Colorado Avalanche @ Vegas Golden Knights

West Final - Game 3 • VGK leads series 3-0

55-16-11, 29-7-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Avalanche COL	3	0	0	3
Golden Knights VGK	0	3	2	5

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsVGK

39-26-17, 20-12-9 Home

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
Brent BurnsB. Burns#84
Brett KulakB. Kulak#27
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
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	0	-1	1	0	0	2	12	4	0	0	14	8:29	0:00	0:00	8:29	0	2	0.0
1	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	18	11:04	0:00	1:32	9:32	4	7	36.4
1	0	1	3	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	23	19:19	6:25	0:00	12:54	0	1	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	12:52	0:00	2:13	10:39	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	24:04	7:07	0:04	16:53	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	17:15	0:00	1:15	16:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	5	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	17	18:02	7:05	0:01	10:56	6	4	60.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	21:18	7:09	0:00	14:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	24	19:02	0:48	2:00	16:14	8	6	57.1
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	8:34	0:48	1:28	6:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	12:02	0:00	1:19	10:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	16	11:17	1:34	0:00	9:43	4	7	36.4
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	0	0	2	23	16:38	0:27	0:43	15:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	22	15:04	0:00	1:25	13:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	3	6	0	0	0	0	2	27	27:14	7:25	1:05	18:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	21	12:57	0:00	0:00	12:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	21	16:20	0:00	3:22	12:58	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	30	23:14	0:57	3:21	18:56	0	0	0.0

goalies
Scott WedgewoodS. Wedgewood#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	4	18	.818	11	6	1	0	0	58:15	0

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
Colton SissonsC. Sissons#10
Cole SmithC. Smith#22
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
defensemen
Rasmus AnderssonR. Andersson#4
Dylan CoghlanD. Coghlan#52
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#15
Kaedan KorczakK. Korczak#6
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	0	1	1	0	0	5	2	1	20	15:57	0:47	0:00	15:10	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:09	3:54	0:00	13:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	10:20	0:13	3:00	7:07	3	4	42.9
0	0	-2	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	3	27	23:02	3:46	3:00	16:16	8	7	53.3
1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	13:23	3:57	0:00	9:26	4	2	66.7
1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	25	17:03	0:46	2:02	14:15	2	3	40.0
1	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	26	17:22	0:18	3:19	13:45	6	6	50.0
1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	13	5:19	0:13	0:00	5:06	0	1	0.0
0	2	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	3	27	23:59	4:05	1:31	18:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:27	0:00	2:30	9:57	7	2	77.8
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0	14	6:08	0:17	0:00	5:51	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	3	0	0	1	2	4	0	3	19	15:45	4:26	0:31	10:48	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	4	1	2	1	0	0	29	21:06	1:07	3:28	16:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	18	11:04	0:00	0:26	10:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	28	23:17	0:13	4:28	18:36	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	9:38	0:04	0:00	9:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	2	1	2	31	23:45	0:06	4:06	19:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	32	23:32	0:33	3:27	19:32	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HartC. Hart#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	3	32	.914	24	6	2	0	0	59:44	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
	Avalanche	3	0	0	3
	Golden Knights	0	3	2	5

1st Period		COL
3:21	Gabriel Landeskog (5) Assists: Devon Toews (8), Nathan MacKinnon (8)	1
7:03	Nazem Kadri (3) Assists: Martin Necas (11), Josh Manson (3)	2
13:15	Jack Drury (3) (Shorthanded) Assists: Parker Kelly (2), Devon Toews (9)	3

2nd Period		COL	VGK
0:19	Mark Stone (4) (Power Play) Assists: Mitch Marner (13), Tomas Hertl (6)	3	1
4:05	William Karlsson (1) Assists: Mitch Marner (14)	3	2
12:46	Keegan Kolesar (1) Assists: Dylan Coghlan (1), Kaedan Korczak (2)	3	3

3rd Period			COL	VGK
8:21		Tomas Hertl (3) Assists: Mark Stone (5), Kaedan Korczak (3)	3	4
19:01		Brett Howden (10) (Empty Net) Assists: William Karlsson (4), Shea Theodore (6)	3	5

Brett Howden's empty-netter seals comeback win for Vegas

0:46

Tomas Hertl's go-ahead goal completes Game 3 comeback for Vegas

0:48

Nathan MacKinnon blocks hard shot, needs help off the ice

0:56

Golden Knights
4
Avalanche
2

Game 1

21/5

Golden Knights
3
Avalanche
1

Game 2

23/5

Avalanche
3
Golden Knights
5

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

T-Mobile Arena

5:30 AM, 25 May 2026

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 18,212

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Jean Hebert
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Devin Berg
Jesse Marquis

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

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

Mark Stone scores in return as Vegas Golden Knights rally

Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone, who had missed the past five games with a lower-body injury, not only played in Sunday's 5-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche, his goal sparked a comeback that gave his club a 3-0 series lead in the West finals.

Chicoutimi takes down Kelowna in OT at Memorial Cup

Liam Lefebvre scored his second goal of the game at 5:28 of overtime to give the Chicoutimi Sagueneens a 3-2 victory over the host Kelowna Rockets on Sunday night in the Memorial Cup.

Hobbled Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche face 3-0 hole

Center Nathan MacKinnon was hobbled after blocking a shot in the second period on Sunday, and the Stanley Cup-favorite Avalanche eventually fell to the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final, a series Colorado now trails 3-0.

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