Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche

Monday, September 25, 2023, 9:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Preseason Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 on Monday, September 25, 2023 at home.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Vegas Golden Knights	2	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	1	0	1	2
Colorado Avalanche	2	0	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	6	4	4	14
Colorado Avalanche	8	7	8	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:19	Vegas Golden Knights	Sheldon Rempal (1)	Lukas Cormier (1), Nicolas Hague (1)	Power play	VGK 1, COL 0
1st	17:37	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Johansen (1)	Jonathan Drouin (1), Bowen Byram (1)	Power play	VGK 1, COL 1
1st	19:10	Colorado Avalanche	Oskar Olausson (1)	Ben Meyers (1), Logan O'Connor (1)	Even strength	VGK 1, COL 2
3rd	09:22	Colorado Avalanche	Kurtis MacDermid (1)	Peter Holland (1), Matt Stienburg (1)	Even strength	VGK 1, COL 3
3rd	09:51	Vegas Golden Knights	Lukas Cormier (1)	Mason Morelli (1), Ben Hemmerling (1)	Even strength	VGK 2, 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	14	23
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	7	9
Blocked shots	17	12
Giveaways	4	5
Takeaways	6	10
Faceoffs won	20/46 (43.5%)	26/46 (56.5%)

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 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	55.6%	16:43
Number 11 M. Morelli	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		12:48
Number 12 J. Brabenec	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	13:39
Number 22 M. Amadio	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	37.5%	16:58
Number 25 M. Sapovaliv	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30.8%	13:04
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:37
Number 43 P. Cotter	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		17:08
Number 46 J. Rondbjerg	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		15:26
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:31
Number 56 S. Rempal	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1		14:58
Number 63 B. Hemmerling	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		09:51
Number 83 D. D'Amato	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		15:46
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:46
Number 6 K. Korczak	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		22:42
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	2	0		24:09
Number 17 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		25:30
Number 40 L. Cormier	D	1	1	2	0	2	1	1	3	0		22:43
Number 94 B. Pachal	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	3	0		19:12

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Patera	11	10	1	.909	28:11	Loss
Number 36 L. Thompson	12	10	2	.833	30:38

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 12 R. Johansen	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	1	61.1%	17:33
Number 24 O. Olausson	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		17:55
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		17:53
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		19:28
Number 36 M. Stienburg	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		11:39
Number 38 S. Smallman	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:09
Number 41 J. Polin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		18:54
Number 55 M. Jedlicka	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:25
Number 59 B. Meyers	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0	81.8%	17:12
Number 71 P. Holland	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	12:34
Number 82 I. Ivan	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		13:38
Number 4 B. Byram	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		24:58
Number 5 W. Aamodt	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	1	0		21:23
Number 15 G. Fairbrother	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		17:50
Number 18 J. Ahcan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		16:23
Number 56 K. MacDermid	L	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0		09:04
Number 67 K. Middleton	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0		16:18
Number 73 J. Hanzel	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:34

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Georgiev	9	8	1	.889	33:07
Number 60 J. Annunen	5	4	1	.800	26:53	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:29	Colorado Avalanche	Keaton Middleton	Roughing	2
1st	15:57	Vegas Golden Knights	Brayden Pachal	Interference	2
2nd	00:20	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Roy	High sticking	2
2nd	14:11	Vegas Golden Knights	Lukas Cormier	Slashing	2
3rd	13:18	Colorado Avalanche	Kurtis MacDermid	Kneeing	2
3rd	19:40	Colorado Avalanche	Wyatt Aamodt	Holding	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Kilian McNamara
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Adam Cracknell, Alec Martinez, Alex Pietrangelo, Brayden McNabb, Robin Lehner, Byron Froese, Mark Stone, William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault, Chandler Stephenson, Jake Bischoff, Mason Geertsen, Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev, Brandon Hickey, Dysin Mayo, Jack Eichel, Adin Hill, Martins Dzierkals, Tyler Benson, Brett Howden, Noah Carroll, Gage Quinney, Ivan Morozov, Isaiah Saville, Ryder Donovan, Marcus Kallionkieli, Pavel Dorofeyev, Layton Ahac, Mason Primeau, Christoffer Sedoff, Brendan Brisson, Jesper Vikman, Noah Ellis, Jackson Hallum, Daniil Miromanov, Daniil Chayka, Carl Lindbom, Jakub Demek, Artur Cholach, Simon Pinard, Patrick Guay, Jordan Gustafson, Cameron Whitehead, Abram Wiebe, Joe Fleming, Mathieu Cataford, David Edstrom, Arttu Karki, Tuomas Uronen, Robbie Fromm-Delorme, Matteo Fabrizi, Mael St-Denis, Ty Cheveldayoff, Michael Bullion
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Jack Johnson, Andrew Cogliano, Tomas Tatar, Chris Wagner, Josh Manson, Gabriel Landeskog, Brad Hunt, Miles Wood, Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin, Fredrik Olofsson, Devon Toews, Mikko Rantanen, Tanner Kero, Sergei Boikov, Riley Tufte, Samuel Girard, Ross Colton, Nathan Clurman, Cale Makar, Arvid Holm, Pavel Francouz, Shamil Shmakov, Nikolai Kovalenko, Corey Schueneman, Trent Miner, Alex Beaucage, Jean-Luc Foudy, Colby Ambrosio, Callahan Burke, Donald Busdeker, Sean Behrens, Andrei Buyalsky, Taylor Makar, Ivan Zhigalov, Marc Lajoie, Chris Romaine, Owen Allard, Brayden Schmitt, Brayden Peters, Milo Roelens, Calum Ritchie, Sam Malinski, Ondrej Pavel, Mikhail Gulyayev, Nikita Ishimnikov, Ryan Michael, Aidan De La Gordendiere, Briley Wood, Julius Sumpf, Saige Weinstein, Yoan Loshing, Simon Lafrance

2023-2024 season series

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Sep 25, 2023
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Oct 5, 2023

Other NHL games on Sep 25

Other NHL games on Monday, September 25, 2023
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 0 at Florida Panthers 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers, Mon, Sep 25, 2023
Nashville Predators 2 at Florida Panthers 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers, Mon, Sep 25, 2023
New Jersey Devils 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Sep 25, 2023
Ottawa Senators 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Sep 25, 2023
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final Preseason	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Sep 25, 2023
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Winnipeg Jets 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets, Mon, Sep 25, 2023
Seattle Kraken 5 at Calgary Flames 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames, Mon, Sep 25, 2023
Calgary Flames 3 at Seattle Kraken 2	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken, Mon, Sep 25, 2023