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Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden KnightsDec 27, 2025

Final / SO· T-Mobile Arena
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COL
6
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VGK
5
Goals123OTSOTShots123OTT
COL023016COL91116339
VGK131005VGK7126025
COL 100VGK 46
COL 4.32VGK 3.49
PP goals
COL 0VGK 0
Hits
COL 16VGK 21
Blocks
COL 8VGK 27
PIM
COL 4VGK 2
COL 53%VGK 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Colorado Avalanche edge Vegas Golden Knights 6–5 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–5 in a shootout at VGK. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Alexander Holtz (VGK) played 18:55, +7:43 up on his 11:12 season average over 27 games.

  1. Points
    Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 9 shots in 25:28.MacKinnon
  2. Points
    Sam Malinski had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:11.Malinski
  3. Points
    Martin Necas had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:09.Necas
  4. Points
    Alexander Holtz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:55.Holtz
  5. Points
    Samuel Girard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:41.Girard
  6. Points
    Noah Hanifin had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:01.Hanifin
  7. Usage
    Alexander Holtz (VGK) played 18:55, +7:43 up on his 11:12 season average over 27 games.Holtz
  8. Usage
    Kaedan Korczak (VGK) played 23:13, +7:21 up on his 15:52 season average over 77 games.Korczak

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: 146 attempts, 64 on goal, 10 goals, 7.80 expected goals; best chance Nathan MacKinnon at 0.53 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 146 of 146 attempts · VGK 46 · COL 100

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 3.49 to 4.32 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 46 to 100, 10 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTVGKCOLHBGNHHNMSLnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:48
  • VGK
  • COL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKCOLcontrol2nd3rdOTHoltz · 1st 2:43Barbashev · 2nd 0:34Girard · 2nd 5:19Necas · 2nd 10:27Hutton · 2nd 11:36Howden · 2nd 12:05Necas · 3rd 3:52MacKinnon · 3rd 8:21Sissons · 3rd 16:00Lehkonen · 3rd 18:03
  • 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 49% of the game, VGK 25%.

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 64:48; most ice Carter Hart (65:00) for VGK and Scott Wedgewood (64:10) for COL, 10 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 Korczak vs MacKinnon, 15:05 at 41% xGF.

VGK ↓ · COL →MacKinnonNecasLandeskogNelsonLehkonenNichushkinOlofssonColtonBrindleyDruryKellyKivirantaToewsMakarMalinskiGirardMansonBurnsL1 DorofeyevL1 HertlL1 HoltzL2 StoneL2 MarnerL2 BarbashevL3 HowdenL3 BowmanL3 SmithL4 SissonsL4 SaadL4 KolesarD1 KorczakD1 McNabbD2 HanifinD2 HuttonD3 LauzonD3 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
10143
4.062.90
3.852.76
1714
51
2518
+0.056−0.056
49%25%

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. 2:43
    VGKAlexander Holtz (Noah Hanifin, Tomas Hertl)tip-in0.12 xG
    COL: Burns, Manson, Kelly, Drury, KivirantaVGK: Hertl, Hutton, Hanifin, Dorofeyev, Holtz
    COL 0 – 1 VGK

2nd period

  1. 0:34
    VGKIvan Barbashev (Mitch Marner)wrist0.21 xG
    COL: Landeskog, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Toews, MakarVGK: McNabb, Stone, Barbashev, Marner, Korczak
    COL 0 – 2 VGK
  2. 5:19
    COLSamuel Girard (Sam Malinski, Valeri Nichushkin)wrist0.05 xG
    COL: Lehkonen, Nichushkin, Girard, Colton, MalinskiVGK: Hertl, Lauzon, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev, Holtz
    COL 1 – 2 VGK
  3. 10:27
    COLMartin Necas (Sam Malinski, Samuel Girard)wrist0.06 xG
    COL: Manson, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Necas, MalinskiVGK: McNabb, Stone, Barbashev, Marner, Korczak
    COL 2 – 2 VGK
  4. 11:36
    VGKBen Hutton (Alexander Holtz, Noah Hanifin)slap0.15 xG
    COL: Burns, Manson, Kelly, Drury, KivirantaVGK: Hertl, Hutton, Hanifin, Dorofeyev, Holtz
    COL 2 – 3 VGK
  5. 12:05
    VGKBrett Howden (Reilly Smith, Jeremy Lauzon)tip-in0.09 xG
    COL: Nelson, Lehkonen, Nichushkin, Toews, MakarVGK: Smith, Lauzon, Howden, Whitecloud, Bowman
    COL 2 – 4 VGK

3rd period

  1. 3:52
    COLMartin Necas (Nathan MacKinnon)wrist0.04 xG
    COL: Landeskog, MacKinnon, Toews, Necas, MakarVGK: McNabb, Smith, Howden, Korczak, Bowman
    COL 3 – 4 VGK
  2. 8:21
    COLNathan MacKinnon (Sam Malinski, Gabriel Landeskog)wrist0.53 xG
    COL: Landeskog, MacKinnon, Girard, Necas, MalinskiVGK: McNabb, Saad, Sissons, Kolesar, Korczak
    COL 4 – 4 VGK
  3. 16:00
    VGKColton Sissons (Keegan Kolesar, Kaedan Korczak)backhand0.20 xG
    COL: Burns, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Girard, NecasVGK: McNabb, Saad, Sissons, Kolesar, Korczak
    COL 4 – 5 VGK
  4. 18:03
    COLArtturi Lehkonen (Nathan MacKinnon, Brock Nelson)snap0.16 xG
    COL: Nelson, Landeskog, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Necas, MakarVGK: McNabb, Stone, Marner, Howden, Korczak
    COL 5 – 5 VGK

Decided in the shootout: COL 6 – 5 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 CL1123+291.4310025:28——7364
Martin Necas CL1202+340.3610021:09——6663
Gabriel Landeskog LL1011+230.1611020:04——6758
Brock Nelson CL2011030.4701023:52——8789
Artturi Lehkonen LL2101+120.7800020:36——8388
Valeri Nichushkin RL2011-170.4300020:03——8376
Victor Olofsson LL3000000.0210011:40——7548
Ross Colton CL3000+120.082009:51——6331
Gavin Brindley CL3000000.001108:14——3620
Jack Drury CL4000-210.0611011:38——5530
Parker Kelly CL4000-200.051009:01——4715
Joel Kiviranta LL4000-200.001005:34——4313
Devon Toews DD1000-130.2401025:39——7647
Cale Makar DD1000000.0611224:39——7341
Sam Malinski DD2033+330.1101019:11——8698
Samuel Girard DD2112+120.0600016:41——8286
Josh Manson DD3000-100.0041218:37——5149
Brent Burns DD3000-300.0010017:53——4238
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Scott Wedgewood(start)W25205.8003.4964:10

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Pavel Dorofeyev RL1000+120.2100020:21——2431
Tomas Hertl CL1011+110.1820020:21——3135
Alexander Holtz RL1112+120.2402018:55——2130
Mark Stone RL2000-100.0700021:31——3132
Mitch Marner RL2011-110.0502020:44——2325
Ivan Barbashev LL2101030.2940016:11——2631
Brett Howden CL3101-120.3411016:29——4469
Braeden Bowman RL3000040.9200012:43——5070
Reilly Smith RL3011000.0600012:38——5069
Colton Sissons CL4101020.6713011:37——2444
Brandon Saad LL4000010.1011011:14——2543
Keegan Kolesar RL4011010.0133010:50——2543
Kaedan Korczak DD1011-200.0021023:13——3638
Brayden McNabb DD1000-200.0136021:21——3638
Noah Hanifin DD2022+230.0402026:01——2852
Ben Hutton DD2101+220.2803020:51——2852
Jeremy Lauzon DD3011000.0021014:13——2524
Zach Whitecloud DD3000010.0222213:47——2323
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Carter Hart(start)O39345.8724.3265:00

Goal anatomy

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

Alexander Holtz (VGK) 1st 2:43 · assists Noah Hanifin, Tomas Hertl · Deflection · 27.4 mph shot.

Ivan Barbashev · 2nd 0:34 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
26.3 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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Samuel Girard · 2nd 5:19 · COL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
16.3 mph
Distance
22 ft
Type
one-timer

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Martin Necas · 2nd 10:27 · COL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
25.6 mph
Distance
36 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s

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Brett Howden · 2nd 12:05 · VGK

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
32.3 mph
Distance
13 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s
Type
deflection

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Martin Necas · 3rd 3:52 · COL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
56.3 mph
Distance
39 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Colton Sissons · 3rd 16:00 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
20.4 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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