Vegas Golden KnightsGolden Knights39-26-17
4FinalMay 20, 2026
Colorado AvalancheAvalanche55-16-11
2TVESPN
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
VGK+145
COL−175
Puck line
VGK +1.5−170
COL −1.5+142
Total O/U
Over 6.5+105
Under 6.5−125
- Puck line: Golden Knights +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (6 goals).
Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 at Ball Arena in Denver on May 20, 2026 to move to 39-26-17.
Vegas leads the series 1-0. The Golden Knights won despite being outshot 38-28.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| COL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
W: Hart · L: Wedgewood
Scoring plays
Second Period
- VGKGoal · 12:29Dylan Coghlan Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Saad (2), Colton Sissons (4)1-0
- VGKGoal · 15:02Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (12), Tomas Hertl (5)2-0
Third Period
- VGKGoal · 1:34Brett Howden Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Ben Hutton (1)3-0
- COLGoal · 5:53Valeri Nichushkin Goal (2) Between Legs, assists: Ross Colton (3)3-1
- COLGoal · 17:39Gabriel Landeskog Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (7), Devon Toews (7)3-2
- VGKGoal · 19:15Nic Dowd Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (15), Rasmus Andersson (4)4-2
Team stats
VGKCOL
- Shots
- 28
- 38
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 56.9
- 43.1
- Hits
- 34
- 31
- Blocked Shots
- 23
- 11
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 4
Top performers
Vegas Golden KnightsColorado Avalanche
Goals
Nic Dowd1
Valeri Nichushkin1
Assists
Mitch Marner1
Ross Colton1
Points
Nic Dowd1
Gabriel Landeskog1
Player stats
Golden Knights · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev RW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 14:21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13:18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:32 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47.4 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 0 |
| Brett Howden C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| William Karlsson C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Keegan Kolesar RW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mitch Marner RW | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21:35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brandon Saad LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Colton Sissons C | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11:28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Cole Smith RW | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Golden Knights · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Coghlan D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ben Hutton D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Shea Theodore D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27:22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Golden Knights · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart G | 2 | 38 | 36 | .947 | 60:00 | 0 |
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton C | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9:55 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jack Drury C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen LW | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 15:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:32 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 23:41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 18:15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13:39 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor RW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 12:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28.6 | 0 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Ahcan D | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brent Burns D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Brett Kulak D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson D | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 19:02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Devon Toews D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 27:32 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood G | 3 | 27 | 24 | .889 | 57:15 | 0 |
Three stars
- Carter Hart (VGK)
- Brett Howden (VGK)
- Gabriel Landeskog (COL)
Game info
VenueBall Arena, Denver, CO
Attendance18,109
OfficialsLinesman: Ryan Gibbons · Referee: Francis Charron · Referee: Wes McCauley · Referee: Graham Skilliter
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