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Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6–5 in a shootout on Saturday, December 27, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Colorado Avalanche 6 55-16-11
at Vegas Golden Knights 5 39-26-17

Goals by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 0 2 3 0 1 6
Vegas Golden Knights 1 3 1 0 0 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 9 11 16 3 0 39
Vegas Golden Knights 7 12 6 0 0 25

Three stars

  1. N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. M. Necas, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
  3. N. Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:43 Vegas Golden Knights Alexander Holtz (1) Noah Hanifin (10), Tomas Hertl (14) Even strength COL 0, VGK 1
2nd 00:34 Vegas Golden Knights Ivan Barbashev (12) Mitch Marner (30) Even strength COL 0, VGK 2
2nd 05:19 Colorado Avalanche Samuel Girard (3) Sam Malinski (16), Valeri Nichushkin (14) Even strength COL 1, VGK 2
2nd 10:27 Colorado Avalanche Martin Necas (17) Sam Malinski (17), Samuel Girard (7) Even strength COL 2, VGK 2
2nd 11:36 Vegas Golden Knights Ben Hutton (5) Alexander Holtz (1), Noah Hanifin (11) Even strength COL 2, VGK 3
2nd 12:05 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden (7) Reilly Smith (5), Jeremy Lauzon (5) Even strength COL 2, VGK 4
3rd 03:52 Colorado Avalanche Martin Necas (18) Nathan MacKinnon (32) Even strength COL 3, VGK 4
3rd 08:21 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (31) Sam Malinski (18), Gabriel Landeskog (13) Even strength COL 4, VGK 4
3rd 16:00 Vegas Golden Knights Colton Sissons (3) Keegan Kolesar (6), Kaedan Korczak (6) Even strength COL 4, VGK 5
3rd 18:03 Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen (14) Nathan MacKinnon (33), Brock Nelson (12) Even strength COL 5, VGK 5

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Colorado Avalanche Ross Colton Saved
1 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev Saved
2 Colorado Avalanche Martin Necas Goal
2 Vegas Golden Knights Mitch Marner Goal
3 Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin Saved
3 Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith Saved
4 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon Goal (winner)
4 Vegas Golden Knights Alexander Holtz Saved

Team stats

Stat Colorado Avalanche Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 39 25
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 2
Hits 16 21
Blocked shots 8 27
Giveaways 15 19
Takeaways 5 5
Faceoffs won 33/62 (53.2%) 29/62 (46.8%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
11 B. Nelson C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 27.8% 23:52
13 V. Nichushkin R 0 1 1 -1 0 7 0 0 20:03
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 09:01
18 J. Drury C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 54.5% 11:38
20 R. Colton C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 50% 09:51
29 N. MacKinnon C 1 2 3 +2 0 9 1 0 66.7% 25:28
54 G. Brindley C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33.3% 08:14
62 A. Lehkonen L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 100% 20:36
88 M. Necas C 2 0 2 +3 0 4 1 0 21:09
92 G. Landeskog L 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 1 84.6% 20:04
94 J. Kiviranta L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 05:34
95 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:40
7 D. Toews D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 25:39
8 C. Makar D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 24:39
42 J. Manson D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 1 18:37
49 S. Girard D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 0 16:41
70 S. Malinski D 0 3 3 +3 0 3 0 1 19:11
84 B. Burns D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 0 17:53
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
41 S. Wedgewood 25 20 5 .800 64:10 Win

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
10 C. Sissons C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 58.3% 11:37
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 20:21
19 R. Smith R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12:38
20 B. Saad L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 11:14
21 B. Howden C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 1 41.2% 16:29
26 A. Holtz R 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 2 18:55
42 B. Bowman R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 12:43
48 T. Hertl C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 63.2% 20:21
49 I. Barbashev L 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 16:11
55 K. Kolesar R 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 10:50
61 M. Stone R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 21:31
93 M. Marner R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 2 27.3% 20:44
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 13:47
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 6 21:21
5 J. Lauzon D 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 14:13
6 K. Korczak D 0 1 1 -2 0 0 2 1 23:13
15 N. Hanifin D 0 2 2 +2 0 3 0 2 26:01
17 B. Hutton D 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 3 20:51
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
79 C. Hart 39 34 5 .872 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:30 Colorado Avalanche Cale Makar Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 14:58 Vegas Golden Knights Zach Whitecloud Hooking 2
3rd 05:52 Colorado Avalanche Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 10:36 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson Interference 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, Jonny Murray
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Ilya Solovyov, Zakhar Bardakov
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Jack Eichel, Cole Reinhardt

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final/SO Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche Not needed Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights Not needed Playoffs Game page
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche Not needed Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 27

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 0 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/SO Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 6 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page

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