Vegas Golden Knights 2, Colorado Avalanche 3: final score and stats
Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights, Vegas Golden Knights 2 to Colorado Avalanche 3, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at Ball Arena, Denver, CO. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Colorado Avalanche vs Vegas Golden Knights.
NHLTuesday, April 8, 2025
DateApr 8, 2025
Start time9:30 PM ET
VenueBall Arena, Denver, CO
TVESPN
Attendance18,077
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas Golden Knights | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Vegas Golden KnightsColorado Avalanche
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
47-22-9Record48-27-4
2nd in Pacific DivisionStanding3rd in Central Division
6-4Road record / home record7-3
LWWWWLast 5LWWLL
L1StreakL1
Team stats
Vegas Golden KnightsColorado Avalanche
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Vegas Golden Knights
Noah Hanifin D · Undisclosed
OutColorado Avalanche
Josh Manson D · Ankle
Injured ReserveZachary L'Heureux LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveCale Makar D · Lower Body
Day-To-DayNathan MacKinnon C · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBox score
Vegas Golden Knights Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:30 | 4:13 | 0:00 | 13:17 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:13 | 4:58 | 0:00 | 11:15 | 20 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Howden | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:56 | 0:07 | 2:13 | 12:36 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22:01 | 4:22 | 2:19 | 15:20 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 58.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keegan Kolesar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:15 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Victor Olofsson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:00 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 14:56 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tanner Pearson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:04 | 0:00 | 0:09 | 10:55 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:08 | 1:05 | 2:12 | 14:51 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Saad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:13 | 0:55 | 2:06 | 11:12 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Schwindt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:16 | 0:00 | 0:10 | 10:06 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reilly Smith | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:04 | 1:20 | 1:56 | 15:48 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Stone | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:55 | 5:02 | 1:37 | 12:16 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Hanifin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:46 | 1:18 | 2:25 | 21:03 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hutton | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:48 | 0:05 | 0:59 | 12:44 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brayden McNabb | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:02 | 0:00 | 3:56 | 17:06 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea Theodore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29:03 | 5:20 | 3:45 | 19:58 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Whitecloud | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:13 | 0:07 | 1:41 | 18:25 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Vegas Golden Knights Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Schmid | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 34 | .944 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 64:46 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Coyle | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | 3:36 | 2:24 | 9:39 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:51 | 1:36 | 1:38 | 9:37 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:15 | 0:10 | 2:06 | 8:59 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 14:46 | 2:26 | 0:39 | 11:41 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 | 2:06 | 0:06 | 18:30 | 24 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:56 | 5:46 | 0:00 | 20:10 | 24 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 50.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 18:40 | 4:45 | 0:00 | 13:55 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 25:53 | 4:27 | 2:19 | 19:07 | 28 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:56 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 13:37 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Vesey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Wagner | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Miles Wood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:50 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:41 | 0:00 | 3:16 | 14:25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Lindgren | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 14:28 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 29:59 | 4:46 | 2:49 | 22:24 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 16:34 | 0:35 | 0:27 | 15:32 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keaton Middleton | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:10 | 0:00 | 0:23 | 9:47 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Devon Toews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28:28 | 1:37 | 2:31 | 24:20 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Colorado Avalanche Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .905 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 64:47 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
COL wins series 2-1
Apr 8, 2025VGK 2, COL 3
Nov 27, 2024VGK 1, COL 2
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche?
Colorado Avalanche won, 3-2, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
What was the final score of Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche?
Vegas Golden Knights 2, Colorado Avalanche 3.
Who were the top performers?
Vegas Golden Knights: William Karlsson (1 goals). Colorado Avalanche: Jimmy Vesey (1 goals).
Where is Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche played?
Ball Arena, Denver, CO.
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