Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche
Playoffs · Friday, May 22, 2026 · Ball Arena
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Game summary
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Ball Arena. The Avalanche outshot the Golden Knights 31-25.
Ivan Barbashev scored twice. Ross Colton and Jack Eichel also scored.
Carter Hart made 30 saves on 31 shots for the win; Scott Wedgewood stopped 22 of 24.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Ross Colton (2)Brent Burns (4), Nazem Kadri (5)Dorofeyev 1:03 into shift0–116:59 COL
3rd period
Jack Eichel (2)Pavel Dorofeyev (3), Ivan Barbashev (7)1–109:15 VGK
Ivan Barbashev (4)Jack Eichel (16), Pavel Dorofeyev (4)2–111:22 VGK- Ivan Barbashev (5)Rasmus Andersson (5)3–118:57 VGK · EN
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
0–1 · 1st 16:59 · Colton. Dorofeyev was 1:03 into his shift when it went in.
0–1 COL
1st 16:59 · Colton
Long shift: Dorofeyev 1:03
1–1 VGK
3rd 9:15 · Eichel
Drury 0:44
2–1 VGK
3rd 11:22 · Barbashev
Nelson 0:34
3–1 VGK
3rd 18:57 · EN · Barbashev
Kadri 1:55
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.9×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).
30%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 2nd 01:33
Martin Necas · slashing2 min - 2nd 01:33Martin Necas · tripping2 min
- 2nd 02:19
Jack Eichel · interference2 min - 2nd 13:31Nicolas Roy · hooking2 min
- 2nd 18:42Shea Theodore · slashing2 min
- 3rd 01:58Shea Theodore · hooking2 min
- 3rd 04:48Brent Burns · high sticking2 min
Season series
Vegas Golden Knights
| 49Ivan BarbashevL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 3 | 16:15 |
| 9Jack EichelC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 19:06 |
| 16Pavel DorofeyevR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 17:56 |
| 4Rasmus AnderssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 26:41 |
| 10Colton SissonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:43 |
| 20Brandon SaadL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:18 |
| 21Brett HowdenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:09 |
| 22Cole SmithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:48 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:03 |
| 48Tomas HertlC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:23 |
| 55Keegan KolesarR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:13 |
| 71William KarlssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:42 |
| 93Mitch MarnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:02 |
| 3Brayden McNabbD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:13 |
| 6Kaedan KorczakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:13 |
| 15Noah HanifinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 24:01 |
| 27Shea TheodoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 25:32 |
| 52Dylan CoghlanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:42 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Adin HillG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 79Carter HartG | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 60:00 |
Colorado Avalanche
| 20Ross ColtonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 08:18 |
| 91Nazem KadriC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:48 |
| 84Brent BurnsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 20:01 |
| 10Nicolas RoyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:39 |
| 11Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:06 |
| 13Valeri NichushkinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:07 |
| 17Parker KellyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:52 |
| 18Jack DruryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:56 |
| 25Logan O'ConnorR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:35 |
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:30 |
| 62Artturi LehkonenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:23 |
| 88Martin NecasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 21:05 |
| 92Gabriel LandeskogL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:16 |
| 7Devon ToewsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 28:59 |
| 27Brett KulakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:07 |
| 37Nick BlankenburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:21 |
| 42Josh MansonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:45 |
| 70Sam MalinskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 20:40 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39Mackenzie BlackwoodG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Scott WedgewoodG | L | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 55:32 |