Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche

Monday, January 2, 2023, 9:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 on Monday, January 2, 2023 on the road.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2022-2023 record
Vegas Golden Knights	3	51-22-9
at Colorado Avalanche	2	51-24-7

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	0	3
Colorado Avalanche	1	0	1	2

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	7	15	6	28
Colorado Avalanche	9	9	11	29

Three stars

M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
N. Roy, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:25	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (9)	Mikko Rantanen (22), Artturi Lehkonen (15)	Even strength	VGK 0, COL 1
1st	17:02	Vegas Golden Knights	Michael Amadio (6)	Nicolas Hague (7), Mark Stone (20)	Even strength	VGK 1, COL 1
2nd	07:14	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Roy (6)	Keegan Kolesar (3), Kaedan Korczak (1)	Even strength	VGK 2, COL 1
2nd	14:46	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Roy (7)	William Carrier (4), Alex Pietrangelo (24)	Even strength	VGK 3, COL 1
3rd	11:07	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (25)	Artturi Lehkonen (16), Nathan MacKinnon (27)	Even strength	VGK 3, COL 2

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	28	29
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	17	9
Hits	24	29
Blocked shots	11	7
Giveaways	3	13
Takeaways	10	7
Faceoffs won	28/51 (54.9%)	23/51 (45.1%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		12:46
Number 10 N. Roy	C	2	0	2	+1	0	2	1	0	27.3%	15:50
Number 15 J. Leschyshyn	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	100%	08:21
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:32
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	2	62.5%	21:32
Number 22 M. Amadio	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		14:02
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	1	1	+1	4	2	4	0		12:58
Number 46 J. Rondbjerg	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		10:04
Number 51 B. Froese	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	75%	07:22
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	1	1	+1	5	1	5	0		08:56
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0		20:59
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	54.5%	19:20
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	4		24:29
Number 6 K. Korczak	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	0		15:30
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0		28:29
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2		21:44
Number 17 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		12:32
Number 94 B. Pachal	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		15:40

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 36 L. Thompson	29	27	2	.931	59:54	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 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		11:16
Number 18 A. Newhook	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	17:12
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		10:19
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	1	1	2	0	0	8	1	0	50%	27:07
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	27.8%	22:39
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	44.4%	08:55
Number 59 B. Meyers	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	60%	11:53
Number 61 M. Kaut	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		07:00
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	2	2	0	0	1	5	0		23:57
Number 81 D. Malgin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:20
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	75%	27:13
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0		17:07
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		27:55
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		27:54
Number 17 B. Hunt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		09:07
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3		20:58
Number 56 K. MacDermid	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1		04:31
Number 88 A. Englund	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	1		07:47

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Georgiev	28	25	3	.893	57:50	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:00	Vegas Golden Knights	Phil Kessel	Holding	2
1st	09:58	Vegas Golden Knights	Brayden Pachal	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	12:58	Colorado Avalanche	Andreas Englund	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:58	Vegas Golden Knights	Keegan Kolesar	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	00:09	Colorado Avalanche	Cale Makar	Holding the stick	2
2nd	00:09	Vegas Golden Knights	William Carrier	Hooking	2
2nd	10:07	Colorado Avalanche	Andrew Cogliano	Interference	2
2nd	16:06	Vegas Golden Knights	Byron Froese	Tripping	2
3rd	00:30	Vegas Golden Knights	William Carrier	Holding	2
3rd	14:14	Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith	High sticking	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Jake Brenk
Linesmen: Jonathan Deschamps, Bryan Pancich
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Shea Theodore, Pavel Dorofeyev, Daniil Miromanov
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Valeri Nichushkin, Evan Rodrigues, Jacob MacDonald

2022-2023 season series

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2022-2023 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Oct 22, 2022
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Jan 2, 2023
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Feb 27, 2023

Other NHL games on Jan 2

Other NHL games on Monday, January 2, 2023
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Mon, Jan 2, 2023
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Anaheim Ducks, Mon, Jan 2, 2023

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