Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
Sat, Dec 27, 2025 · T-Mobile Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6–5 in a shootout on Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at T-Mobile Arena. Martin Necas scored twice. Scott Wedgewood made 20 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 39–25.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 39 |
| VGK | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 02:43 | VGK | EV | Alexander Holtz (1) · tip-in | Noah Hanifin (10), Tomas Hertl (14) | 0–1 |
| 2nd | 00:34 | VGK | EV | Ivan Barbashev (12) · wrist | Mitch Marner (30) | 0–2 |
| 2nd | 05:19 | COL | EV | Samuel Girard (3) · wrist | Sam Malinski (16), Valeri Nichushkin (14) | 1–2 |
| 2nd | 10:27 | COL | EV | Martin Necas (17) · wrist | Sam Malinski (17), Samuel Girard (7) | 2–2 |
| 2nd | 11:36 | VGK | EV | Ben Hutton (5) · slap | Alexander Holtz (1), Noah Hanifin (11) | 2–3 |
| 2nd | 12:05 | VGK | EV | Brett Howden (7) · tip-in | Reilly Smith (5), Jeremy Lauzon (5) | 2–4 |
| 3rd | 03:52 | COL | EV | Martin Necas (18) · wrist | Nathan MacKinnon (32) | 3–4 |
| 3rd | 08:21 | COL | EV | Nathan MacKinnon (31) · wrist | Sam Malinski (18), Gabriel Landeskog (13) | 4–4 |
| 3rd | 16:00 | VGK | EV | Colton Sissons (3) · backhand | Keegan Kolesar (6), Kaedan Korczak (6) | 4–5 |
| 3rd | 18:03 | COL | PP | Artturi Lehkonen (14) · snap | Nathan MacKinnon (33), Brock Nelson (12) | 5–5 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11:30 | COL | Cale Makar | delaying game puck over glass | 2 |
| 1st | 14:58 | VGK | Zach Whitecloud | hooking | 2 |
| 3rd | 05:52 | COL | Bench | too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 3rd | 10:36 | COL | Josh Manson | interference | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: COL 4.35 · VGK 3.26 · xG% COL 57.1
Colorado Avalanche
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Nathan MacKinnon | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 25:28 | 30 |
| 70 | Sam Malinski | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:11 | 23 | |
| 88 | Martin Necas | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21:09 | 26 | |
| 49 | Samuel Girard | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:41 | 22 | |
| 11 | Brock Nelson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27.8 | 23:52 | 28 |
| 62 | Artturi Lehkonen | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 20:36 | 25 |
| 92 | Gabriel Landeskog | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 84.6 | 20:04 | 27 |
| 13 | Valeri Nichushkin | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20:03 | 25 | |
| 7 | Devon Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25:39 | 31 | |
| 8 | Cale Makar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24:39 | 31 | |
| 42 | Josh Manson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18:37 | 24 | |
| 84 | Brent Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:53 | 24 | |
| 95 | Victor Olofsson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:40 | 15 | |
| 18 | Jack Drury | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54.5 | 11:38 | 18 |
| 20 | Ross Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 9:51 | 14 |
| 17 | Parker Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:01 | 16 | |
| 54 | Gavin Brindley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33.3 | 8:14 | 12 |
| 94 | Joel Kiviranta | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5:34 | 9 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Scott Wedgewood | W | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 64:10 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Noah Hanifin | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26:01 | 27 | |
| 26 | Alexander Holtz | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:55 | 21 | |
| 6 | Kaedan Korczak | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23:13 | 29 | |
| 17 | Ben Hutton | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20:51 | 23 | |
| 93 | Mitch Marner | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27.3 | 20:44 | 27 |
| 48 | Tomas Hertl | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 63.2 | 20:21 | 22 |
| 21 | Brett Howden | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 41.2 | 16:29 | 22 |
| 49 | Ivan Barbashev | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16:11 | 24 | |
| 5 | Jeremy Lauzon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:13 | 20 | |
| 19 | Reilly Smith | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 | 17 | |
| 10 | Colton Sissons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 58.3 | 11:37 | 16 |
| 55 | Keegan Kolesar | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10:50 | 15 | |
| 61 | Mark Stone | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:31 | 24 | |
| 3 | Brayden McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21:21 | 27 | |
| 16 | Pavel Dorofeyev | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:21 | 22 | |
| 2 | Zach Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:47 | 20 | |
| 42 | Braeden Bowman | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:43 | 18 | |
| 20 | Brandon Saad | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11:14 | 15 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Carter Hart | OTL | 38 | 33 | 5 | .868 | 65:00 |