Avalanche vs Golden Knights
Final/SO · Sat Dec 27 · 10:00 PM ET · T-Mobile Arena
Colorado AvalancheAvalanche28-2-7
6Final/SODec 27, 2025
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden Knights17-8-11
5TVAltitude SportsStreamESPN+Scripps Sports
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
COL−155
VGK+130
Puck line
COL −1.5+160
VGK +1.5−192
Total O/U
Over 6.5+102
Under 6.5−122
- Puck line: Golden Knights +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 6.5 (11 goals).
Recap
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-5 in a shootout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Dec 27, 2025 to move to 28-2-7.
The Avalanche came back from 2 goals down, trailing 2-0 in the second period. The Avalanche have won 6 straight.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| VGK | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
W: Wedgewood · L: Hart
Scoring plays
First Period
- VGKGoal · 2:43Alexander Holtz Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Noah Hanifin (10), Tomas Hertl (14)0-1
Second Period
- VGKGoal · 0:34Ivan Barbashev Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (30)0-2
- COLGoal · 5:19Samuel Girard Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (16), Valeri Nichushkin (14)1-2
- COLGoal · 10:27Martin Necas Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (17), Samuel Girard (7)2-2
- VGKGoal · 11:36Ben Hutton Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Alexander Holtz (1), Noah Hanifin (11)2-3
- VGKGoal · 12:05Brett Howden Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Reilly Smith (5), Jeremy Lauzon (5)2-4
Third Period
- COLGoal · 3:52Martin Necas Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (32)3-4
- COLGoal · 8:21Nathan MacKinnon Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (18), Gabriel Landeskog (13)4-4
- VGKGoal · 16:00Colton Sissons Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Keegan Kolesar (6), Kaedan Korczak (6)4-5
- COLGoal · 18:03Artturi Lehkonen Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (33), Brock Nelson (12)5-5
Team stats
COLVGK
- Shots
- 39
- 25
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 53.2
- 46.8
- Hits
- 16
- 21
- Blocked Shots
- 8
- 27
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 2
Top performers
Colorado AvalancheVegas Golden Knights
Goals
Martin Necas2
Alexander Holtz1
Assists
Sam Malinski3
Noah Hanifin2
Points
Nathan MacKinnon3
Alexander Holtz2
Player stats
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Brindley C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Ross Colton C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 11:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 9:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joel Kiviranta LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:04 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 84.6 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25:28 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:09 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:52 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27.8 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20:03 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Victor Olofsson LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns D | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 17:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Samuel Girard D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Sam Malinski D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson D | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 18:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Devon Toews D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood G | 5 | 25 | 20 | .800 | 64:10 | 0 |
Golden Knights · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev LW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Braeden Bowman RW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63.2 | 0 |
| Alexander Holtz RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:55 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brett Howden C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41.2 | 0 |
| Keegan Kolesar RW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mitch Marner RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.3 | 0 |
| Brandon Saad LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Colton Sissons C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58.3 | 0 |
| Reilly Smith RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mark Stone RW | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 21:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Golden Knights · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Hanifin D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:01 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ben Hutton D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:51 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 23:13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 6 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 21:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Golden Knights · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart G | 5 | 39 | 34 | .872 | 65:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Nathan MacKinnon (COL)
- Martin Necas (COL)
- Noah Hanifin (VGK)
Game info
VenueT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Attendance18,168
OfficialsLinesman: Jonny Murray · Referee: Jon McIsaac · Linesman: Brandon Gawryletz · Referee: Chris Schlenker
TVAltitude Sports · local
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