Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche

Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Preseason Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–1 on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Vegas Golden Knights	5	43-32-7
at Colorado Avalanche	1	38-30-14

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	1	2	2	5
Colorado Avalanche	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	9	15	6	30
Colorado Avalanche	9	9	7	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:05	Vegas Golden Knights	Brandon Pirri (1)	Erik Brannstrom (2), Tomas Hyka (1)	Power play	VGK 1, COL 0
2nd	01:11	Vegas Golden Knights	Erik Brannstrom (2)	Tomas Hyka (2), Cody Eakin (1)	Even strength	VGK 2, COL 0
2nd	18:14	Vegas Golden Knights	Alex Tuch (1)	Paul Stastny (1), Oscar Lindberg (1)	Power play	VGK 3, COL 0
3rd	04:56	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Graves (1)	Tyson Barrie (1), Matt Calvert (1)	Even strength	VGK 3, COL 1
3rd	10:52	Vegas Golden Knights	Reid Duke (1)	Alex Tuch (1), William Carrier (1)	Even strength	VGK 4, COL 1
3rd	15:18	Vegas Golden Knights	Erik Haula (1)	Paul Stastny (2), Griffin Reinhart (1)	Even strength	VGK 5, COL 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Vegas Golden Knights	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	30	25
Power play	2 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	4
Hits	16	26
Blocked shots	9	11
Giveaways	3	7
Takeaways	5	3
Faceoffs won	36/60 (60%)	24/60 (40%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. Macek	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	13:38
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	55.6%	14:37
Number 24 O. Lindberg	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0	100%	17:24
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0	45.5%	16:25
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	5	1	0		13:28
Number 37 R. Duke	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	0	0	45.5%	11:55
Number 38 T. Hyka	R	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:22
Number 40 R. Carpenter	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	75%	16:56
Number 56 E. Haula	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		16:42
Number 70 L. Elvenes	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:32
Number 73 B. Pirri	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	87.5%	15:13
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	1	40%	15:52
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	4	0		19:13
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		18:36
Number 6 C. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		19:22
Number 8 G. Reinhart	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		19:32
Number 12 E. Brannstrom	D	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	1	0		20:15
Number 15 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	0		19:46

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 Z. Fucale	25	24	1	.960	60:00	Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Calvert	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		15:04
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		15:30
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	53.3%	19:04
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	42.1%	17:10
Number 38 J. Nantel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1		12:54
Number 40 J. Dickinson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	33.3%	10:38
Number 46 J. Beaudin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	20%	14:05
Number 70 N. Henry	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		14:10
Number 73 T. Barron	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		12:40
Number 80 B. Saigeon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	66.7%	12:44
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		18:31
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		17:30
Number 2 M. Geertsen	L	0	0	0	-2	4	0	3	2		17:31
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1		22:44
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		19:19
Number 27 R. Graves	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	4		19:33
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		20:27
Number 76 J. Anderson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		17:02

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	24	21	3	.875	40:00	Loss
Number 30 S. Martin	6	4	2	.667	20:00

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:39	Colorado Avalanche	Mason Geertsen	High sticking	2
1st	07:33	Vegas Golden Knights	Jon Merrill	Holding	2
2nd	16:16	Colorado Avalanche	Mason Geertsen	Cross checking	2
3rd	18:48	Vegas Golden Knights	Reid Duke	Tripping	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Garrett Rank, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brandon Gawryletz
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Deryk Engelland, Marc-Andre Fleury, David Clarkson, Ryan Reaves, Max Pacioretty, Nick Holden, Reilly Smith, Curtis McKenzie, T.J. Tynan, William Karlsson, Maxime Lagace, Jimmy Oligny, Jonathan Marchessault, Brad Hunt, Oscar Dansk, Stefan Matteau, Malcolm Subban, Jake Bischoff, Nikita Gusev, Nate Schmidt, Zachary Leslie, Daniel Carr, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Tomas Nosek, Keegan Kolesar, Alex Gallant, Dylan Coghlan, Gage Quinney, Nicolas Hague, Jake Leschyshyn, Cody Glass, Jonas Rondbjerg, Maksim Zhukov, Jack Dugan, Jiri Patera, Ben Jones, Nick Campoli, Xavier Bouchard, Stanislav Demin, Ivan Morozov, Connor Corcoran, Jordan Kooy, Paul Cotter, Brandon Kruse, Peter Diliberatore, Reece Harsch, Martin Bodak, Ryan Chyzowski, Brett Kemp, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Luke Burghardt, Schael Higson
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Carl Soderberg, Colin Wilson, David Warsofsky, Mark Barberio, Gabriel Bourque, Joe Cannata, Andrew Agozzino, Mark Alt, Patrik Nemeth, Philipp Grubauer, Matt Nieto, Scott Kosmachuk, Dominic Toninato, Alexander Kerfoot, Nolan De Jong, Sven Andrighetto, Nikita Zadorov, Vladislav Kamenev, Anton Lindholm, A.J. Greer, Nicolas Meloche, Sergei Boikov, Gustav Olhaver, Turner Ottenbreit, Kevin Davis, Tyson Jost, Cam Morrison, Samuel Girard, Adam Werner, Nathan Clurman, Matthew Boucher, Conor Timmins, Shane Bowers, Cale Makar, Igor Shvyrev, Nick Leivermann, Petr Kvaca, Denis Smirnov, Sheldon Dries, Ty Lewis, Martin Kaut, Tyler Weiss, Sampo Ranta, Pavel Francouz, Shamil Shmakov, Justus Annunen, Nikolai Kovalenko, Danila Zhuravlyov, Robbie Holmes, Cole Reinhardt, Sean Strange, Robert-Tye Rice

2018-2019 season series

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Mon, Sep 24, 2018

Other NHL games on Sep 18

Other NHL games on Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at New York Islanders 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Boston Bruins 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Ottawa Senators 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
St. Louis Blues 3 at Dallas Stars 5	Final Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Arizona Coyotes 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Sep 18, 2018