Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 9:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Playoffs Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–1 on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Colorado Avalanche	1	55-16-11
at Vegas Golden Knights	2	39-26-17

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

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	8	6	7	21
Vegas Golden Knights	9	11	6	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:42	Vegas Golden Knights	Mark Stone (5)	Brayden McNabb (3), Shea Theodore (7)	Even strength	COL 0, VGK 1
3rd	14:15	Vegas Golden Knights	Cole Smith (3)	Dylan Coghlan (2), Nic Dowd (1)	Even strength	COL 0, VGK 2
3rd	17:57	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog (6)	Martin Necas (12), Nazem Kadri (6)	Even strength	COL 1, VGK 2

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

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	-2	0	1	1	0	25%	11:39
Number 11 B. Nelson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	44.4%	19:18
Number 17 P. Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		11:48
Number 18 J. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	44.4%	10:24
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		08:50
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		11:05
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	38.5%	22:10
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:30
Number 88 M. Necas	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		20:06
Number 91 N. Kadri	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	100%	18:42
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	3	1	62.5%	19:48
Number 94 J. Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		10:15
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2		24:31
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		27:30
Number 27 B. Kulak	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		16:37
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	7	1		14:58
Number 70 S. Malinski	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		14:16
Number 84 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		18:39

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 M. Blackwood	26	24	2	.923	57:54	Loss

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	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	68.8%	21:12
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	50%	11:53
Number 16 P. Dorofeyev	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		19:07
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	6	0	100%	18:19
Number 22 C. Smith	R	1	0	1	+1	2	2	3	0		09:20
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	33.3%	10:57
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	40%	15:15
Number 49 I. Barbashev	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2		15:36
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		07:43
Number 61 M. Stone	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	1		15:42
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	56.3%	17:34
Number 93 M. Marner	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2		22:22
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		23:56
Number 4 R. Andersson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		20:31
Number 6 K. Korczak	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		11:28
Number 15 N. Hanifin	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		20:26
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2		23:31
Number 52 D. Coghlan	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		13:08

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 79 C. Hart	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:56	Colorado Avalanche	Josh Manson	Hooking	2
2nd	02:51	Vegas Golden Knights	Cole Smith	Hooking	2
2nd	13:43	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog	Cross checking	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Matt MacPherson
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Valeri Nichushkin, Jack Ahcan, Zakhar Bardakov, Nick Blankenburg
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Reilly Smith, Brandon Saad, 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

Every Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights 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