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Golden Knights roll to early lead, hold off Avs 4-2 to open Western Conference Final

— Dylan Coghlan scored his first playoff goal to get Vegas rolling, Carter Hart made 36 saves and the Golden Knights opened the Western Conference Final by holding off the
May 21, 2027, 12:19 am - AP
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1st Period
No Goals Scored
2nd PeriodVGKCOL
12:29Dylan Coghlan (1)
Assists: Brandon Saad (2), Colton Sissons (4)
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15:02Pavel Dorofeyev (10) (Power Play)
Assists: Mitch Marner (12), Tomas Hertl (5)
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3rd PeriodVGKCOL
1:34Brett Howden (9)
Assists: Ben Hutton (1)
30
5:53Valeri Nichushkin (2)
Assists: Ross Colton (3)
31
17:39Gabriel Landeskog (4) (Power Play)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (7), Devon Toews (7)
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19:15Nic Dowd (3) (Empty Net)
Assists: Jack Eichel (15), Rasmus Andersson (4)
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Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Brayden McNabb
  • Nicolas Roy hit Brayden McNabb
  • Nazem Kadri hit Dylan Coghlan
  • Valeri Nichushkin Tip-In Wide Left
  • Josh Manson Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Brent Burns hit Cole Smith
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Brett Howden
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Ross Colton hit Cole Smith
  • Nic Dowd shot blocked by Ross Colton
  • Giveaway by Jack Ahcan
  • William Karlsson shot blocked by Jack Ahcan
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Josh Manson hit William Karlsson
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Ross Colton hit Dylan Coghlan
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Ben Hutton
  • Brent Burns Hooking against Brandon Saad
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Mitch Marner
  • Josh Manson hit William Karlsson
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Josh Manson hit Nic Dowd
  • Jack Ahcan hit Keegan Kolesar
  • Cole Smith shot blocked by Jack Ahcan
  • Logan O'Connor Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Dylan Coghlan
  • Nazem Kadri Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Ross Colton hit William Karlsson
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Ross Colton Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Takeaway by Logan O'Connor
  • Logan O'Connor Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  • Parker Kelly Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Martin Necas hit Brayden McNabb
  • Takeaway by Nicolas Roy
  • Nazem Kadri hit William Karlsson
  • Martin Necas Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Martin Necas
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Dylan Coghlan shot blocked by Brent Burns
  • Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Nic Dowd shot blocked by Brent Burns
  • Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Parker Kelly hit Shea Theodore
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Nicolas Roy Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Josh Manson hit Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Brett Kulak Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Shea Theodore
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Ross Colton hit Nic Dowd
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Nazem Kadri Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
  • Ross Colton hit Noah Hanifin
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Brett Howden
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Brock Nelson hit Nic Dowd
  • Josh Manson hit Cole Smith
  • Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Brett Kulak Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Brent Burns Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
  • Ross Colton Deflected Wide Left
  • Ross Colton Roughing against Rasmus Andersson
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Martin Necas Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
  • Brent Burns hit William Karlsson
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Nicolas Roy
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Logan O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brock Nelson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Martin Necas Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Devon Toews Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Logan O'Connor
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Brock Nelson Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Nic Dowd
  • Ross Colton hit Brayden McNabb
  • Valeri Nichushkin Goal (2) Between Legs, assists: Ross Colton (3)
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Noah Hanifin
  • Cole Smith shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Martin Necas hit Nic Dowd
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Nicolas Roy hit William Karlsson
  • Ross Colton Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
  • Ross Colton Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Takeaway by Nicolas Roy
  • Parker Kelly Tip-In Wide Left
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Nazem Kadri Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
  • Giveaway by Brett Kulak
  • Brandon Saad shot blocked by Brent Burns
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Gabriel Landeskog Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Artturi Lehkonen Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Martin Necas Backhand Wide Right
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot Short
  • Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  • Gabriel Landeskog Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (7), Devon Toews (7)
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Giveaway by Devon Toews
  • Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Devon Toews Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Brent Burns Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Jack Eichel
  • Giveaway by Jack Eichel
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  • Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Cole Smith hit Brent Burns
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Brett Kulak
  • Giveaway by Carter Hart
  • Giveaway by Brayden McNabb
  • Nicolas Roy shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Keegan Kolesar Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Cole Smith hit Josh Manson
  • Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Dylan Coghlan Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Colton Sissons hit Logan O'Connor
  • Tomas Hertl Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Jack Eichel hit Martin Necas
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Sam Malinski
  • Giveaway by Mitch Marner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Hand Pass
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Mitch Marner
  • On-Ice Official
  • Brett Howden faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Shea Theodore Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Shea Theodore
  • Ivan Barbashev Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Mitch Marner Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Icing
  • Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by William Karlsson
  • Takeaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Off-side
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Nic Dowd hit Parker Kelly
  • Giveaway by Cole Smith
  • Off-side
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Brett Howden Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Cole Smith
  • Cole Smith hit Parker Kelly
  • Nic Dowd hit Jack Drury
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by William Karlsson
  • Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  • Giveaway by Mitch Marner
  • Ivan Barbashev Holding against Sam Malinski
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Giveaway by William Karlsson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  • Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Nic Dowd shot blocked by Cole Smith
  • Icing
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Shea Theodore Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Brayden McNabb hit Josh Manson
  • Hand Pass
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Brayden McNabb hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Takeaway by Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Giveaway by Brett Howden
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd hit Brock Nelson
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Nicolas Roy
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Martin Necas
  • Shea Theodore Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Brayden McNabb Backhand Wide Left
  • Shea Theodore Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Brett Howden Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Mitch Marner hit Sam Malinski
  • Icing
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Tomas Hertl Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Dylan Coghlan Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ross Colton shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Jack Eichel Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Icing
  • Takeaway by Mitch Marner
  • Dylan Coghlan Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Saad (2), Colton Sissons (4)
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Artturi Lehkonen
  • Icing
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Jack Eichel
  • Giveaway by Brayden McNabb
  • Giveaway by Shea Theodore
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  • Goalie Stopped
  • TV Timeout
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (12), Tomas Hertl (5)
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Cole Smith hit Martin Necas
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by William Karlsson
  • William Karlsson hit Brett Kulak
  • Brayden McNabb hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Mitch Marner Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Colton Sissons hit Josh Manson
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  • Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brett Howden hit Sam Malinski
  • Off-side
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • William Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Brett Kulak shot blocked by William Karlsson
  • Ben Hutton Tripping against Valeri Nichushkin
  • Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  • Brayden McNabb hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Brett Howden
  • Ben Hutton Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Brett Howden Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Ben Hutton (1)
  • Giveaway by Keegan Kolesar
  • Giveaway by Nic Dowd
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Brett Kulak
  • Ben Hutton hit Logan O'Connor
  • Colton Sissons hit Sam Malinski
  • Brayden McNabb hit Martin Necas
  • Puck in Netting
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Icing
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Cole Smith hit Artturi Lehkonen
  • Nic Dowd hit Sam Malinski
  • Colton Sissons hit Devon Toews
  • Noah Hanifin hit Sam Malinski
  • Icing
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Giveaway by Ivan Barbashev
  • Takeaway by Colton Sissons
  • Icing
  • Brett Howden Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Off-side
  • Cole Smith hit Brock Nelson
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Brett Kulak shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Brayden McNabb Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Colton Sissons Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Tomas Hertl
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Colton Sissons
  • Giveaway by Jack Eichel
  • Off-side
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Cole Smith hit Brett Kulak
  • Giveaway by Keegan Kolesar
  • Shea Theodore Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Ivan Barbashev Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Takeaway by Mitch Marner
  • Giveaway by William Karlsson
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Cole Smith hit Jack Drury
  • Colton Sissons hit Sam Malinski
  • Shea Theodore High-sticking against Logan O'Connor
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Rasmus Andersson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Rasmus Andersson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Brayden McNabb
  • Giveaway by Ivan Barbashev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Jack Eichel Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nic Dowd Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (15), Rasmus Andersson (4)
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Colton Sissons
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brock Nelson
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