Colorado Avalanche @ Vegas Golden Knights

28-2-7, 13-2-5 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Avalanche COL	0	2	3	1	6
Golden Knights VGK	1	3	1	0	5

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsVGK

17-8-11, 8-4-6 Home

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Gavin BrindleyG. Brindley#54
Ross ColtonR. Colton#20
Jack DruryJ. Drury#18
Parker KellyP. Kelly#17
Joel KivirantaJ. Kiviranta#94
Gabriel LandeskogG. Landeskog#92
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Martin NecasM. Necas#88
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#11
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#95
defensemen
Brent BurnsB. Burns#84
Samuel GirardS. Girard#49
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Josh MansonJ. Manson#42
Devon ToewsD. Toews#7

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	8:14	1:07	0:00	7:07	1	2	33.3
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	14	9:51	0:00	0:00	9:51	1	1	50.0
0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	11:38	0:00	2:29	9:09	6	5	54.5
0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	9:01	0:00	2:10	6:51	0	2	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	9	5:34	0:00	0:00	5:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	27	20:04	0:44	0:11	19:09	11	2	84.6
1	0	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	20:36	0:25	1:50	18:21	1	0	100.0
1	2	2	9	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	30	25:28	0:55	0:00	24:33	8	4	66.7
2	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	26	21:09	1:33	0:00	19:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	28	23:52	1:00	2:54	19:58	5	13	27.8
0	1	-1	7	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	20:03	1:16	2:22	16:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:40	0:53	0:00	10:47	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	24	17:53	0:00	2:44	15:09	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	16:41	0:00	0:55	15:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	31	24:39	1:07	2:11	21:21	0	0	0.0
0	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:11	0:00	0:48	18:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	24	18:37	0:00	2:10	16:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	25:39	1:00	3:16	21:23	0	0	0.0

goalies
Scott WedgewoodS. Wedgewood#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	5	20	.800	14	6	0	0	0	64:10	0

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Ivan BarbashevI. Barbashev#49
Braeden BowmanB. Bowman#42
Pavel DorofeyevP. Dorofeyev#16
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Alexander HoltzA. Holtz#26
Brett HowdenB. Howden#21
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Mitch MarnerM. Marner#93
Brandon SaadB. Saad#20
Colton SissonsC. Sissons#10
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
defensemen
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#15
Ben HuttonB. Hutton#17
Kaedan KorczakK. Korczak#6
Jeremy LauzonJ. Lauzon#5
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Zach WhitecloudZ. Whitecloud#2

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	24	16:11	2:23	0:00	13:48	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	18	12:43	2:20	0:00	10:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	20:21	3:36	0:00	16:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	20:21	3:37	0:00	16:44	12	7	63.2
1	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	21	18:55	2:22	0:00	16:33	0	1	0.0
1	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	16:29	2:13	0:29	13:47	7	10	41.2
0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	15	10:50	0:00	0:00	10:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	27	20:44	3:38	0:54	16:12	3	8	27.3
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:14	0:00	0:39	10:35	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:37	0:00	0:38	10:59	7	5	58.3
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	12:38	0:00	0:27	12:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	24	21:31	3:40	0:54	16:57	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	27	26:01	3:44	0:53	21:24	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	23	20:51	2:01	0:00	18:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	3	29	23:13	0:11	1:06	21:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	20	14:13	0:00	0:51	13:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	6	0	0	3	1	2	27	21:21	0:15	1:09	19:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	20	13:47	0:00	0:00	13:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HartC. Hart#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
39	5	34	.872	32	0	2	0	0	65:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Avalanche	0	2	3	1	6
	Golden Knights	1	3	1	0	5

1st Period			COL	VGK
2:43		Alexander Holtz (1) Assists: Noah Hanifin (10), Tomas Hertl (14)	0	1

2nd Period		COL	VGK
0:34	Ivan Barbashev (12) Assists: Mitch Marner (30)	0	2
5:19	Samuel Girard (3) Assists: Sam Malinski (16), Valeri Nichushkin (14)	1	2
10:27	Martin Necas (17) Assists: Sam Malinski (17), Samuel Girard (7)	2	2
11:36	Ben Hutton (5) Assists: Alexander Holtz (1), Noah Hanifin (11)	2	3
12:05	Brett Howden (7) Assists: Reilly Smith (5), Jeremy Lauzon (5)	2	4

3rd Period		COL	VGK
3:52	Martin Necas (18) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (32)	3	4
8:21	Nathan MacKinnon (31) Assists: Sam Malinski (18), Gabriel Landeskog (13)	4	4
16:00	Colton Sissons (3) Assists: Keegan Kolesar (6), Kaedan Korczak (6)	4	5
18:03	Artturi Lehkonen (14) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (33), Brock Nelson (12)	5	5

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

	COL	VGK
Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart	0	0
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	0
Martin Necas Goal Wrist Shot	1	0
Mitch Marner Goal Backhand	1	1
Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart	1	1
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood	1	1
Nathan MacKinnon Goal Wrist Shot	2	1
Alexander Holtz Wrist Shot Wide Right	2	1

Nathan MacKinnon seals shootout win in style for Avs

0:27

Artturi Lehkonen scores goal for Avalanche

0:44

Colton Sissons tallies goal vs. Avalanche

0:51

Regular Season Series

COL leads 2-0

Avalanche
4
Golden Knights
2

Game 1

31/10

Avalanche
6
Golden Knights
5

Game 2

28/12

Golden Knights
Avalanche

Game 3

12/4

T-Mobile Arena

3:00 AM, 28 December 2025

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 18,168

Referees:
Jon McIsaac
Chris Schlenker

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray
Brandon Gawryletz

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	34	5	9	77
Dallas	28	14	9	65
Minnesota	28	14	9	65
Utah	26	20	4	56
Nashville	23	22	4	50
Chicago	21	22	7	49
Winnipeg	20	23	6	46
St. Louis	19	23	8	46

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	24	13	12	60
Edmonton	25	18	8	58
Anaheim	26	21	3	55
Seattle	22	18	9	53
San Jose	25	21	3	53
Los Angeles	20	16	13	53
Calgary	21	24	5	47
Vancouver	17	28	5	39

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Colorado Avalanche @ Vegas Golden Knights

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Regular Season Series

COL leads 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

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