Vegas Golden Knights @ Colorado Avalanche

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

39-26-17, 19-14-8 Away

Final

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

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheCOL

55-16-11, 26-9-6 Home

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
Brandon SaadB. Saad#20
Colton SissonsC. Sissons#10
Cole SmithC. Smith#22
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%
2	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	24	16:15	1:19	0:00	14:56	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	17:56	4:29	0:00	13:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	13:03	0:03	1:38	11:22	2	7	22.2
1	1	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	26	19:06	4:24	0:43	13:59	6	11	35.3
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	15	13:23	4:30	0:00	8:53	6	4	60.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	25	17:09	1:23	1:19	14:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	17:42	1:57	0:18	15:27	10	10	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	17	9:13	0:00	0:00	9:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	25	21:02	3:58	2:09	14:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:18	0:00	0:00	9:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	13:43	0:02	1:53	11:48	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	17	9:48	0:00	0:00	9:48	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	36	26:41	1:37	3:04	22:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	16:42	0:12	0:58	15:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	34	24:01	2:34	2:12	19:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	19	11:13	0:00	0:00	11:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	20	12:13	0:03	1:46	10:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	4	1	1	4	34	25:32	3:29	0:00	22:03	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HartC. Hart#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	1	29	.967	28	0	1	0	0	60:00	0

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
Nick BlankenburgN. Blankenburg#37
Brent BurnsB. Burns#84
Brett KulakB. Kulak#27
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%
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	8:18	0:00	0:00	8:18	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	15	9:56	0:00	2:11	7:45	6	1	85.7
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	4	1	2	21	17:48	3:25	0:00	14:23	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	9:52	0:00	2:25	7:27	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	20:16	3:35	0:04	16:37	3	3	50.0
0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	23	16:23	0:25	2:20	13:38	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	3	25	22:30	3:43	0:07	18:40	6	7	46.2
0	0	-2	2	2	0	2	4	3	1	1	23	21:05	3:34	0:00	17:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	24	18:06	0:35	1:28	16:03	9	8	52.9
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	15:07	0:26	1:15	13:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	9:35	0:00	2:10	7:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	1	16	11:39	0:00	0:00	11:39	7	2	77.8
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	14	9:21	0:00	0:00	9:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	5	1	2	1	2	1	1	0	27	20:01	0:13	1:32	18:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	27	20:07	0:00	2:10	17:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	20:40	1:42	0:32	18:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	22	16:45	0:00	3:51	12:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	2	4	0	0	0	1	4	32	28:59	3:47	3:55	21:17	0	0	0.0

goalies
Scott WedgewoodS. Wedgewood#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	2	22	.917	20	2	0	0	0	55:32	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
	Golden Knights	0	0	3	3
	Avalanche	1	0	0	1

1st Period			VGK	COL
16:59		Ross Colton (2) Assists: Brent Burns (4), Nazem Kadri (5)	0	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		VGK	COL
9:15	Jack Eichel (2) Assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (3), Ivan Barbashev (7)	1	1
11:22	Ivan Barbashev (4) Assists: Jack Eichel (16), Pavel Dorofeyev (4)	2	1
18:57	Ivan Barbashev (5) (Empty Net) Assists: Rasmus Andersson (5)	3	1

Ivan Barbashev's empty-netter seals Game 2 for Golden Knights

0:35

Ivan Barbashev gives Golden Knights a 2-1 lead in 3rd period

0:39

Jack Eichel ties it for Vegas in the 3rd period

0:46

Golden Knights
4
Avalanche
2

Game 1

21/5

Golden Knights
3
Avalanche
1

Game 2

23/5

Avalanche
Golden Knights

Game 3

25/5

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

Ball Arena

8:00 AM, 23 May 2026

Denver, CO

Attendance: 18,147

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Francis Charron
Graham Skilliter

Linesmen:
Trent Knorr
Devin Berg
Ryan Daisy

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

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

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