Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 10:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at home.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Vegas Golden Knights	0	45-29-8
at Colorado Avalanche	3	50-25-7

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	5	9	25
Colorado Avalanche	10	14	11	35

Three stars

A. Georgiev, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
V. Nichushkin, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:46	Colorado Avalanche	Valeri Nichushkin (21)	Mikko Rantanen (31), Jonathan Drouin (13)	Power play	VGK 0, COL 1
2nd	11:44	Colorado Avalanche	Valeri Nichushkin (22)	Mikko Rantanen (32), Nathan MacKinnon (45)	Power play	VGK 0, COL 2
3rd	09:20	Colorado Avalanche	Logan O'Connor (7)	Caleb Jones (4)	Even strength	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	25	35
Power play	0 of 4	2 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	16	20
Blocked shots	22	16
Giveaways	6	7
Takeaways	8	14
Faceoffs won	28/50 (56%)	22/50 (44%)

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 9 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	66.7%	21:55
Number 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	1	0	50%	15:40
Number 16 P. Dorofeyev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:02
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	61.1%	21:22
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	44.4%	12:48
Number 43 P. Cotter	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:57
Number 49 I. Barbashev	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		19:17
Number 54 G. Denisenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		09:17
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		10:04
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		23:15
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	50%	18:06
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		17:29
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	0		16:00
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		22:58
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	2	0		14:30
Number 23 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		17:26
Number 26 T. Bjornfot	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		09:23
Number 40 L. Cormier	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		14:48

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Patera	35	32	3	.914	60:00	Loss

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 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	50%	11:06
Number 12 R. Johansen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36.4%	09:34
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	2	0	2	+1	0	5	1	0	2		22:23
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0	33.3%	13:31
Number 22 F. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		09:19
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		17:49
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	21:51
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	1	1	0	0	7	0	1	0	46.7%	22:31
Number 41 J. Polin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		05:20
Number 94 J. Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:13
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	2	2	0	2	6	0	0	0	55.6%	24:05
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	0		18:07
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	0		24:55
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0		26:52
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0		22:37
Number 56 K. MacDermid	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	05:22
Number 70 S. Malinski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		12:51
Number 82 C. Jones	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		11:34

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Georgiev	25	25	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:38	Colorado Avalanche	Jack Johnson	Interference	2
1st	10:04	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Roy	Holding	2
1st	13:43	Colorado Avalanche	Devon Toews	Tripping	2
1st	19:36	Vegas Golden Knights	Zach Whitecloud	Tripping	2
2nd	04:10	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen	High sticking	2
2nd	11:11	Vegas Golden Knights	Brayden McNabb	Interference	2
3rd	02:22	Colorado Avalanche	Andrew Cogliano	Hooking	2
3rd	15:48	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Hague	Cross checking	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Brad Kovachik
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Michael Amadio, Logan Thompson, Brayden Pachal
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Josh Manson, Miles Wood

2023-2024 season series

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Vegas Golden Knights 7	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Nov 4, 2023
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Jan 10, 2024
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Apr 14, 2024

Other NHL games on Jan 10

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Jan 10, 2024
Minnesota Wild 2 at Dallas Stars 7	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Wed, Jan 10, 2024

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