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Vegas Golden Knights 4, Colorado Avalanche 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 4, Colorado Avalanche 2. Shots on goal: VGK 28, COL 38. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 0-0 COL; P2 VGK 2-0 COL; P3 VGK 2-2 COL.

Scoring plays: P2 12:29 Dylan Coghlan (assists: Brandon Saad, Colton Sissons) to make it VGK 1-0 COL; P2 15:02 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl) to make it VGK 2-0 COL; P3 01:34 Brett Howden (assists: Ben Hutton) to make it VGK 3-0 COL; P3 05:53 Valeri Nichushkin (assists: Ross Colton) to make it VGK 3-1 COL; P3 17:39 Gabriel Landeskog (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews) to make it VGK 3-2 COL; P3 19:15 Nic Dowd (assists: Jack Eichel, Rasmus Andersson) to make it VGK 4-2 COL. Top skaters: Nic Dowd (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Gabriel Landeskog (COL) 1 G, 0 A; Valeri Nichushkin (COL) 1 G, 0 A; Brett Howden (VGK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 24 saves on 27, decision L; Carter Hart (VGK) 36 saves on 38, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Brett Howden
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:11 TOI
Goals · COL
Gabriel Landeskog
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 21:21 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Carter Hart
36 saves on 38 shots (.947) · W
Season highs
Carter Hart · Season-high 36 saves

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 3 largest lead P3 1:34 (VGK 3, COL 0) · 3-0 run, P2 12:29–P3 1:34
COL 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P3 5:53–P3 17:39
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P2 12:29 Dylan Coghlan (Brandon Saad, Colton Sissons) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 1, COL 0
  • P2 15:02 Pavel Dorofeyev (Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 2, COL 0
  • P3 1:34 Brett Howden (Ben Hutton) VGK · backhand shot · VGK 3, COL 0
  • P3 5:53 Valeri Nichushkin (Ross Colton) COL · between-legs shot · VGK 3, COL 1
  • P3 17:39 Gabriel Landeskog (Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews) COL · Power play · snap shot · VGK 3, COL 2
  • P3 19:15 Nic Dowd (Jack Eichel, Rasmus Andersson) VGK · Empty net · wrist shot · VGK 4, COL 2

Linescore

123 T
VGK 022 4
COL 002 2

Shots on goal: VGK 28, COL 38

📋 Team Stats

VGKCOL
28Shots on goal38
64Shot attempts68
37Faceoff wins28
34Hits31
23Blocked shots11
1Power-play goals1
7Takeaways4
23Giveaways9
6Penalty minutes4
94.7%Save %88.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK1010828
COL10151338

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights4 G · 40 attempts
Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netDylan Coghlan: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: saved (tip-in)Shea Theodore: saved (slap)Shea Theodore: saved (backhand)Brayden McNabb: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (slap)Brett Howden: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netDylan Coghlan: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (tip-in)Dylan Coghlan: goal (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)William Karlsson: saved (snap)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: goal (backhand)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (backhand)Colton Sissons: saved (backhand)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netRasmus Andersson: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netNic Dowd: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals10% of attempts
  • 24Saved60% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net30% of attempts
Colorado Avalanche2 G · 56 attempts
Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netJosh Manson: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netBrock Nelson: saved (wrist)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Logan O'Connor: missed the netNazem Kadri: missed the netNazem Kadri: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (snap)Logan O'Connor: saved (backhand)Parker Kelly: saved (snap)Martin Necas: saved (slap)Nazem Kadri: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Nazem Kadri: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Nicolas Roy: saved (tip-in)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Brett Kulak: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Nazem Kadri: saved (tip-in)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Brett Kulak: missed the netBrent Burns: saved (tip-in)Ross Colton: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (tip-in)Jack Drury: saved (wrist)Logan O'Connor: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netBrock Nelson: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netDevon Toews: missed the netBrock Nelson: saved (tip-in)Valeri Nichushkin: goal (between-legs)Martin Necas: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (tip-in)Ross Colton: saved (backhand)Parker Kelly: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (wrist)Nazem Kadri: saved (tip-in)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (snap)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (snap)Martin Necas: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: goal (snap)Artturi Lehkonen: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netDevon Toews: saved (snap)Brent Burns: saved (slap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 36Saved64% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net32% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brett Howden C 101+141118:11
Pavel Dorofeyev R 101-130014:21
Nic Dowd C 101+114213:18
Dylan Coghlan D 101+110008:13
Rasmus Andersson D 011+100223:32
Mitch Marner R 011+221021:35
Jack Eichel C 011031119:32
Colton Sissons C 011+115211:28
Tomas Hertl C 011+110010:45
Ben Hutton D 011011010:01
Brandon Saad L 011+100008:10
Shea Theodore D 000+150727:22
Brayden McNabb D 000+115325:42
Noah Hanifin D 000+111123:29
William Karlsson C 000011421:11
Ivan Barbashev L 000-122016:25
Cole Smith R 000008011:56
Keegan Kolesar R 000014010:02
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart W 363894.7260:00
COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Gabriel Landeskog L 101-131021:21
Valeri Nichushkin R 101+133013:39
Devon Toews D 011-120127:32
Nathan MacKinnon C 011-130021:32
Ross Colton C 011+136109:55
Martin Necas C 000-232023:41
Brett Kulak D 000+110023:06
Sam Malinski D 000-110120:31
Nazem Kadri C 000052019:26
Josh Manson D 000-125219:02
Brock Nelson C 000-341118:15
Brent Burns D 000022316:55
Artturi Lehkonen L 000-115015:42
Nicolas Roy C 000-212012:40
Logan O'Connor R 000020010:16
Jack Drury C 000010009:55
Parker Kelly C 000011008:57
Jack Ahcan D 000-101207:34
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood L 242788.9357:15

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 2 – 2 COL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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Vegas Golden Knights 9-4-0 W3 L10 8-2-0 Next game recap: @ COL · Fri, May 22
Colorado Avalanche 8-2-0 L1 L10 8-2-0 Next game recap: vs VGK · Fri, May 22

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