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Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden KnightsOct 31, 2025

Final· T-Mobile Arena
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COL
4
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VGK
2
Goals123TShots123T
COL1124COL1010626
VGK0022VGK97723
COL 52VGK 66
COL 3.06VGK 2.33
PP goals
COL 0VGK 1
Hits
COL 16VGK 14
Blocks
COL 22VGK 10
PIM
COL 12VGK 4
COL 48%VGK 52%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at VGK. Martin Necas (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Mitch Marner (VGK) played 23:29, +3:34 up on his 19:55 season average over 80 games.

  1. Points
    Martin Necas had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:57.Necas
  2. Points
    Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:41.Makar
  3. Points
    Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:29.Marner
  4. Points
    Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:07.Hertl
  5. Usage
    Mitch Marner (VGK) played 23:29, +3:34 up on his 19:55 season average over 80 games.Marner
  6. Usage
    Zach Whitecloud (VGK) played 14:23, −6:01 down on his 20:24 season average over 77 games.Whitecloud
  7. Usage
    Gavin Brindley (COL) played 4:00, −5:39 down on his 9:39 season average over 55 games.Brindley
  8. Usage
    Tomas Hertl (VGK) played 20:07, +3:07 up on his 17:00 season average over 81 games.Hertl

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, COL at VGK: 118 attempts, 49 on goal, 6 goals, 5.39 expected goals; best chance Cale Makar at 0.46 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← COL attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VGK
  • COL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 118 of 118 attempts · VGK 66 · COL 52

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, COL at VGK: expected goals 2.33 to 3.06 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 52, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdVGKCOLNNHBMMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • COL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKCOLcontrol2nd3rdNecas · 1st 0:41Nelson · 2nd 4:32Hertl · 3rd 2:51Burns · 3rd 10:11Marner · 3rd 12:01Makar · 3rd 18:22
  • VGK pressure
  • COL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: COL 33% of the game, VGK 33%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, COL at VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Carl Lindbom (59:39) for VGK and Scott Wedgewood (60:00) for COL, 6 goals.

VGK
COL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

VGK skaters (rows) against COL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the VGK side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, VGK rows versus COL columns: 250 matchups; most common Theodore vs Toews, 9:38 at 55% xGF.

VGK ↓ · COL →MacKinnonNecasLehkonenNichushkinNelsonColtonDruryLandeskogOlofssonKellyBrindleyBardakovMakarToewsBurnsMansonMalinskiSolovyovL1 MarnerL1 DorofeyevL1 HertlL2 EichelL2 BarbashevL2 HoltzL3 HowdenL3 ReinhardtL3 KolesarL4 KarlssonL4 SmithL4 SaadD1 TheodoreD1 McNabbD2 KorczakD2 LauzonD3 HuttonD3 Whitecloud
VGK xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatCOLVGK
5559
2.831.62
2.701.55
116
121
1919
−0.033+0.033
33%33%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Colorado Avalanche

Current COL line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 0:41
    COLMartin Necas (Cale Makar, Devon Toews)slap0.19 xG
    COL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Toews, Necas, MakarVGK: McNabb, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel, Holtz
    COL 1 – 0 VGK

2nd period

  1. 4:32
    COLBrock Nelson (Jack Drury)wrist0.14 xG
    COL: Nelson, Manson, Landeskog, Drury, MalinskiVGK: Smith, Karlsson, Hutton, Barbashev, Holtz
    COL 2 – 0 VGK

3rd period

  1. 2:51
    VGKTomas HertlPP (Shea Theodore, Mitch Marner)wrist0.15 xG
    COL: Nelson, Manson, MakarVGK: Hertl, Theodore, Eichel, Marner
    COL 2 – 1 VGK
  2. 10:11
    COLBrent Burns (Martin Necas)wrist0.13 xG
    COL: Burns, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Necas, MakarVGK: McNabb, Hertl, Lauzon, Marner, Reinhardt
    COL 3 – 1 VGK
  3. 12:01
    VGKMitch Marner (Tomas Hertl, Ben Hutton)wrist0.02 xG
    COL: Burns, Nelson, Manson, Landeskog, OlofssonVGK: Hertl, Hutton, Marner, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev
    COL 3 – 2 VGK
  4. 18:22
    COLCale MakarEN (Martin Necas, Nathan MacKinnon)wrist0.46 xG
    COL: Burns, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Necas, MakarVGK: Hertl, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel, Marner, Dorofeyev
    COL 4 – 2 VGK

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nathan MacKinnon CL1011+320.2513020:09——5168
Martin Necas CL1123+320.4110019:57——5075
Artturi Lehkonen LL1000+340.5202017:47——4461
Valeri Nichushkin RL2000010.0310020:07——3943
Brock Nelson CL2101020.1801020:00——4355
Ross Colton CL2000000.2430012:11——4357
Jack Drury CL3011+110.0002214:30——6086
Gabriel Landeskog LL3000020.0210213:11——6588
Victor Olofsson LL3000-130.2100013:10——5066
Parker Kelly CL4000010.1420211:45——4340
Gavin Brindley CL4000000.073204:00——4452
Zakhar Bardakov CL4000000.000103:54——4040
Cale Makar DD1112+320.5801026:41——4152
Devon Toews DD1011+100.0101222:56——4959
Brent Burns DD2101+120.1501421:01——4864
Josh Manson DD2000000.0221019:39——5782
Sam Malinski DD3000+130.1704016:10——4865
Ilya Solovyov DD3000010.0623011:27——5080
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Scott Wedgewood(start)W23212.9132.3360:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mitch Marner RL1112-140.2600023:29——5617
Pavel Dorofeyev RL1000000.0300220:42——6327
Tomas Hertl CL1112-120.3800020:07——5614
Jack Eichel CL2000-230.2201021:23——4828
Ivan Barbashev LL2000-300.0230015:36——4628
Alexander Holtz RL2000-210.0601012:00——3517
Brett Howden CL3000030.2400014:10——7163
Cole Reinhardt LL3000-100.1130011:08——6041
Keegan Kolesar RL3000010.001109:32——6760
William Karlsson CL4000-110.0101013:56——4448
Reilly Smith RL4000-110.1200013:26——4654
Brandon Saad LL4000030.4501011:09——3649
Shea Theodore DD1011-220.2702025:42——5548
Brayden McNabb DD1000-210.0120018:44——5627
Kaedan Korczak DD2000010.1600017:08——5728
Jeremy Lauzon DD2000-100.0040016:29——5026
Ben Hutton DD3011000.0002017:17——4957
Zach Whitecloud DD3000+100.0011214:23——4329
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Carl Lindbom(start)L25223.8802.6059:39

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Martin Necas (COL) 1st 0:41 · assists Cale Makar, Devon Toews · Cycle · 33.4 mph shot.

Brock Nelson · 2nd 4:32 · COL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
55.7 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Brent Burns · 3rd 10:11 · COL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
71.3 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
5.7 s

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Mitch Marner · 3rd 12:01 · VGK

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
30.8 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s

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