Colorado AvalancheAvalanche55-16-11
1FinalMay 26, 2026
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden Knights39-26-17
2TVESPN
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
COL−110
VGK−110
Puck line
COL +1.5−258
VGK −1.5+210
Total O/U
Over 6.5+110
Under 6.5−130
- Puck line: Avalanche +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (3 goals).
Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights edged the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 26, 2026 to move to 39-26-17.
Vegas won the series 4-0.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VGK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
W: Hart · L: Blackwood
Scoring plays
First Period
- VGKGoal · 4:42Mark Stone Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden McNabb (3), Shea Theodore (7)0-1
Third Period
- VGKGoal · 14:15Cole Smith Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Dylan Coghlan (2), Nic Dowd (1)0-2
- COLGoal · 17:57Gabriel Landeskog Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Martin Necas (12), Nazem Kadri (6)1-2
Team stats
COLVGK
- Shots
- 21
- 26
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 45.3
- 54.7
- Hits
- 30
- 29
- Blocked Shots
- 11
- 14
- Penalty Minutes
- 4
- 2
Top performers
Colorado AvalancheVegas Golden Knights
Goals
Gabriel Landeskog1
Mark Stone1
Assists
Martin Necas1
Nic Dowd1
Points
Gabriel Landeskog1
Mark Stone1
Player stats
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 8:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joel Kiviranta LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:48 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62.5 | 2 |
| Artturi Lehkonen LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38.5 | 0 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 11:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns D | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak D | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson D | 1 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 14:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Devon Toews D | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 24:31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood G | 2 | 26 | 24 | .923 | 57:54 | 0 |
Golden Knights · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev LW | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:57 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68.8 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Brett Howden C | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| William Karlsson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56.3 | 0 |
| Keegan Kolesar RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mitch Marner RW | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 22:22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Colton Sissons C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Cole Smith RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9:20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Mark Stone RW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Golden Knights · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Coghlan D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:08 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Shea Theodore D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Golden Knights · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart G | 1 | 21 | 20 | .952 | 60:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Mark Stone (VGK)
- Cole Smith (VGK)
- Carter Hart (VGK)
Game info
VenueT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Attendance18,188
OfficialsReferee: Kelly Sutherland · Referee: Jean Hebert · Referee: Gord Dwyer · Linesman: Matt MacPherson
TVESPN · national
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- Last game: W 5-3 vs COLSun May 24
- Next game: W 5-4 at CARTue Jun 2
- W 3-1 at COLFri May 22
- W 4-2 at COLWed May 20
- W 5-1 at ANAThu May 14
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