · snap shot · COL 3, VGK 2
  • P2 12:46 Keegan Kolesar (Dylan Coghlan, Kaedan Korczak) VGK · backhand shot · COL 3, VGK 3
  • P3 8:21 Tomas Hertl (Mark Stone, Kaedan Korczak) VGK · backhand shot · COL 3, VGK 4
  • P3 19:01 Brett Howden (William Karlsson, Shea Theodore) VGK · Empty net · wrist shot · COL 3, VGK 5

Linescore

123 T
COL 300 3
VGK 032 5

Shots on goal: COL 35, VGK 23

📋 Team Stats

COLVGK
35Shots on goal23
60Shot attempts60
25Faceoff wins31
17Hits34
11Blocked shots22
0Power-play goals1
3Takeaways4
19Giveaways16
18Penalty minutes10
81.8%Save %91.4%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
COL1612735
VGK78823

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche3 G · 49 attempts
Gabriel Landeskog: saved (tip-in)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: goal (wrist)Nazem Kadri: goal (wrist)Devon Toews: missed the netLogan O'Connor: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: saved (slap)Gabriel Landeskog: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (snap)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Jack Drury: goal (backhand)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Nazem Kadri: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netCale Makar: saved (wrist)Brett Kulak: saved (slap)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (backhand)Josh Manson: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: saved (slap)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (snap)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Nazem Kadri: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: missed the netBrock Nelson: missed the netLogan O'Connor: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netBrock Nelson: missed the netNicolas Roy: saved (backhand)Sam Malinski: saved (snap)Josh Manson: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: saved (snap)Gabriel Landeskog: missed the netBrett Kulak: saved (snap)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Nazem Kadri: missed the netCale Makar: missed the netNazem Kadri: missed the netBrent Burns: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 32Saved65% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net29% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights5 G · 36 attempts
Jack Eichel: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: missed the netColton Sissons: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netMark Stone: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (backhand)Shea Theodore: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: goal (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)William Karlsson: goal (snap)Jack Eichel: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netMark Stone: saved (tip-in)William Karlsson: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: goal (backhand)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: missed the netTomas Hertl: goal (backhand)Dylan Coghlan: saved (slap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Dylan Coghlan: saved (wrist)Dylan Coghlan: saved (slap)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netBrett Howden: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals14% of attempts
  • 18Saved50% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net36% 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
Devon Toews D 022+120023:14
Gabriel Landeskog L 101060024:04
Nazem Kadri C 101+131019:19
Jack Drury C 101-111011:04
Martin Necas C 011021021:18
Nathan MacKinnon C 011-152118:02
Josh Manson D 011000116:20
Parker Kelly C 011-101012:52
Cale Makar D 000030627:14
Brock Nelson C 000+101119:02
Artturi Lehkonen L 000011017:15
Brent Burns D 000+120016:38
Brett Kulak D 000-221115:04
Sam Malinski D 000-120012:57
Logan O'Connor R 000-222012:02
Nicolas Roy C 000-110111:17
Valeri Nichushkin R 000-122008:34
Ross Colton C 000-114008:29
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood L 182281.8458:15
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
William Karlsson C 112+320117:22
Mark Stone R 112-134015:45
Tomas Hertl C 112032013:23
Mitch Marner R 022021023:59
Kaedan Korczak D 022+201109:38
Brett Howden C 101+224017:03
Keegan Kolesar R 101+113105:19
Shea Theodore D 011+100223:32
Dylan Coghlan D 011+231211:04
Brayden McNabb D 000+102323:45
Noah Hanifin D 000-123523:17
Jack Eichel C 000-211223:02
Rasmus Andersson D 000-101421:06
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000-130017:09
Ivan Barbashev L 000-105115:57
Colton Sissons C 000011012:27
Nic Dowd C 000002010:20
Cole Smith R 000003006:08
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart W 323591.4359:44

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series COL 2 – 4 VGK
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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Colorado Avalanche 8-4-0 L3 L10 6-4-0 Next game recap: @ VGK · Tue, May 26
Vegas Golden Knights 11-4-0 W5 L10 8-2-0 Next game recap: vs COL · Tue, May 26

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