Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche
Preseason · Tuesday, September 18, 2018 · Pepsi Center
NHLN-US (JIP) · ALT
Game summary
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–1 on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Pepsi Center. The Golden Knights outshot the Avalanche 30–25.
Goals came from Brandon Pirri, Erik Brannstrom, Alex Tuch, Ryan Graves, Reid Duke and Erik Haula.
Zach Fucale made 24 saves on 25 shots for the win; Semyon Varlamov stopped 21 of 24.
Scoring
1st period
Brandon Pirri (1)Erik Brannstrom (2), Tomas Hyka (1)1–006:05 VGK ·
2nd period
Erik Brannstrom (2)Tomas Hyka (2), Cody Eakin (1)2–001:11 VGK
Alex Tuch (1)Paul Stastny (1), Oscar Lindberg (1)3–018:14 VGK ·
3rd period
Ryan Graves (1)Tyson Barrie (1), Matt Calvert (1)3–104:56 COL
Reid Duke (1)Alex Tuch (1), William Carrier (1)4–110:52 VGK
Erik Haula (1)Paul Stastny (2), Griffin Reinhart (1)5–115:18 VGK
Team stats
VGKCOL
3025
60%40%
2/20/2
44
1626
911
37
53
Penalties
- 4:39 into the first period
Mason Geertsen · high sticking2 min - 7:33 into the first period
Jon Merrill · holding2 min - 16:16 into the second periodMason Geertsen · cross checking2 min
- 18:48 into the third periodReid Duke · tripping2 min
Vegas Golden Knights
| 26Paul StastnyC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 16:25 |
| 38Tomas HykaR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:22 |
| 89Alex TuchR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 15:52 |
| 12Erik BrannstromD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 20:15 |
| 21Cody EakinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 |
| 24Oscar LindbergC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:24 |
| 28William CarrierL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:28 |
| 37Reid DukeC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 11:55 |
| 56Erik HaulaL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:42 |
| 73Brandon PirriC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:13 |
| 8Griffin ReinhartD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:32 |
| 10Brooks MacekC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 |
| 40Ryan CarpenterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:56 |
| 70Lucas ElvenesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:32 |
| 2Zach WhitecloudD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:13 |
| 3Brayden McNabbD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:36 |
| 6Colin MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:22 |
| 15Jon MerrillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:46 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dylan FergusonG | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 50Zach FucaleG | W | 25 | 1 | .960 |
Colorado Avalanche
| 11Matt CalvertL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:04 |
| 4Tyson BarrieD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 22:44 |
| 27Ryan GravesD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:33 |
| 25Logan O'ConnorR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:30 |
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 19:04 |
| 37J.T. CompherL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:10 |
| 38Julien NantelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 |
| 40Josh DickinsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:38 |
| 46J.C. BeaudinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 14:05 |
| 70Nick HenryR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 14:10 |
| 73Travis BarronL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:40 |
| 80Brandon SaigeonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 12:44 |
| 92Gabriel LandeskogL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 18:31 |
| 96Mikko RantanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 17:30 |
| 2Mason GeertsenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 17:31 |
| 6Erik JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:19 |
| 28Ian ColeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:27 |
| 76Josh AndersonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 17:02 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Semyon VarlamovG | L | 24 | 3 | .875 |
| 30Spencer MartinG | 6 | 2 | .667 |