Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche

Friday, May 22, 2026, 8:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Playoffs Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–1 on Friday, May 22, 2026 on the road.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Vegas Golden Knights	3	39-26-17
at Colorado Avalanche	1	55-16-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	12	4	9	25
Colorado Avalanche	11	10	10	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:59	Colorado Avalanche	Ross Colton (2)	Brent Burns (4), Nazem Kadri (5)	Even strength	VGK 0, COL 1
3rd	09:15	Vegas Golden Knights	Jack Eichel (2)	Pavel Dorofeyev (3), Ivan Barbashev (7)	Even strength	VGK 1, COL 1
3rd	11:22	Vegas Golden Knights	Ivan Barbashev (4)	Jack Eichel (16), Pavel Dorofeyev (4)	Even strength	VGK 2, COL 1
3rd	18:57	Vegas Golden Knights	Ivan Barbashev (5)	Rasmus Andersson (5)	Even strength, Empty net	VGK 3, COL 1

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel	C	1	1	2	+3	2	2	1	2	35.3%	19:06
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		13:43
Number 16 P. Dorofeyev	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	1		17:56
Number 20 B. Saad	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		09:18
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		17:09
Number 22 C. Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		09:48
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	22.2%	13:03
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	60%	13:23
Number 49 I. Barbashev	L	2	1	3	+3	0	3	7	0		16:15
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0		09:13
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	50%	17:42
Number 93 M. Marner	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		21:02
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		12:13
Number 4 R. Andersson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		26:41
Number 6 K. Korczak	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		11:13
Number 15 N. Hanifin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	3		24:01
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1	0		25:32
Number 52 D. Coghlan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		16:42

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 79 C. Hart	31	30	1	.968	60:00	Win

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	77.8%	11:39
Number 11 B. Nelson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	52.9%	18:06
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		15:07
Number 17 P. Kelly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	09:52
Number 18 J. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	85.7%	09:56
Number 20 R. Colton	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	100%	08:18
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		09:35
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	46.2%	22:30
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2		16:23
Number 88 M. Necas	C	0	0	0	-2	4	2	3	0		21:05
Number 91 N. Kadri	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0	50%	17:48
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	50%	20:16
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	4		28:59
Number 27 B. Kulak	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4		20:07
Number 37 N. Blankenburg	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:21
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		16:45
Number 70 S. Malinski	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1		20:40
Number 84 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	+1	2	5	1	2		20:01

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 S. Wedgewood	24	22	2	.917	55:32	Loss

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	01:33	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Necas	Slashing	2
2nd	01:33	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Necas	Tripping	2
2nd	02:19	Vegas Golden Knights	Jack Eichel	Interference	2
2nd	13:31	Colorado Avalanche	Nicolas Roy	Hooking	2
2nd	18:42	Vegas Golden Knights	Shea Theodore	Slashing	2
3rd	01:58	Vegas Golden Knights	Shea Theodore	Hooking	2
3rd	04:48	Colorado Avalanche	Brent Burns	High sticking	2

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: John Tortorella
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Chris Rooney, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Devin Berg
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Reilly Smith, Mark Stone, Ben Hutton, Jaycob Megna, Jeremy Lauzon, Tanner Laczynski, Jeremy Davies, Jonas Rondbjerg, Akira Schmid, Raphael Lavoie, Alexander Holtz, Carl Lindbom, Braeden Bowman, Trevor Connelly, Kai Uchacz
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Cale Makar, Joel Kiviranta, Jack Ahcan, Alex Gagne, Zakhar Bardakov

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