Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights

Thursday, December 27, 2018, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–1 on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Colorado Avalanche	1	38-30-14
at Vegas Golden Knights	2	43-32-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	12	7	13	32
Vegas Golden Knights	16	15	12	43

Three stars

P. Stastny, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
M. Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
B. Pirri, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:42	Colorado Avalanche	J.T. Compher (10)	Mikko Rantanen (44), Nathan MacKinnon (35)	Power play	COL 1, VGK 0
1st	11:40	Vegas Golden Knights	Paul Stastny (3)	Alex Tuch (15), Nate Schmidt (8)	Even strength	COL 1, VGK 1
3rd	10:11	Vegas Golden Knights	Brandon Pirri (4)	Paul Stastny (2)	Even strength	COL 1, VGK 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal	32	43
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	23	32
Blocked shots	23	16
Giveaways	3	10
Takeaways	8	19
Faceoffs won	25/57 (43.9%)	32/57 (56.1%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche 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 S. Andrighetto	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		10:22
Number 11 M. Calvert	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	50%	12:28
Number 13 A. Kerfoot	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	2	0	66.7%	15:06
Number 15 S. Dries	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0	0	33.3%	05:11
Number 17 T. Jost	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:22
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	1	1	-1	0	7	1	0	0	18.2%	23:15
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	56.3%	16:13
Number 37 J. Compher	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	1	1	30%	19:43
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		09:16
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:44
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	54.5%	21:21
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	100%	21:46
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		23:11
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	4	0		23:12
Number 12 P. Nemeth	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	0		18:08
Number 27 R. Graves	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		08:26
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		23:16
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		17:52

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Grubauer	43	41	2	.953	58:08	Loss

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 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0		20:45
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	72.7%	18:42
Number 24 O. Lindberg	L	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	1	0		12:52
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0	58.3%	18:55
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		06:38
Number 40 R. Carpenter	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	1	0	66.7%	15:07
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	30.8%	19:39
Number 73 B. Pirri	C	1	0	1	+2	0	4	1	0	0		13:03
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	0		10:31
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		19:11
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1	0	100%	14:54
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	60%	10:36
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	4	0		21:45
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		18:21
Number 15 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	2	0	0		14:11
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	3	0		15:10
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		20:44
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		23:11

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	32	31	1	.969	59:43	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:36	Vegas Golden Knights	Ryan Reaves	Interference	2
2nd	01:40	Colorado Avalanche	Tyson Barrie	Tripping	2
2nd	12:06	Vegas Golden Knights	Oscar Lindberg	Tripping	2
2nd	13:31	Colorado Avalanche	Alexander Kerfoot	Slashing	2
2nd	18:50	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen	Cross checking	2
3rd	04:19	Colorado Avalanche	Sheldon Dries	Holding	2
3rd	14:00	Vegas Golden Knights	Oscar Lindberg	Holding	2
3rd	16:19	Vegas Golden Knights	Jon Merrill	High sticking	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Furman South
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Ryan Daisy
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Nikita Zadorov
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Colin Miller, Brad Hunt, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare

2018-2019 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Feb 18, 2019
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 27, 2019

Other NHL games on Dec 27

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 27, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 5 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Buffalo Sabres 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Dallas Stars 2 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Calgary Flames 4 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Minnesota Wild 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
Anaheim Ducks 2 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 27, 2018

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