Sunday, May 24, 2026
- Expected goals, COL–VGK
- 3.2–2.7
- all situations, empty nets out
- VGK share of xG
- 45.7%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 35–23
- COL–VGK
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Golden Knights beat the Avalanche 5-3. Expected goals had it close, 2.6 to 3.2. The Golden Knights trailed by three at one point. Gabriel Landeskog had 12 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Keegan Kolesar scored for the first time in 29 games.
- Gabriel LandeskogVolume
Gabriel Landeskog had 12 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Six got through to the goalie, and one went in. His average this season was 4.3. He played 24:04, about 7 minutes over his average. The Avalanche fell 5-3 to the Golden Knights.
- Keegan KolesarDrought over
Keegan Kolesar scored for the first time in 29 games. He has 7 goals this season. He played 5:19 and had one shot on goal. The Golden Knights beat the Avalanche 5-3.
- Cale MakarShot blocker
Cale Makar got in front of 6 shots. He has 84 points in 85 games this season. The Avalanche lost 5-3 to the Golden Knights.
Shot data shows up once the overnight job loads this game.
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar D | 27:14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.29 | 0 | 6 | 68 |
| Gabriel Landeskog L | 24:04 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Devon Toews D | 23:14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Martin Necas C | 21:18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.36 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 19:19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.39 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
| Brock Nelson C | 19:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 1 | 1 | 80 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 18:02 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.33 | 2 | 1 | 60 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | 17:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
| Brent Burns D | 16:38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Josh Manson D | 16:20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Brett Kulak D | 15:04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| Sam Malinski D | 12:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Parker Kelly C | 12:52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Logan O'Connor R | 12:02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 11:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| Jack Drury C | 11:04 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | 8:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| Ross Colton C | 8:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 4 | 0 | 44 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Marner R | 23:59 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 23:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 3 | 63 |
| Shea Theodore D | 23:32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 23:17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| Jack Eichel C | 23:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Rasmus Andersson D | 21:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| William Karlsson C | 17:22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.32 | 0 | 1 | 75 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 17:09 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Brett Howden C | 17:03 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.07 | 4 | 0 | 62 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 15:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Mark Stone R | 15:45 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.45 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 13:23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.45 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Colton Sissons C | 12:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Dylan Coghlan D | 11:04 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.07 | 1 | 2 | 51 |
| Nic Dowd C | 10:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 9:38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Cole Smith R | 6:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 81 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 5:19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.29 | 3 | 1 | 98 |
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