Colorado Avalanche @ Vegas Golden Knights

West Final - Game 3 • VGK leads series 2-0

55-16-11, 29-7-5 Away

0:10 - 3rd

	1	2	3	T
Avalanche COL	3	0	0	3
Golden Knights VGK	0	3	2	5

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsVGK

39-26-17, 20-12-9 Home

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Ross ColtonR. Colton#20
Jack DruryJ. Drury#18
Nazem KadriN. Kadri#91
Parker KellyP. Kelly#17
Gabriel LandeskogG. Landeskog#92
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Martin NecasM. Necas#88
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#11
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Logan O'ConnorL. O'Connor#25
Nicolas RoyN. Roy#10
defensemen
Brent BurnsB. Burns#84
Brett KulakB. Kulak#27
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Josh MansonJ. Manson#42
Devon ToewsD. Toews#7

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	13	8:10	0:00	0:00	8:10	0	2	0.0
1	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	18	11:04	0:00	1:32	9:32	4	7	36.4
1	0	1	3	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	22	18:39	6:25	0:00	12:14	0	1	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	12:33	0:00	2:13	10:20	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	23:24	7:07	0:04	16:13	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:56	0:00	1:15	15:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	16	17:22	7:05	0:01	10:16	6	3	66.7
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	20:38	7:09	0:00	13:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	23	18:22	0:48	2:00	15:34	8	6	57.1
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	8:34	0:48	1:28	6:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	12:02	0:00	1:19	10:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	15	10:58	1:34	0:00	9:24	4	7	36.4
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	22	16:19	0:27	0:43	15:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	22	15:04	0:00	1:25	13:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	3	6	0	0	0	0	2	26	26:34	7:25	1:05	18:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	21	12:57	0:00	0:00	12:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	21	16:20	0:00	3:22	12:58	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	29	22:55	0:57	3:21	18:37	0	0	0.0

goalies
Scott WedgewoodS. Wedgewood#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	4	18	.818	11	6	1	0	0	58:15	0

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Ivan BarbashevI. Barbashev#49
Pavel DorofeyevP. Dorofeyev#16
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Brett HowdenB. Howden#21
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Mitch MarnerM. Marner#93
Colton SissonsC. Sissons#10
Cole SmithC. Smith#22
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
defensemen
Rasmus AnderssonR. Andersson#4
Dylan CoghlanD. Coghlan#52
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#15
Kaedan KorczakK. Korczak#6
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Shea TheodoreS. Theodore#27

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	5	2	1	20	15:57	0:47	0:00	15:10	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:09	3:54	0:00	13:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	10:01	0:13	3:00	6:48	3	4	42.9
0	0	-2	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	3	27	23:02	3:46	3:00	16:16	8	7	53.3
1	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	17	13:23	3:57	0:00	9:26	4	2	66.7
1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	24	16:23	0:46	2:02	13:35	2	3	40.0
1	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	16:42	0:18	3:19	13:05	5	6	45.5
1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	13	5:19	0:13	0:00	5:06	0	1	0.0
0	2	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	3	26	23:19	4:05	1:31	17:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	12:27	0:00	2:30	9:57	7	2	77.8
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0	13	5:49	0:17	0:00	5:32	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	3	0	0	1	2	4	0	3	18	15:26	4:26	0:31	10:29	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	4	1	2	2	0	0	28	20:47	1:07	3:28	16:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	18	11:04	0:00	0:26	10:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	5	0	0	3	0	0	27	22:58	0:13	4:28	18:17	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	9:38	0:04	0:00	9:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	2	1	1	30	23:05	0:06	4:06	18:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	31	22:52	0:33	3:27	18:52	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HartC. Hart#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	3	30	.909	21	6	2	0	0	58:46	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Avalanche	3	0	0	3
	Golden Knights	0	3	2	5

3rd Period			COL	VGK
19:01		Brett Howden (10) (Empty Net) Assists: William Karlsson (4), Shea Theodore (6)	3	5
8:21		Tomas Hertl (3) Assists: Mark Stone (5), Kaedan Korczak (3)	3	4

2nd Period		COL	VGK
12:46	Keegan Kolesar (1) Assists: Dylan Coghlan (1), Kaedan Korczak (2)	3	3
4:05	William Karlsson (1) Assists: Mitch Marner (14)	3	2
0:19	Mark Stone (4) (Power Play) Assists: Mitch Marner (13), Tomas Hertl (6)	3	1

1st Period		COL
13:15	Jack Drury (3) (Shorthanded) Assists: Parker Kelly (2), Devon Toews (9)	3
7:03	Nazem Kadri (3) Assists: Martin Necas (11), Josh Manson (3)	2
3:21	Gabriel Landeskog (5) Assists: Devon Toews (8), Nathan MacKinnon (8)	1

Tomas Hertl's go-ahead goal completes comeback for Vegas

0:48

Nathan MacKinnon blocks hard shot, needs help off the ice

0:56

Keegan Kolesar ties it for Vegas with 3rd goal of 2nd period

1:00

Golden Knights
4
Avalanche
2

Game 1

21/5

Golden Knights
3
Avalanche
1

Game 2

23/5

Avalanche
Golden Knights

Game 3

Avalanche
Golden Knights

Game 4

27/5

Golden Knights
Avalanche

Game 5

29/5

Avalanche
Golden Knights

Game 6

31/5

Golden Knights
Avalanche

Game 7

2/6

T-Mobile Arena

1:00 AM, 25 May 2026

Las Vegas, NV

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Jean Hebert
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Devin Berg
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	39	26	17	95
Edmonton	41	30	11	93
Anaheim	43	33	6	92
Los Angeles	35	27	20	90
San Jose	39	35	8	86
Seattle	34	37	11	79
Calgary	34	39	9	77
Vancouver	25	49	8	58

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