Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche, West Final Game 1
On the ice
VGK shoots leftCOL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| COL | 10 | 15 | 13 | 38 |
In net
Carter Hart36/38 SV, .947
Scott Wedgewood24/27 SV, .889| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| COL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Who won: Golden Knights 4-2
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in West Final Game 1 on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at Ball Arena. The Avalanche win the series 2-1. The Golden Knights outscored the Avalanche 2-0 in the 2nd period. Nic Dowd led the Golden Knights in goals (1). Valeri Nichushkin led the Avalanche in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan BarbashevLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:25 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 15:43 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pavel DorofeyevRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 14:21 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 12:15 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic DowdC | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:18 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack EichelC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:32 | 2:07 | 4:05 | 13:20 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 47.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas HertlC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:45 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 8:41 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett HowdenC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:11 | 0:39 | 0:42 | 16:50 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William KarlssonC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:11 | 0:40 | 3:34 | 16:57 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keegan KolesarRW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:02 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch MarnerRW | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21:35 | 2:06 | 1:12 | 18:17 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon SaadLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton SissonsC | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:28 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole SmithRW | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:56 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus AnderssonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:32 | 0:40 | 2:29 | 20:23 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan CoghlanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah HanifinD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:29 | 1:13 | 0:32 | 21:44 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben HuttonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:01 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brayden McNabbD | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25:42 | 0:00 | 4:16 | 21:26 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea TheodoreD | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27:22 | 1:33 | 2:18 | 23:31 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter HartG | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 36 | .947 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |