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2019-20 regular season

Avalanche at Golden Knights

🗓 📍 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 2–0

Avalanche beat Golden Knights 7–3 at T-Mobile Arena on December 23, 2019.

COL – VGK
38–32
Shots on goal
2/5–0/1
Power play
27–38
Hits
11–15
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
2 G
4 shots · 12:05 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Valeri Nichushkin
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 13:22 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Nathan MacKinnon
2 A
2 shots · 23:34 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Go-ahead 1st · 04:37
Assists: J.T. Compher, Ian Cole · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–0
🎰 Ryan Reaves Tying 1st · 10:23
Assists: Tomas Nosek, Brayden McNabb · beat Pavel Francouz
1–1
🏔️ Matt Nieto SH Go-ahead 1st · 14:28
Assists: J.T. Compher · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–1
🏔️ Nazem Kadri 1st · 17:35
Unassisted · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–1
2nd period
🎰 Max Pacioretty 2nd · 11:57
Assists: Chandler Stephenson, Mark Stone · beat Pavel Francouz
3–2
🏔️ Gabriel Landeskog PP 2nd · 14:06
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Samuel Girard · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
4–2
🏔️ Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 2nd · 16:58
Assists: Valeri Nichushkin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
5–2
3rd period
🎰 William Carrier 3rd · 02:06
Assists: Nate Schmidt, Reilly Smith · beat Pavel Francouz
5–3
🏔️ Mikko Rantanen PP 3rd · 03:57
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
6–3
🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin 3rd · 16:53
Unassisted · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
7–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Landeskog · MacKinnon · Rantanen 22:04
L2 Calvert · Kadri · Donskoi 14:57
L3 Compher · Bellemare · Nichushkin 12:12
L4 Nieto · Burakovsky · Jost 11:25
D1 Girard · Johnson 23:42
D2 Graves · Zadorov 18:56
D3 Cole · Lindholm 13:39
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Karlsson · Smith · Marchessault 19:58
L2 Stephenson · Stastny · Stone 14:46
L3 Nosek · Carrier · Tuch 12:19
L4 Zykov · Pacioretty · Reaves 11:30
D1 McNabb · Schmidt 24:09
D2 Engelland · Holden 19:46
D3 Theodore · Hague 16:30

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL VGK🎰
38 Shots on goal 32
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1
27 Hits 38
11 Blocked shots 15
9 Takeaways 9
8 Giveaways 9
9 Penalty minutes 17
COL shooting 18.4% (7/38) VGK shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Pavel Francouz
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🎰Golden Knights
Marc-Andre Fleury
31/38
.816 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare · 1st 04:37 · 1–0 Ryan Reaves · 1st 10:23 · 1–1 Matt Nieto · 1st 14:28 · 2–1 Nazem Kadri · 1st 17:35 · 3–1 Max Pacioretty · 2nd 11:57 · 3–2 Gabriel Landeskog · 2nd 14:06 · 4–2 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare · 2nd 16:58 · 5–2 William Carrier · 3rd 02:06 · 5–3 Mikko Rantanen · 3rd 03:57 · 6–3 Valeri Nichushkin · 3rd 16:53 · 7–3
COL VGK
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–1
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3-1 (0% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 5–2
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 2–0
Oct 252019 🏔️COL @ 🎰VGK 6–1 Mar 272019 🎰VGK @ 🏔️COL 3–4 Feb 182019 🎰VGK @ 🏔️COL 0–3 Dec 272018 🏔️COL @ 🎰VGK 1–2 Mar 262018 🏔️COL @ 🎰VGK 1–4
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Who won Avalanche vs Golden Knights on December 23, 2019?

Avalanche won 7–3. The final score was Avalanche 7, Golden Knights 3.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (2), Gabriel Landeskog, Matt Nieto, Mikko Rantanen, Nazem Kadri, Valeri Nichushkin.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Max Pacioretty, Ryan Reaves, William Carrier.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Pavel Francouz made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves on 38 shots (.816 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Golden Knights played?

At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Golden Knights home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Golden Knights season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeDec 21 🪶CHI @ 🏔️COL 5–3 AfterDec 27 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 6–4
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeDec 22 🎰VGK @ 🦈SJS 3–1 AfterDec 27 🎰VGK @ 🦆ANA 3–4
Also on December 23
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