Colorado Avalanche vs Vegas Golden Knights

Playoffs · Tuesday, May 26, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena

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1–2

Final

SOG 21–26

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Game summary

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena. The Golden Knights outshot the Avalanche 26-21.

Goals came from Mark Stone, Cole Smith and Gabriel Landeskog.

Carter Hart made 20 saves on 21 shots for the win; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 24 of 26.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
COL	0	0	1	1	21
VGK	1	0	1	2	26

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Mark Stone (5)Brayden McNabb (3), Shea Theodore (7)Makar 1:31 into shift0–104:42 VGK

3rd period

Cole Smith (3)Dylan Coghlan (2), Nic Dowd (1)0–214:15 VGK
Gabriel Landeskog (6)Martin Necas (12), Nazem Kadri (6)1–217:57 COL

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:31

0–1 · 1st 4:42 · Stone. Makar was 1:31 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCOL on iceVGK on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 VGK

1st 4:42 · Stone

Stuck out there: Makar 1:31

Stuck out thereMakar 1:31

0–2 VGK

3rd 14:15 · Smith

Manson 0:52

NormalManson 0:52

1–2 COL

3rd 17:57 · Landeskog

Karlsson 0:38

Fresh legsKarlsson 0:38

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

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

COLVGK

21Shots on goal26

45%Faceoff %55%

0/1Power play0/2

4Penalty minutes2

30Hits29

11Blocked shots14

16Giveaways15

2Takeaways3

Penalties

1st 18:56Josh Manson · hooking2 min
2nd 02:51Cole Smith · hooking2 min
2nd 13:43Gabriel Landeskog · cross checking2 min

Season series

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters

88Martin NecasC	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	–	20:06
91Nazem KadriC	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	100	18:42
92Gabriel LandeskogL	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	2	63	19:48
10Nicolas RoyC	0	0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	25	11:39
11Brock NelsonC	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	44	19:18
17Parker KellyC	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	–	11:48
18Jack DruryC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	44	10:24
20Ross ColtonC	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	–	08:50
25Logan O'ConnorR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	–	11:05
29Nathan MacKinnonC	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	38	22:10
62Artturi LehkonenL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	17:30
94Joel KivirantaL	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	10:15
7Devon ToewsD	0	0	0	-1	3	0	2	0	–	24:31
8Cale MakarD	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	–	27:30
27Brett KulakD	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	–	16:37
42Josh MansonD	0	0	0	-1	0	7	1	2	–	14:58
70Sam MalinskiD	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	–	14:16
84Brent BurnsD	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	–	18:39

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
39Mackenzie BlackwoodG	L	26	24	2	.923	57:54
41Scott WedgewoodG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters

22Cole SmithR	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	2	–	09:20
26Nic DowdC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	33	10:57
61Mark StoneR	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	0	–	15:42
3Brayden McNabbD	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	–	23:56
27Shea TheodoreD	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	–	23:31
52Dylan CoghlanD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	13:08
9Jack EichelC	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	69	21:12
10Colton SissonsC	0	0	0	+1	1	2	2	0	50	11:53
16Pavel DorofeyevR	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	–	19:07
21Brett HowdenC	0	0	0	+1	1	6	0	0	100	18:19
48Tomas HertlC	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	40	15:15
49Ivan BarbashevL	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	–	15:36
55Keegan KolesarR	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	–	07:43
71William KarlssonC	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	56	17:34
93Mitch MarnerR	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	–	22:22
4Rasmus AnderssonD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	20:31
6Kaedan KorczakD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	–	11:28
15Noah HanifinD	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	–	20:26

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33Adin HillG		0	0	0	–	00:00
79Carter HartG	W	21	20	1	.952	60:00