Vegas Golden Knights @ Colorado Avalanche

West Final - Game 1 • VGK leads series 1-0

39-26-17, 19-14-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Golden Knights VGK	0	2	2	4
Avalanche COL	0	0	2	2

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheCOL

55-16-11, 26-9-6 Home

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Ivan BarbashevI. Barbashev#49
Pavel DorofeyevP. Dorofeyev#16
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Brett HowdenB. Howden#21
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Mitch MarnerM. Marner#93
Brandon SaadB. Saad#20
Colton SissonsC. Sissons#10
Cole SmithC. Smith#22
defensemen
Rasmus AnderssonR. Andersson#4
Dylan CoghlanD. Coghlan#52
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#15
Ben HuttonB. Hutton#17
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Shea TheodoreS. Theodore#27

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	2	21	16:25	0:42	0:00	15:43	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	14:21	2:06	0:00	12:15	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	21	13:18	0:00	0:00	13:18	10	6	62.5
0	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	25	19:32	2:07	4:05	13:20	9	10	47.4
0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	10:45	2:04	0:00	8:41	8	2	80.0
1	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	25	18:11	0:39	0:42	16:50	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	28	21:11	0:40	3:34	16:57	8	10	44.4
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	15	10:02	0:00	0:00	10:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	28	21:35	2:06	1:12	18:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	8:10	0:00	0:00	8:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	5	1	0	17	11:28	0:00	0:00	11:28	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	2	17	11:56	0:00	0:00	11:56	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	35	23:32	0:40	2:29	20:23	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	8:13	0:00	0:00	8:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	34	23:29	1:13	0:32	21:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	14	10:01	0:00	0:00	10:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	5	0	3	33	25:42	0:00	4:16	21:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	5	0	7	1	2	0	1	1	33	27:22	1:33	2:18	23:31	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HartC. Hart#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
38	2	36	.947	33	3	0	0	0	60:00	0

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Ross ColtonR. Colton#20
Jack DruryJ. Drury#18
Nazem KadriN. Kadri#91
Parker KellyP. Kelly#17
Gabriel LandeskogG. Landeskog#92
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Martin NecasM. Necas#88
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#11
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Logan O'ConnorL. O'Connor#25
Nicolas RoyN. Roy#10
defensemen
Jack AhcanJ. Ahcan#15
Brent BurnsB. Burns#84
Brett KulakB. Kulak#27
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Josh MansonJ. Manson#42
Devon ToewsD. Toews#7

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	6	0	0	16	9:55	0:00	0:00	9:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	9:55	0:00	0:20	9:35	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	19:26	4:20	0:00	15:06	2	6	25.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	8:57	0:00	0:20	8:37	0	2	0.0
1	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	21:21	4:21	0:00	17:00	6	6	50.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	5	1	1	22	15:42	0:02	0:45	14:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:32	4:19	0:00	17:13	10	5	66.7
0	0	-2	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	23:41	4:43	0:00	18:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	25	18:15	1:15	1:43	15:17	6	9	40.0
1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	13:39	0:00	1:43	11:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	16	10:16	0:00	0:42	9:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	20	12:40	0:25	0:00	12:15	2	5	28.6
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	9	7:34	0:00	0:00	7:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	3	1	2	2	0	0	29	16:55	0:22	0:12	16:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	32	23:06	0:00	0:33	22:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	20:31	0:26	0:30	19:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	5	0	1	28	19:02	0:00	2:00	17:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	30	27:32	4:29	2:16	20:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
Scott WedgewoodS. Wedgewood#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	3	24	.889	24	0	0	0	0	57:15	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Golden Knights	0	2	2	4
	Avalanche	0	0	2	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			VGK	COL
12:29		Dylan Coghlan (1) Assists: Brandon Saad (2), Colton Sissons (4)	1	0
15:02		Pavel Dorofeyev (10) (Power Play) Assists: Mitch Marner (12), Tomas Hertl (5)	2	0

3rd Period		VGK	COL
1:34	Brett Howden (9) Assists: Ben Hutton (1)	3	0
5:53	Valeri Nichushkin (2) Assists: Ross Colton (3)	3	1
17:39	Gabriel Landeskog (4) (Power Play) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (7), Devon Toews (7)	3	2
19:15	Nic Dowd (3) (Empty Net) Assists: Jack Eichel (15), Rasmus Andersson (4)	4	2

Nic Dowd secures Game 1 with an empty-netter for Vegas

0:45

Gabriel Landeskog brings Colorado within a goal of Vegas

0:47

Valeri Nichushkin revives Avs with inventive finish in 3rd period

0:32

Golden Knights
4
Avalanche
2

Game 1

21/5

Golden Knights
Avalanche

Game 2

23/5

Avalanche
Golden Knights

Game 3

25/5

Avalanche
Golden Knights

Game 4

27/5

Golden Knights
Avalanche

Game 5

29/5

Avalanche
Golden Knights

Game 6

31/5

Golden Knights
Avalanche

Game 7

2/6

Ball Arena

5:30 AM, 21 May 2026

Denver, CO

Attendance: 18,109

Referees:
Francis Charron
Wes McCauley
Graham Skilliter

Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons
Trent Knorr
Ryan Daisy

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	39	26	17	95
Edmonton	41	30	11	93
Anaheim	43	33	6	92
Los Angeles	35	27	20	90
San Jose	39	35	8	86
Seattle	34	37	11	79
Calgary	34	39	9	77
Vancouver	25	49	8	58

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

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