Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche, West Final Game 1

NHL

Golden Knights

39-26-17, 95 PTS

4-2

Final

Avalanche

55-16-11, 121 PTS

Ball Arena

TV: Sportsnet

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).

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What it means

Avalanche won the series 2-1.

Latest headlines

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Preview · 3d ago

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Injuries and inactives

Golden Knights1st in Pacific Division

Lukas Cormier D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve

Avalanche4th in Central Division

Georgii Merkulov C
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Logan O'Connor RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Golden Knights1st in Pacific Division

Carter Hart G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Avalanche4th in Central Division

Scott Wedgewood G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

COL wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Golden Knights 3, Avalanche 2 (Apr 11)

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Game info

Venue: Ball Arena, Denver, CO · Attendance 18,109
Officials: Francis Charron (Referee), Wes McCauley (Referee), Graham Skilliter (Referee), Ryan Gibbons (Linesman), Trent Knorr (Linesman), Ryan Daisy (Linesman)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.