NHL clash: Avalanche (49-25-6) vs Golden Knights (43-28-8) in Nevada. Colorado tops in goals; Vegas aims for 5th home win. Odds: Vegas -114, Colorado -106.
Vegas Knights rallied from 3-0 to beat Avalanche 4-3 in OT. Hertl's goal won it; Karlsson hit 30 goals. They scored twice in the 3rd to tie, and Hill made crucial saves. The game had a superhero-themed broadcast.
Avalanche captain Landeskog is still out post-knee surgery, no return date. Team leans on vets as Girard returns from concussion and Rantanen finds form.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
OTOvertime
Total
Colorado Avalanche
2
1
0
0
3
Vegas Golden Knights
0
0
3
1
4
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
OTOvertime
Total
Colorado Avalanche
11
11
2
0
24
Vegas Golden Knights
6
11
11
2
30
Three stars
T. Hertl, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
W. Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
I. Barbashev, 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
07:26
Colorado Avalanche
Ross Colton (17)
Miles Wood (16), Cale Makar (68)
Even strength
COL 1, VGK 0
1st
10:34
Colorado Avalanche
Cale Makar (21)
Nathan MacKinnon (87), Artturi Lehkonen (17)
Even strength
COL 2, VGK 0
2nd
12:50
Colorado Avalanche
Mikko Rantanen (41)
Josh Manson (17), Valeri Nichushkin (25)
Even strength
COL 3, VGK 0
3rd
02:56
Vegas Golden Knights
Ivan Barbashev (19)
Keegan Kolesar (10), Noah Hanifin (34)
Even strength
COL 3, VGK 1
3rd
06:35
Vegas Golden Knights
William Karlsson (29)
Pavel Dorofeyev (10), Shea Theodore (36)
Power play
COL 3, VGK 2
3rd
16:23
Vegas Golden Knights
William Karlsson (30)
Brett Howden (10), Zach Whitecloud (12)
Even strength
COL 3, VGK 3
OT
01:23
Vegas Golden Knights
Tomas Hertl (17)
Jack Eichel (36), Jonathan Marchessault (27)
Power play
COL 3, VGK 4
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
24
30
Power play
0 of 1
2 of 3
Penalty minutes
8
4
Hits
23
29
Blocked shots
17
10
Giveaways
5
12
Takeaways
14
10
Faceoffs won
19/60 (31.7%)
41/60 (68.3%)
Box score
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
PosPosition
GGoals
AAssists
PPoints
+/-Plus/minus
PIMPenalty minutes
SOGShots on goal
HITHits
BLKBlocked shots
PPGPower-play goals
FO%Faceoff percentage
TOITime on ice
Number 9 Z. Parise
L
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
1
0
08:39
Number 11 A. Cogliano
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
33.3%
10:11
Number 12 B. Duhaime
L
0
0
0
+1
0
1
4
0
0
11:36
Number 13 V. Nichushkin
R
0
1
1
+1
2
1
4
0
0
19:12
Number 20 R. Colton
C
1
0
1
+1
0
2
1
0
0
20%
10:22
Number 27 J. Drouin
L
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
19:49
Number 28 M. Wood
L
0
1
1
+1
0
0
1
0
0
13:39
Number 29 N. MacKinnon
C
0
1
1
-1
0
4
1
0
0
30%
19:48
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt
C
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
1
0
27.3%
14:38
Number 62 A. Lehkonen
L
0
1
1
-1
0
1
0
0
0
16:42
Number 73 Y. Trenin
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
40%
12:33
Number 96 M. Rantanen
R
1
0
1
+1
0
6
0
1
0
60%
20:17
Number 3 J. Johnson
D
0
0
0
-1
0
0
2
0
0
14:49
Number 7 D. Toews
D
0
0
0
+2
0
2
0
1
0
23:34
Number 8 C. Makar
D
1
1
2
+1
0
1
0
8
0
24:40
Number 26 S. Walker
D
0
0
0
+1
0
1
3
2
0
20:11
Number 42 J. Manson
D
0
1
1
0
6
1
1
1
0
21:26
Number 82 C. Jones
D
0
0
0
-1
0
1
1
0
0
16:08
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 40 A. Georgiev
30
26
4
.867
61:23
OT loss
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
PosPosition
GGoals
AAssists
PPoints
+/-Plus/minus
PIMPenalty minutes
SOGShots on goal
HITHits
BLKBlocked shots
PPGPower-play goals
FO%Faceoff percentage
TOITime on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel
C
0
1
1
-1
0
5
2
1
0
66.7%
23:31
Number 10 N. Roy
C
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
45.5%
11:56
Number 16 P. Dorofeyev
R
0
1
1
0
2
4
0
0
0
17:01
Number 20 C. Stephenson
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17:49
Number 21 B. Howden
C
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
11:16
Number 39 A. Mantha
R
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
10:41
Number 43 P. Cotter
L
0
0
0
-2
0
0
2
0
0
11:27
Number 48 T. Hertl
C
1
0
1
0
0
5
0
0
1
76%
17:44
Number 49 I. Barbashev
L
1
0
1
+1
0
2
3
1
0
15:57
Number 55 K. Kolesar
R
0
1
1
0
0
0
4
2
0
09:04
Number 71 W. Karlsson
C
2
0
2
0
0
2
1
0
1
78.6%
15:35
Number 81 J. Marchessault
R
0
1
1
-1
0
0
2
0
0
21:20
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud
D
0
1
1
+1
0
1
2
0
0
14:48
Number 3 B. McNabb
D
0
0
0
-2
0
2
2
1
0
20:39
Number 14 N. Hague
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
19:59
Number 15 N. Hanifin
D
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
25:17
Number 17 B. Hutton
D
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
2
0
15:23
Number 27 S. Theodore
D
0
1
1
-1
0
3
0
1
0
22:05
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 33 A. Hill
24
21
3
.875
61:23
Win
Penalties
Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
Period
Time
Team
Player
Infraction
Minutes
1st
19:51
Vegas Golden Knights
Pavel Dorofeyev
Hooking
2
2nd
02:04
Colorado Avalanche
Valeri Nichushkin
Tripping
2
2nd
08:40
Vegas Golden Knights
Brett Howden
Holding the stick
2
2nd
08:40
Colorado Avalanche
Josh Manson
Delaying game puck over glass
2
3rd
04:52
Colorado Avalanche
Josh Manson
Interference
2
3rd
19:48
Colorado Avalanche
Josh Manson
High sticking
2
Game information
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Graham Skilliter, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Caleb Apperson
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Samuel Girard, Joel Kiviranta
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Alec Martinez, Alex Pietrangelo, Michael Amadio
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