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Colorado Avalanche 1, Vegas Golden Knights 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 1, Vegas Golden Knights 2. Shots on goal: COL 21, VGK 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 0-1 VGK; P2 COL 0-0 VGK; P3 COL 1-1 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 04:42 Mark Stone (assists: Brayden McNabb, Shea Theodore) to make it COL 0-1 VGK; P3 14:15 Cole Smith (assists: Dylan Coghlan, Nic Dowd) to make it COL 0-2 VGK; P3 17:57 Gabriel Landeskog (assists: Martin Necas, Nazem Kadri) to make it COL 1-2 VGK. Top skaters: Mark Stone (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Gabriel Landeskog (COL) 1 G, 0 A; Cole Smith (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Nazem Kadri (COL) 0 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) 24 saves on 26, decision L; Carter Hart (VGK) 20 saves on 21, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Cole Smith
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 09:20 TOI
Goals · VGK
Mark Stone
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 15:42 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Carter Hart
20 saves on 21 shots (.952) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

COL 0 largest lead Never led
VGK 2 largest lead P3 14:15 (COL 0, VGK 2) · 2-0 run, P1 4:42–P3 14:15
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:42 Mark Stone (Brayden McNabb, Shea Theodore) VGK · wrist shot · COL 0, VGK 1
  • P3 14:15 Cole Smith (Dylan Coghlan, Nic Dowd) VGK · tip-in shot · COL 0, VGK 2
  • P3 17:57 Gabriel Landeskog (Martin Necas, Nazem Kadri) COL · Power play · tip-in shot · COL 1, VGK 2

Linescore

123 T
COL 001 1
VGK 101 2

Shots on goal: COL 21, VGK 26

📋 Team Stats

COLVGK
21Shots on goal26
42Shot attempts59
24Faceoff wins29
30Hits29
11Blocked shots14
0Power-play goals0
2Takeaways3
15Giveaways15
4Penalty minutes2
92.3%Save %95.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
COL86721
VGK911626

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche1 G · 29 attempts
Nazem Kadri: missed the netCale Makar: saved (slap)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: missed the netParker Kelly: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netCale Makar: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netBrock Nelson: saved (slap)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Nicolas Roy: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netNazem Kadri: missed the netDevon Toews: missed the netCale Makar: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (deflected)Sam Malinski: saved (slap)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: goal (tip-in)Martin Necas: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 20Saved69% of attempts
  • 8Missed the net28% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 44 attempts
Nic Dowd: missed the netNic Dowd: saved (wrist)William Karlsson: missed the netMark Stone: goal (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netDylan Coghlan: missed the netDylan Coghlan: saved (slap)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netCole Smith: saved (wrist)William Karlsson: saved (bat)William Karlsson: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Cole Smith: missed the netCole Smith: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (snap)William Karlsson: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (backhand)Colton Sissons: saved (backhand)Nic Dowd: saved (snap)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (tip-in)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (snap)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netColton Sissons: missed the netWilliam Karlsson: saved (wrist)William Karlsson: saved (wrist)William Karlsson: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (snap)Dylan Coghlan: missed the netDylan Coghlan: missed the netNic Dowd: missed the netCole Smith: goal (tip-in)Brett Howden: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 24Saved55% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net41% 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
Gabriel Landeskog L 101+123119:48
Martin Necas C 011+101020:06
Nazem Kadri C 011002018:42
Cale Makar D 000040127:30
Devon Toews D 000-130224:31
Nathan MacKinnon C 000+121022:10
Brock Nelson C 000031119:18
Brent Burns D 000003218:39
Artturi Lehkonen L 000010017:30
Brett Kulak D 000-102016:37
Josh Manson D 000-107114:58
Sam Malinski D 000020214:16
Parker Kelly C 000023011:48
Nicolas Roy C 000-211011:39
Logan O'Connor R 000-100111:05
Jack Drury C 000001010:24
Joel Kiviranta L 000003010:15
Ross Colton C 000-112008:50
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood L 242692.3257:54
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mark Stone R 101+123115:42
Cole Smith R 101+123009:20
Brayden McNabb D 011001123:56
Shea Theodore D 011000223:31
Dylan Coghlan D 011+110013:08
Nic Dowd C 011+121010:57
Mitch Marner R 000-121222:22
Jack Eichel C 000012121:12
Rasmus Andersson D 000000120:31
Noah Hanifin D 000042020:26
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000020219:07
Brett Howden C 000+116018:19
William Karlsson C 000-140017:34
Ivan Barbashev L 000014215:36
Tomas Hertl C 000-131015:15
Colton Sissons C 000+112211:53
Kaedan Korczak D 000+102011:28
Keegan Kolesar R 000+101007:43
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart W 202195.2160:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series COL 2 – 5 VGK
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