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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross ColtonC | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:55 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack DruryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 | 0:00 | 0:20 | 9:35 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazem KadriC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:26 | 4:20 | 0:00 | 15:06 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker KellyC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:57 | 0:00 | 0:20 | 8:37 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel LandeskogLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:21 | 4:21 | 0:00 | 17:00 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artturi LehkonenLW | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 15:42 | 0:02 | 0:45 | 14:55 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:32 | 4:19 | 0:00 | 17:13 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin NecasC | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 23:41 | 4:43 | 0:00 | 18:58 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock NelsonC | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 18:15 | 1:15 | 1:43 | 15:17 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Valeri NichushkinRW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13:39 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 11:56 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan O'ConnorRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:16 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 9:34 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas RoyC | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 12:40 | 0:25 | 0:00 | 12:15 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack AhcanD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent BurnsD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:55 | 0:22 | 0:12 | 16:21 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett KulakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:06 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 22:33 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam MalinskiD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:31 | 0:26 | 0:30 | 19:35 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh MansonD | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 19:02 | 0:00 | 2:00 | 17:02 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon ToewsD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 27:32 | 4:29 | 2:16 | 20:47 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott WedgewoodG | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .889 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 57:15 | 0 | 0 |