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Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Monday, January 4, 2027 · Ball Arena

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ALT · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Monday, January 4, 2027, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on ALT and SCRIPPS.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

First game of a road trip.

  1. 252026-12-25: no game
  2. 262026-12-26: at SJS
  3. 272026-12-27: no game
  4. 282026-12-28: at MIN
  5. 292026-12-29: at CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 302026-12-30: no game
  7. 312026-12-31: vs STL
  8. 12027-01-01: no game
  9. 22027-01-02: vs COL
  10. 32027-01-03: no game
  11. 42027-01-04: at COL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~608 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~608 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Avalanche

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Utah and Vegas).

  1. 252026-12-25: no game
  2. 262026-12-26: no game
  3. 272026-12-27: at ANA
  4. 282026-12-28: no game
  5. 292026-12-29: vs STL
  6. 302026-12-30: no game
  7. 312026-12-31: at UTA
  8. 12027-01-01: no game
  9. 22027-01-02: at VGK
  10. 32027-01-03: no game
  11. 42027-01-04: vs VGK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~608 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,347 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25
Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VGKCOL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

VGK 77% (2nd most settled)COL 58% (6th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)COL 48.4s (16th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

VGK 26% (5th least often)COL 24% (4th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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