Final · NHL · Tue May 26, 8:00 PM CDT · WCF Game 4
- Series
- VGK leads 4-0
- TV
- ESPN
- Where
- T-Mobile Arena
Golden Knights survive Avalanche 2-1. Golden Knights led from start to finish.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
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| VGK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
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Avalanche: G. Landeskog 1G 0A; M. Blackwood 24 saves on 26 shots. Golden Knights: C. Smith 1G 0A; C. Hart 20 saves on 21 shots.
By the numbers: Shots COL 21, VGK 26; Hits COL 30, VGK 29; Blocks COL 11, VGK 14; Power-play goals COL 0, VGK 0.
Scoring
- 1st 04:42 VGK M. Stone (5), assisted by B. McNabb, S. Theodore COL 0, VGK 1
- 3rd 14:15 VGK C. Smith (3), assisted by D. Coghlan, N. Dowd COL 0, VGK 2
- 3rd 17:57 COL G. Landeskog (6), assisted by M. Necas, N. Kadri COL 1, VGK 2
Team stats
| COL | VGK |
|---|
| Shots on goal | 21 | 26 |
| Hits | 30 | 29 |
| Blocked shots | 11 | 14 |
| Giveaways | 15 | 15 |
| Takeaways | 2 | 3 |
| Penalty minutes | 4 | 2 |
| Power-play goals | 0 | 0 |
Box score
Avalanche
Skaters
| Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | SOG | BLK | TOI |
|---|
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:39 |
| B. Nelson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19:18 |
| P. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11:48 |
| J. Drury | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 08:50 |
| L. O'Connor | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:05 |
| N. MacKinnon | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22:10 |
| A. Lehkonen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:30 |
| M. Necas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:06 |
| N. Kadri | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 |
| G. Landeskog | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19:48 |
| J. Kiviranta | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:15 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24:31 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27:30 |
| B. Kulak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 |
| J. Manson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14:58 |
| S. Malinski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:16 |
| B. Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18:39 |
| Totals | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | 30 | 21 | 11 | |
Goalies
| Goalie | SA | SV | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|
| M. Blackwood | 26 | 24 | .923 | 2 | 57:54 |
Golden Knights
Skaters
| Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | SOG | BLK | TOI |
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| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21:12 |
| C. Sissons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11:53 |
| P. Dorofeyev | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:07 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18:19 |
| C. Smith | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 09:20 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10:57 |
| T. Hertl | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15:15 |
| I. Barbashev | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15:36 |
| K. Kolesar | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 07:43 |
| M. Stone | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15:42 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17:34 |
| M. Marner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22:22 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:56 |
| R. Andersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:31 |
| K. Korczak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 |
| N. Hanifin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20:26 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:31 |
| D. Coghlan | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:08 |
| Totals | | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2 | 29 | 26 | 14 | |
Goalies
| Goalie | SA | SV | SV% | GA | TOI |
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| C. Hart | 21 | 20 | .952 | 1 | 60:00 |
Play-by-play
1st Period 39
- 00:00 Start of 1st
- 02:18 VGK Shot on goal by N. Dowd (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 02:58 COL P. Kelly hits K. Korczak
- 03:42 COL Shot on goal by C. Makar (slap), saved by C. Hart
- 04:42 VGK GOAL: M. Stone (wrist), assisted by B. McNabb, S. Theodore COL 0, VGK 1
- 05:12 VGK T. Hertl hits R. Colton
- 05:57 VGK N. Dowd hits S. Malinski
- 06:11 VGK C. Smith hits S. Malinski
- 06:41 VGK I. Barbashev hits S. Malinski
- 07:13 VGK B. Howden hits B. Nelson
- 08:06 COL R. Colton hits N. Hanifin
- 09:16 COL Shot on goal by G. Landeskog (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 09:20 VGK K. Kolesar hits J. Manson
- 09:31 VGK C. Smith hits N. MacKinnon
- 09:35 COL J. Manson hits K. Kolesar
- 10:42 COL N. Kadri hits P. Dorofeyev
- 11:19 VGK Shot on goal by N. Hanifin (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 11:49 COL Shot on goal by P. Kelly (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 11:59 COL Shot on goal by N. MacKinnon (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 12:09 VGK C. Sissons hits C. Makar
- 12:13 VGK M. Stone hits N. MacKinnon
- 13:18 COL P. Kelly hits K. Korczak
- 13:30 VGK Shot on goal by D. Coghlan (slap), saved by M. Blackwood
- 13:51 COL Shot on goal by B. Nelson (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 14:09 COL Shot on goal by C. Makar (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 14:51 VGK Shot on goal by C. Smith (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 15:27 COL Shot on goal by R. Colton (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 15:31 VGK J. Eichel hits N. Roy
- 15:36 COL B. Burns hits P. Dorofeyev
- 15:40 VGK Shot on goal by W. Karlsson (bat), saved by M. Blackwood
- 15:52 VGK B. Howden hits J. Drury
- 16:13 COL J. Kiviranta hits K. Korczak
- 17:29 COL Shot on goal by D. Toews (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 17:54 VGK Shot on goal by M. Marner (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 18:41 COL N. Roy hits N. Dowd
- 18:56 COL Penalty: J. Manson, hooking (2 min)
- 19:34 VGK Shot on goal by M. Marner (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 19:50 VGK Shot on goal by T. Hertl (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 20:00 End of 1st
2nd Period 37
- 00:00 Start of 2nd
- 01:36 COL Shot on goal by C. Makar (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 01:41 COL Shot on goal by D. Toews (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 02:30 VGK B. McNabb hits N. MacKinnon
- 02:51 VGK Penalty: C. Smith, hooking (2 min)
- 03:11 VGK N. Hanifin hits M. Necas
- 04:35 COL Shot on goal by B. Nelson (slap), saved by C. Hart
- 04:53 COL Shot on goal by B. Nelson (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 05:02 COL Shot on goal by N. Roy (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 05:37 COL Shot on goal by P. Kelly (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 06:23 VGK Shot on goal by I. Barbashev (snap), saved by M. Blackwood
- 06:28 VGK Shot on goal by W. Karlsson (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 08:11 VGK Shot on goal by T. Hertl (backhand), saved by M. Blackwood
- 08:42 VGK Shot on goal by C. Sissons (backhand), saved by M. Blackwood
- 08:47 VGK C. Smith hits B. Nelson
- 08:51 VGK K. Korczak hits N. Kadri
- 08:53 VGK Shot on goal by N. Dowd (snap), saved by M. Blackwood
- 08:57 VGK M. Stone hits N. Kadri
- 09:35 COL J. Drury hits N. Dowd
- 09:43 VGK B. Howden hits J. Drury
- 10:07 COL P. Kelly hits N. Hanifin
- 10:30 VGK Shot on goal by B. Howden (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 11:04 VGK I. Barbashev hits N. MacKinnon
- 12:14 COL B. Burns hits B. Howden
- 12:33 COL J. Kiviranta hits D. Coghlan
- 13:07 COL G. Landeskog hits W. Karlsson
- 13:25 VGK I. Barbashev hits D. Toews
- 13:38 COL G. Landeskog hits C. Sissons
- 13:43 COL Penalty: G. Landeskog, cross checking (2 min)
- 14:28 VGK Shot on goal by P. Dorofeyev (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 14:36 VGK Shot on goal by M. Stone (tip-in), saved by M. Blackwood
- 15:16 VGK Shot on goal by J. Eichel (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 15:29 VGK Shot on goal by P. Dorofeyev (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 15:39 VGK Shot on goal by N. Hanifin (snap), saved by M. Blackwood
- 16:42 COL J. Manson hits J. Eichel
- 18:59 COL B. Nelson hits B. McNabb
- 20:00 End of 2nd
3rd Period 39
- 00:00 Start of 3rd
- 00:40 VGK I. Barbashev hits N. MacKinnon
- 00:48 VGK M. Marner hits S. Malinski
- 00:56 VGK N. Hanifin hits A. Lehkonen
- 01:12 COL B. Kulak hits M. Stone
- 01:18 VGK M. Stone hits S. Malinski
- 01:29 COL J. Manson hits T. Hertl
- 01:34 COL J. Kiviranta hits K. Korczak
- 01:37 COL J. Manson hits T. Hertl
- 01:54 VGK K. Korczak hits N. Kadri
- 03:05 COL Shot on goal by C. Makar (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 03:33 COL M. Necas hits S. Theodore
- 03:59 COL J. Manson hits B. Howden
- 04:04 VGK Shot on goal by W. Karlsson (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 04:13 VGK Shot on goal by W. Karlsson (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 04:45 VGK Shot on goal by T. Hertl (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 04:58 VGK Shot on goal by N. Hanifin (wrist), saved by M. Blackwood
- 04:58 COL B. Kulak hits C. Sissons
- 07:33 COL N. Kadri hits T. Hertl
- 07:51 COL G. Landeskog hits S. Theodore
- 08:07 VGK B. Howden hits C. Makar
- 09:04 VGK Shot on goal by N. Hanifin (snap), saved by M. Blackwood
- 10:06 VGK C. Sissons hits N. Roy
- 10:21 VGK B. Howden hits J. Manson
- 10:29 VGK B. Howden hits G. Landeskog
- 10:38 COL J. Manson hits B. Howden
- 11:36 COL Shot on goal by D. Toews (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 12:26 COL Shot on goal by A. Lehkonen (deflected), saved by C. Hart
- 13:55 COL R. Colton hits M. Stone
- 14:10 COL J. Manson hits K. Kolesar
- 14:15 VGK GOAL: C. Smith (tip-in), assisted by D. Coghlan, N. Dowd COL 0, VGK 2
- 14:38 VGK J. Eichel hits J. Drury
- 15:34 COL Shot on goal by S. Malinski (slap), saved by C. Hart
- 16:01 COL Shot on goal by S. Malinski (wrist), saved by C. Hart
- 16:05 COL B. Burns hits T. Hertl
- 17:57 COL GOAL: G. Landeskog (tip-in), assisted by M. Necas, N. Kadri COL 1, VGK 2
- 18:40 COL Shot on goal by N. MacKinnon (slap), saved by C. Hart
- 18:43 COL N. MacKinnon hits N. Hanifin
- 20:00 End of 3rd