Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche

Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 8:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Preseason Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at home.

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

Goals by period

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

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	8	11	5	24
Colorado Avalanche	9	15	10	34

Three stars

R. Colton, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Drury, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Fleming, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:43	Colorado Avalanche	Jack Drury (1)	Ross Colton (1), Sam Malinski (1)	Even strength	VGK 0, COL 1
2nd	00:56	Vegas Golden Knights	Tanner Laczynski (1)	Dylan Coghlan (1)	Even strength	VGK 1, COL 1
2nd	11:55	Vegas Golden Knights	Joe Fleming (1)	Jonas Rondbjerg (1), Dylan Coghlan (2)	Even strength	VGK 2, COL 1
3rd	01:59	Colorado Avalanche	Jason Polin (1)	Danil Gushchin (1), Keaton Middleton (1)	Even strength	VGK 2, COL 2
3rd	05:54	Colorado Avalanche	Ross Colton (1)	Jack Drury (1)	Even strength	VGK 2, COL 3
3rd	19:59	Colorado Avalanche	Joel Kiviranta (1)	Jayson Megna (1)	Even strength, Empty net	VGK 2, COL 4

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	24	34
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	30	52
Blocked shots	13	10
Giveaways	7	7
Takeaways	1	0
Faceoffs won	26/55 (47.3%)	29/55 (52.7%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

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 8 M. Cataford	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		12:30
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	50%	14:32
Number 12 J. Brabenec	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	2	41.7%	16:29
Number 13 J. Demek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:56
Number 23 C. Reinhardt	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	50%	15:28
Number 26 A. Holtz	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		17:21
Number 28 T. Laczynski	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	53.3%	16:38
Number 42 B. Bowman	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		14:54
Number 46 J. Rondbjerg	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		15:35
Number 50 J. Fleming	R	1	0	1	0	2	2	9	0		15:58
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	2		18:16
Number 77 K. Uchacz	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	40%	14:57
Number 6 K. Korczak	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		20:40
Number 17 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1		23:00
Number 44 C. Sedoff	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:25
Number 52 D. Coghlan	D	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	2		21:42
Number 79 V. Kmec	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		18:25
Number 88 J. Megna	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2		19:56

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Lindbom	33	30	3	.909	58:18	Loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 T. Tynan	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	14.3%	14:53
Number 12 J. Megna	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	1	87.5%	13:14
Number 14 J. Polin	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	5	0	100%	13:59
Number 18 J. Drury	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	1	0	59.1%	18:40
Number 20 R. Colton	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	3	1	50%	16:25
Number 36 M. Stienburg	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	1		12:20
Number 48 T. Felhaber	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0		12:44
Number 54 G. Brindley	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	100%	18:29
Number 57 T. Nielsen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	7	0		14:19
Number 75 D. Gushchin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0		13:55
Number 93 Z. Bardakov	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	2	45.5%	14:48
Number 94 J. Kiviranta	L	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0		14:31
Number 3 R. Attard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1		12:38
Number 5 W. Aamodt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		18:56
Number 15 J. Ahcan	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		20:04
Number 45 A. Gagne	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	2		18:46
Number 67 K. Middleton	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	3	2		18:33
Number 70 S. Malinski	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		24:46

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 T. Miner	24	22	2	.917	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:10	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Gagne	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	06:22	Vegas Golden Knights	Keegan Kolesar	Interference	2
1st	11:21	Colorado Avalanche	Joel Kiviranta	Hooking	2
1st	16:48	Colorado Avalanche	Zakhar Bardakov	Cross checking	2
2nd	01:58	Vegas Golden Knights	Kai Uchacz	Hooking	2
2nd	15:08	Colorado Avalanche	Tye Felhaber	Roughing	2
2nd	15:08	Vegas Golden Knights	Joe Fleming	Roughing	2
2nd	15:56	Vegas Golden Knights	Ben Hutton	Interference	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Corey Syvret, Justin Kea
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Ben O'Quinn
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Alex Pietrangelo, Brayden McNabb, Reilly Smith, Mark Stone, Brandon Saad, William Karlsson, Tomas Hertl, Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev, Brandon Hickey, Noah Hanifin, Jack Eichel, Jeremy Lauzon, Mitch Marner, Adin Hill, Martins Dzierkals, Lucas Johansen, Brett Howden, Jeremy Davies, Zach Whitecloud, Mitchell McLain, Akira Schmid, Raphael Lavoie, Ryder Donovan, Pavel Dorofeyev, Cole Schwindt, Kevin Wall, Riley McKay, Noah Ellis, Artur Cholach, Jordan Gustafson, Abram Wiebe, Samuel Mayer, Carter Sotheran, Arttu Karki, Bronson Ride, Mazden Leslie, Trevor Connelly, Lucas Van Vliet, Pavel Moysevich, Sloan Stanick, Jakob Ihs Wozniak, Mateo Nobert, Alexander Weiermair, Gustav Sjoqvist, Peteris Bulans, Remi Gelinas, Andreas Straka, Devon Paliani
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Brent Burns, Brock Nelson, Josh Manson, Gabriel Landeskog, Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin, Devon Toews, Victor Olofsson, Mackenzie Blackwood, Sergei Boikov, Samuel Girard, Jacob MacDonald, Martin Necas, Cale Makar, Kyle Keyser, Parker Kelly, Shamil Shmakov, Logan O'Connor, Andrei Buyalsky, Connor Kelley, Hank Kempf, Chris Romaine, Mark Senden, Mikhail Gulyayev, Nikita Ishimnikov, Maros Jedlicka, Lucas Romeo, Maxmilian Curran, Christian Humphreys, Garrett Pyke, Jake Fisher, Louka Cloutier, Ivan Yunin, Tory Pitner, Nikita Prishchepov, Rilen Kovacevic, Vincent Desjardins, Evan Friesen, Francesco Dell'Elce, Linus Funck, Nolan Roed, Sean Reilly Connors, Mathis Langevin, Jayden Kraus, Asan Sarkenov, Drew Allison

2025-2026 season series

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Sep 30, 2025
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Wed, Oct 1, 2025

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