NHL Recaps: Tuesday, May 26, 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

Colorado Avalanche

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for COL: Roy–Colton–O'Connor skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for COL: Roy–Colton–O'Connor skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mark Stone (VGK) played 15:42, −4:25 down on his 20:07 season average over 16 games.
•Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 23:56, +3:17 up on his 20:39 season average over 20 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Cole Smith for VGK vs COL, 32.4 mph. Full game report →

Cole Smith (VGK vs COL): Deflection, 2 passes, 32.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Josh Manson COL	at VGK	0	0	0	0	7	1	14:58	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Roy–Colton–O'Connor skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at VGK	L	26	2	.923
Carter Hart VGK	vs COL	W	21	1	.952

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.