Vegas Golden Knights vs. Colorado Avalanche: game summary
Final · January 2, 2023 at 9:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : VGK 28 — COL 29 · Ball Arena
Three stars
- 1★
M. RantanenCOL · R · 1B 1A - 2★
N. RoyVGK · C · 2B 0A - 3★
N. MacKinnonCOL · C · 1B 1A
Game stats
COL- 28Shots on goal29
- 55 %Faceoff win %45 %
- 0/1Power play0/5
- 17Penalty minutes9
- 24Hits29
- 11Blocked shots7
- 3Giveaways13
- 10Takeaways7
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 7 | 15 | 6 | 28 |
| COL | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
Season series VGK 1 – 2 COL
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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VGK 3 / 28 / 422 / 29 / 40 COL
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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Nathan MacKinnonCOL · 00:25Assists : Mikko Rantanen, Artturi Lehkonen0 – 1
Michael AmadioVGK · 17:02Assists : Nicolas Hague, Mark Stone1 – 1
2nd period
Nicolas RoyVGK · 07:14Assists : Keegan Kolesar, Kaedan Korczak2 – 1
Nicolas RoyVGK · 14:46Assists : William Carrier, Alex Pietrangelo3 – 1
3rd period
Mikko RantanenCOL · 11:07Assists : Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon3 – 2
Penalties
1st period
- 08:00VGKPhil Kessel — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Samuel Girard
- 09:58VGKBrayden Pachal — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)
- 12:58COLAndreas Englund — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Keegan Kolesar
- 12:58VGKKeegan Kolesar — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Andreas Englund
2nd period
- 00:09COLCale Makar — Holding the stick (2 min) · drawn by William Carrier
- 00:09VGKWilliam Carrier — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Cale Makar
- 10:07COLAndrew Cogliano — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Kaedan Korczak
- 16:06VGKByron Froese — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Martin Kaut
3rd period
- 00:30VGKWilliam Carrier — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Devon Toews
- 14:14VGKReilly Smith — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Nathan MacKinnon
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. KesselR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 |
| N. RoyC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15:50 |
| J. LeschyshynC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 08:21 |
| R. SmithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:32 |
| C. StephensonC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21:32 |
| M. AmadioR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:02 |
| W. CarrierL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12:58 |
| J. RondbjergR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 10:04 |
| B. FroeseC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 07:22 |
| K. KolesarR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 08:56 |
| M. StoneR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20:59 |
| W. KarlssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19:20 |
| B. McNabbD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24:29 |
| K. KorczakD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15:30 |
| A. PietrangeloD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28:29 |
| N. HagueD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21:44 |
| B. HuttonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:32 |
| B. PachalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:40 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hill | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| L. Thompson(W) | 27/29 | 93.1 % | 59:54 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. CoglianoC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 11:16 |
| A. NewhookC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:12 |
| L. O'ConnorR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:19 |
| N. MacKinnonC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 27:07 |
| J. CompherL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:39 |
| D. HelmC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 08:55 |
| B. MeyersC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 11:53 |
| M. KautR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 07:00 |
| A. LehkonenL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23:57 |
| D. MalginC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:20 |
| M. RantanenR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27:13 |
| E. JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 17:07 |
| D. ToewsD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27:55 |
| C. MakarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27:54 |
| B. HuntD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 09:07 |
| S. GirardD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 20:58 |
| K. MacDermidL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 04:31 |
| A. EnglundD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 07:47 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Johansson | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| A. Georgiev(L) | 25/28 | 89.3 % | 57:50 |
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About this game
Who won Golden Knights vs Avalanche?
Golden Knights won 3-2 over Avalanche on Monday, January 2, 2023.
When was Golden Knights vs Avalanche played?
On Monday, January 2, 2023, at 9:00 PM ET at Ball Arena.
Where was Golden Knights vs Avalanche played?
At Ball Arena, in Denver.
Have the Golden Knights and Avalanche played this season?
Yes: October 22 (Avalanche 3, Golden Knights 2).
