Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche

Monday, February 27, 2023, 9:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 on Monday, February 27, 2023 at home.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2022-2023 record
Vegas Golden Knights	0	51-22-9
at Colorado Avalanche	3	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	0	0	0	0
Colorado Avalanche	1	1	1	3

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	11	12	8	31
Colorado Avalanche	11	17	6	34

Three stars

M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
A. Georgiev, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
J. Compher, Colorado Avalanche (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	00:14	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (39)	Unassisted	Even strength	VGK 0, COL 1
2nd	16:20	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (40)	J.T. Compher (29)	Even strength	VGK 0, COL 2
3rd	16:33	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (22)	Valeri Nichushkin (15), Artturi Lehkonen (23)	Even strength, Empty net	VGK 0, COL 3

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	31	34
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	21	16
Blocked shots	19	12
Giveaways	1	4
Takeaways	10	10
Faceoffs won	32/56 (57.1%)	24/56 (42.9%)

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	4	0	0	100%	14:33
Number 9 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	-2	0	5	2	2	54.5%	18:53
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1		14:57
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	70%	15:44
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	33.3%	10:45
Number 22 M. Amadio	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		14:13
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		14:06
Number 43 P. Cotter	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:19
Number 49 I. Barbashev	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	100%	16:40
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		09:30
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	50%	17:20
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		19:31
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		16:20
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	5		20:42
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	100%	23:02
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		16:43
Number 23 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	4		18:59
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	1		22:00

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 A. Hill	33	31	2	.939	59:43	Loss

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 9 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	+2	0	5	0	1		16:21
Number 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	10:27
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		18:52
Number 18 A. Newhook	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	20%	12:28
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:25
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	0	28.6%	21:28
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	2	60%	19:51
Number 59 B. Meyers	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	07:33
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1		15:37
Number 81 D. Malgin	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		08:05
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:30
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	2	0	2	+2	2	3	4	1		19:23
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		19:19
Number 4 B. Byram	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		25:01
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	0		22:35
Number 17 B. Hunt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:57
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	4	3		20:06
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		23:02

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Georgiev	31	31	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	13:18	Vegas Golden Knights	Brett Howden	Roughing	2
2nd	13:18	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen	Roughing	2
2nd	13:34	Vegas Golden Knights	Chandler Stephenson	Cross checking	2
2nd	16:55	Vegas Golden Knights	Phil Kessel	Illegal check to head	2
2nd	16:55	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Newhook	Holding the stick	2
3rd	10:32	Colorado Avalanche	Denis Malgin	Tripping	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: CJ Murray, Ryan Galloway
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Byron Froese, Ben Hutton, Nicolas Roy
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Kurtis MacDermid, Cale Makar, Pavel Francouz

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 Feb 27

Other NHL games on Monday, February 27, 2023
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Feb 27, 2023
Boston Bruins 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Feb 27, 2023
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Mon, Feb 27, 2023
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, Mon, Feb 27, 2023

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