Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 8:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Playoffs Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–2 on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 on the road.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Vegas Golden Knights	4	39-26-17
at Colorado Avalanche	2	55-16-11

Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	0	2	2	4
Colorado Avalanche	0	0	2	2

Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	10	10	8	28
Colorado Avalanche	10	15	13	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	12:29	Vegas Golden Knights	Dylan Coghlan (1)	Brandon Saad (2), Colton Sissons (4)	Even strength	VGK 1, COL 0
2nd	15:02	Vegas Golden Knights	Pavel Dorofeyev (10)	Mitch Marner (12), Tomas Hertl (5)	Power play	VGK 2, COL 0
3rd	01:34	Vegas Golden Knights	Brett Howden (9)	Ben Hutton (1)	Even strength	VGK 3, COL 0
3rd	05:53	Colorado Avalanche	Valeri Nichushkin (2)	Ross Colton (3)	Even strength	VGK 3, COL 1
3rd	17:39	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog (4)	Nathan MacKinnon (7), Devon Toews (7)	Power play	VGK 3, COL 2
3rd	19:15	Vegas Golden Knights	Nic Dowd (3)	Jack Eichel (15), Rasmus Andersson (4)	Even strength, Empty net	VGK 4, COL 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

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	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	47.4%	19:32
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	5	2	0	100%	11:28
Number 16 P. Dorofeyev	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1		14:21
Number 20 B. Saad	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		08:10
Number 21 B. Howden	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0	100%	18:11
Number 22 C. Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0		11:56
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	4	2	0	62.5%	13:18
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	80%	10:45
Number 49 I. Barbashev	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0	0		16:25
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		10:02
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	44.4%	21:11
Number 93 M. Marner	R	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0		21:35
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	3	0		25:42
Number 4 R. Andersson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0		23:32
Number 15 N. Hanifin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		23:29
Number 17 B. Hutton	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		10:01
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	+1	2	5	0	7	0		27:22
Number 52 D. Coghlan	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		08:13

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 79 C. Hart	38	36	2	.947	60:00	Win

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 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0	28.6%	12:40
Number 11 B. Nelson	C	0	0	0	-3	0	4	1	1	0	40%	18:15
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	0	0		13:39
Number 17 P. Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:57
Number 18 J. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	09:55
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	6	1	0		09:55
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:16
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	21:32
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	0	0		15:42
Number 88 M. Necas	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	0	0		23:41
Number 91 N. Kadri	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	25%	19:26
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	0	1	50%	21:21
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0		27:32
Number 15 J. Ahcan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		07:34
Number 27 B. Kulak	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		23:06
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	2	0		19:02
Number 70 S. Malinski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		20:31
Number 84 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	0		16:55

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 S. Wedgewood	27	24	3	.889	57:15	Loss

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:02	Colorado Avalanche	Brent Burns	Hooking	2
1st	19:09	Vegas Golden Knights	Ivan Barbashev	Holding	2
2nd	14:16	Colorado Avalanche	Ross Colton	Roughing	2
2nd	19:24	Vegas Golden Knights	Ben Hutton	Tripping	2
3rd	16:52	Vegas Golden Knights	Shea Theodore	High sticking	2

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: John Tortorella
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Wes McCauley, Francis Charron
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Trent Knorr
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Reilly Smith, Mark Stone, Jaycob Megna, Jeremy Lauzon, Tanner Laczynski, Jeremy Davies, Jonas Rondbjerg, Akira Schmid, Kaedan Korczak, Raphael Lavoie, Alexander Holtz, Carl Lindbom, Braeden Bowman, Trevor Connelly, Kai Uchacz
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Cale Makar, Joel Kiviranta, Zakhar Bardakov, Nick Blankenburg

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Fri, Oct 31, 2025
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Dec 27, 2025
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 11, 2026
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, May 20, 2026
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, May 22, 2026
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, May 24, 2026
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, May 26, 2026
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche	Not needed Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, May 28, 2026
Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights	Not needed Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, May 30, 2026
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche	Not needed Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Jun 1, 2026