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Necas scores twice, MacKinnon gets shootout winner, Avs top Knights 6-5

— Martin Necas scored two goals in regulation and another during the shootout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-5 on Saturday night.
Dec 28, 2025, 06:24 am - AP
123SOT
Avalanche02316
Golden Knights13105
1st PeriodCOLVGK
2:43Alexander Holtz (1)
Assists: Noah Hanifin (10), Tomas Hertl (14)
01
2nd PeriodCOLVGK
0:34Ivan Barbashev (12)
Assists: Mitch Marner (30)
02
5:19Samuel Girard (3)
Assists: Sam Malinski (16), Valeri Nichushkin (14)
12
10:27Martin Necas (17)
Assists: Sam Malinski (17), Samuel Girard (7)
22
11:36Ben Hutton (5)
Assists: Alexander Holtz (1), Noah Hanifin (11)
23
12:05Brett Howden (7)
Assists: Reilly Smith (5), Jeremy Lauzon (5)
24
3rd PeriodCOLVGK
3:52Martin Necas (18)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (32)
34
8:21Nathan MacKinnon (31)
Assists: Sam Malinski (18), Gabriel Landeskog (13)
44
16:00Colton Sissons (3)
Assists: Keegan Kolesar (6), Kaedan Korczak (6)
45
18:03Artturi Lehkonen (14)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (33), Brock Nelson (12)
55
OT Summary
No Goals Scored
Shootout SummaryCOLVGK
Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart00
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Left00
Martin Necas Goal Wrist Shot10
Mitch Marner Goal Backhand11
Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart11
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood11
Nathan MacKinnon Goal Wrist Shot21
Alexander Holtz Wrist Shot Wide Right21

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Brayden McNabb hit Martin Necas
  • Brett Howden faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Keegan Kolesar Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Alexander Holtz Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Noah Hanifin (10), Tomas Hertl (14)
  • Zach Whitecloud hit Brock Nelson
  • Ben Hutton Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak
  • Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Alexander Holtz
  • Takeaway by Mark Stone
  • Giveaway by Mark Stone
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Gavin Brindley
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Josh Manson
  • Ben Hutton Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Brett Howden faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
  • Zach Whitecloud hit Sam Malinski
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Mitch Marner Wrist Shot Short
  • Giveaway by Mitch Marner
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Alexander Holtz
  • Alexander Holtz Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Brett Howden Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Martin Necas
  • Giveaway by Carter Hart
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
  • Brayden McNabb hit Martin Necas
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Zach Whitecloud Hooking against Brock Nelson
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Brayden McNabb hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Jeremy Lauzon hit Martin Necas
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Brett Howden
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Ivan Barbashev Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (30)
  • Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Ben Hutton
  • Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
  • Giveaway by Brayden McNabb
  • Takeaway by Brayden McNabb
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Jeremy Lauzon
  • Tomas Hertl hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Noah Hanifin Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Braeden Bowman
  • Ivan Barbashev Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Braeden Bowman Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Braeden Bowman Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Braeden Bowman Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Colton Sissons
  • Brandon Saad Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Colton Sissons Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Reilly Smith Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Tomas Hertl Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Ben Hutton Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Ben Hutton Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Alexander Holtz (1), Noah Hanifin (11)
  • Brett Howden Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Reilly Smith (5), Jeremy Lauzon (5)
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Brandon Saad
  • Colton Sissons hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Reilly Smith
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Takeaway by Kaedan Korczak
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Tomas Hertl hit Artturi Lehkonen
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Alexander Holtz
  • Giveaway by Ben Hutton
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
  • Giveaway by Mitch Marner
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Brayden McNabb
  • Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak
  • Brayden McNabb Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Mitch Marner Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Ivan Barbashev Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Ivan Barbashev
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by Ben Hutton
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Alexander Holtz
  • Braeden Bowman Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Jack Drury
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Ben Hutton
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Parker Kelly
  • Brandon Saad hit Sam Malinski
  • Colton Sissons Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Sam Malinski
  • Jeremy Lauzon hit Jack Drury
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Jack Drury
  • Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Brett Howden faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Braeden Bowman Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Braeden Bowman Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Mark Stone Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Kaedan Korczak hit Martin Necas
  • Giveaway by Brett Howden
  • Brett Howden hit Sam Malinski
  • Brett Howden Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Josh Manson
  • Colton Sissons Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Keegan Kolesar (6), Kaedan Korczak (6)
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Colton Sissons
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
  • Kaedan Korczak hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Brett Howden faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Giveaway by Tomas Hertl
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Colton Sissons
  • Takeaway by Braeden Bowman
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Mitch Marner
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Mitch Marner
  • Takeaway by Mark Stone
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Mitch Marner Goal Backhand
  • Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Alexander Holtz Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Icing
  • Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Gavin Brindley
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Takeaway by Brock Nelson
  • Gavin Brindley hit Ben Hutton
  • Victor Olofsson Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot Short
  • Hand Pass
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Mitch Marner
  • Martin Necas hit Noah Hanifin
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Off-side
  • Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
  • Victor Olofsson hit Reilly Smith
  • Icing
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Icing
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Mitch Marner
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Valeri Nichushkin Deflected saved by Carter Hart
  • Brock Nelson Backhand Wide Left
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Jack Drury
  • Parker Kelly hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Jack Drury hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Parker Kelly Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Mitch Marner
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Cale Makar Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Off-side
  • Artturi Lehkonen faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Nathan MacKinnon Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot Short
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Artturi Lehkonen Deflected Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Valeri Nichushkin Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Parker Kelly Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Samuel Girard Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Josh Manson hit Brandon Saad
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Josh Manson hit Ivan Barbashev
  • Takeaway by Brent Burns
  • Icing
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Mitch Marner
  • Mark Stone shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Valeri Nichushkin Tip-In Wide Left
  • Samuel Girard Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (16), Valeri Nichushkin (14)
  • Josh Manson hit Braeden Bowman
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Ivan Barbashev
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Brayden McNabb
  • Devon Toews Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Alexander Holtz
  • Valeri Nichushkin Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gavin Brindley faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Ross Colton hit Colton Sissons
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  • Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Mitch Marner
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Martin Necas Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (17), Samuel Girard (7)
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Icing
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Giveaway by Joel Kiviranta
  • Nathan MacKinnon Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Nathan MacKinnon Tip-In High and Wide Right
  • Martin Necas Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Giveaway by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Puck in Benches
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Ross Colton Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Brent Burns hit Keegan Kolesar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Mitch Marner
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brock Nelson Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
  • Brock Nelson Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Sam Malinski Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Sam Malinski Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Martin Necas Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (32)
  • Icing
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Ivan Barbashev
  • Takeaway by Ross Colton
  • Ross Colton hit Jeremy Lauzon
  • Puck in Benches
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Nathan MacKinnon Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  • Gabriel Landeskog Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrap-around saved by Carter Hart
  • Too many men/ice served by Gavin Brindley
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Off-side
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Josh Manson hit Brett Howden
  • Nathan MacKinnon Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (18), Gabriel Landeskog (13)
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Takeaway by Brent Burns
  • Josh Manson Interference against Tomas Hertl
  • TV Timeout
  • Cale Makar hit Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Ross Colton
  • Brock Nelson Batted Wide Right
  • Brock Nelson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Martin Necas Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Artturi Lehkonen Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (33), Brock Nelson (12)
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot Short
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Tomas Hertl
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Takeaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Brock Nelson Slap Shot Hit Right Post
  • Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Devon Toews Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Gabriel Landeskog Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Martin Necas Goal Wrist Shot
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Nathan MacKinnon Goal Wrist Shot
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