
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
· National Hockey LeagueCharlie Coyle scores only goal in shootout as Avalanche rally for 3-2 win over Golden Knights

Coyle beat Akira Schmid with a shot into the top corner. Scott Wedgewood had 19 saves through overtime, and stopped all three Vegas shots in the shootout.
Trailing 2-0 in the second, Colorado tied it up with a power-play goal from Valeri Nichushkin that was ruled no-goal but overturned on review, and a score from Jimmy Vesey.
It was Colorado's 23rd comeback win of the season, and assured the Avalanche will finish no worse than third in the Central Division. Nathan MacKinnon recorded an assist in extending his home point streak to 26 games.
William Karlsson had a short-handed score, his first goal since Dec. 21, for the Golden Knights, while Brayden McNabb added another. The team was missing leading-scorer Jack Eichel (upper body) along with defensemen Nicolas Hague and Alex Pietrangelo (both with an illness).
Schmid made 34 saves on a night Vegas was outshot 36-21. It snapped a streak of seven straight games where the Golden Knights limited opponents to 24 shots or fewer.
Avalanche: Vesey scored his first goal with Colorado. He was acquired in the deal with the New York Rangers on March 1 that also landed defenseman Ryan Lindgren.
COL wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 11:10 | William Karlsson Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (24) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 0:40 | Brayden McNabb Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:46 | Valeri Nichushkin Goal (20) Backhand, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (84), Charlie Coyle (13) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:08 | Jimmy Vesey Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (14), Miles Wood (4) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Charlie Coyle Goal Wrist Shot |
Statistics
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15 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
16 | Hits | 27 |
5 | Takeaways | 6 |
21 | Shots | 36 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
34 | Faceoffs Won | 37 |
47.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 52.1 |
17 | Giveaways | 15 |
5 | Total Penalties | 5 |
13 | Penalty Minutes | 13 |
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Ross Colton, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 22 |
Sean Behrens, D | Out | Oct 8 |
Tucker Poolman, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
Ball Arena
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,077 | Capacity:

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,077 | Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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50 | 22 | 110 | 10 |
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48 | 25 | 105 | 9 |
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48 | 29 | 101 | 5 |
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41 | 27 | 96 | 14 |
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38 | 30 | 90 | 14 |
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35 | 37 | 80 | 10 |
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35 | 41 | 76 | 6 |
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20 | 50 | 52 | 12 |
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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56 | 22 | 116 | 4 |
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50 | 26 | 106 | 6 |
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49 | 29 | 102 | 4 |
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45 | 30 | 97 | 7 |
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44 | 30 | 96 | 8 |
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38 | 31 | 89 | 13 |
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30 | 44 | 68 | 8 |
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25 | 46 | 61 | 11 |