NHL Recaps: Friday, May 22, 2026

1 game: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

Final

PlayoffsFull report

Vegas Golden Knights

Colorado Avalanche

Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 at COL. Ivan Barbashev (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 12:13, −9:01 down on his 21:14 season average over 20 games.

•Ivan Barbashev had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:15.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:06.
•Pavel Dorofeyev had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:56.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jack Eichel for VGK @ COL, 80.4 mph. Full game report →

Jack Eichel (VGK @ COL): Odd-man rush, loose puck, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 2 passes, 80.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ivan Barbashev VGK	at COL	2	1	3	3	7	0	16:15	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at COL	1	1	2	2	1	2	19:06	—
Pavel Dorofeyev VGK	at COL	0	2	2	2	0	1	17:56	—
Keegan Kolesar VGK	at COL	0	0	0	0	8	0	9:13	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hart VGK	at COL	W	31	1	.968
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs VGK	L	24	2	.917

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.