Closing line
US sportsbook at puck drop- Puck line: Golden Knights +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (4 goals).
Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 at Ball Arena in Denver on May 22, 2026 to move to 39-26-17.
The go-ahead score came with 11:22 left in the third period: Ivan Barbashev Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (16), Pavel Dorofeyev (4). Vegas leads the series 2-0. The Golden Knights won despite being outshot 31-25.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
W: Hart · L: Wedgewood
Scoring plays
First Period
- COLGoal · 16:59Ross Colton Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Brent Burns (4), Nazem Kadri (5)0-1
Third Period
- VGKGoal · 9:15Jack Eichel Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (3), Ivan Barbashev (7)1-1
- VGKGoal · 11:22Ivan Barbashev Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (16), Pavel Dorofeyev (4)2-1
- VGKGoal · 18:57Ivan Barbashev Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Andersson (5)3-1
Team stats
- Shots
- 25
- 31
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 41.4
- 58.6
- Hits
- 33
- 27
- Blocked Shots
- 16
- 20
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 8
Top performers
Goals
Assists
Points
Player stats
Golden Knights · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev LW | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16:15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:56 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22.2 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:06 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35.3 | 2 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Brett Howden C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| William Karlsson C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Keegan Kolesar RW | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mitch Marner RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:02 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brandon Saad LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Colton Sissons C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cole Smith RW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Golden Knights · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Coghlan D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Shea Theodore D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 25:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
Golden Knights · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart G | 1 | 31 | 30 | .968 | 60:00 | 0 |
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury C | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17:48 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog LW | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 20:16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen LW | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46.2 | 0 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 21:05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Brock Nelson C | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52.9 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77.8 | 2 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blankenburg D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brent Burns D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:01 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Brett Kulak D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson D | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Devon Toews D | 4 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 28:59 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood G | 2 | 24 | 22 | .917 | 55:32 | 0 |
Three stars
- Ivan Barbashev (VGK)
- Carter Hart (VGK)
- Jack Eichel (VGK)
Game info
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