Closing line
US sportsbook at puck drop- Puck line: Golden Knights +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 6.5 (8 goals).
Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 24, 2026 to move to 39-26-17.
The Golden Knights came back from 3 goals down, trailing 3-0 in the first period. The go-ahead score came with 8:21 left in the third period: Tomas Hertl Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Mark Stone (5), Kaedan Korczak (3). Vegas leads the series 3-0.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| VGK | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
W: Hart · L: Wedgewood
Scoring plays
First Period
- COLGoal · 3:21Gabriel Landeskog Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (8), Nathan MacKinnon (8)1-0
- COLGoal · 7:03Nazem Kadri Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (11), Josh Manson (3)2-0
- COLGoal · 13:15Jack Drury Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Parker Kelly (2), Devon Toews (9)3-0
Second Period
- VGKGoal · 0:19Mark Stone Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (13), Tomas Hertl (6)3-1
- VGKGoal · 4:05William Karlsson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (14)3-2
- VGKGoal · 12:46Keegan Kolesar Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Dylan Coghlan (1), Kaedan Korczak (2)3-3
Third Period
- VGKGoal · 8:21Tomas Hertl Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Mark Stone (5), Kaedan Korczak (3)3-4
- VGKGoal · 19:01Brett Howden Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: William Karlsson (4), Shea Theodore (6)3-5
Team stats
- Shots
- 35
- 23
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 44.6
- 55.4
- Hits
- 17
- 34
- Blocked Shots
- 11
- 22
- Penalty Minutes
- 18
- 10
Top performers
Goals
Assists
Points
Player stats
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton C | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 8:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 |
| Jack Drury C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 11:04 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36.4 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Parker Kelly C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:04 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 18:02 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 2 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 8:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 12:02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36.4 | 0 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Brett Kulak D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 15:04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Devon Toews D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood G | 4 | 22 | 18 | .818 | 58:15 | 0 |
Golden Knights · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev LW | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 15:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:09 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel C | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 23:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53.3 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Brett Howden C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17:03 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| William Karlsson C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Keegan Kolesar RW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5:19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mitch Marner RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:59 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Colton Sissons C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77.8 | 0 |
| Cole Smith RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Mark Stone RW | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 15:45 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Golden Knights · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson D | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Dylan Coghlan D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:04 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 23:17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Shea Theodore D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Golden Knights · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart G | 3 | 35 | 32 | .914 | 59:44 | 0 |
Three stars
- Tomas Hertl (VGK)
- Mark Stone (VGK)
- Mitch Marner (VGK)
Game info
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