Golden Knights 3–2 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Jan 2, 2023)

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 🎰 VGK

Nicolas Roy

2 G

2 shots · 15:50 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Nathan MacKinnon

1 G, 1 A

8 shots · 27:07 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Mikko Rantanen

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 27:13 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Go-ahead 1st · 00:25

Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Artturi Lehkonen · beat Logan Thompson

0–1

🎰 Michael Amadio Tying 1st · 17:02

Assists: Nicolas Hague, Mark Stone · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–1

2nd period

🎰 Nicolas Roy Go-ahead 2nd · 07:14

Assists: Keegan Kolesar, Kaedan Korczak · beat Alexandar Georgiev

2–1

🎰 Nicolas Roy 2nd · 14:46

Assists: William Carrier, Alex Pietrangelo · beat Alexandar Georgiev

3–1

3rd period

🏔️ Mikko Rantanen 3rd · 11:07

Assists: Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Logan Thompson

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Stephenson · Karlsson · Stone 20:59

L2 Roy · Smith · Amadio 15:50

L3 Carrier · Kessel · Rondbjerg 12:46

L4 Leschyshyn · Froese · Kolesar 8:21

D1 Pietrangelo · McNabb 26:29

D2 Hague · Pachal 18:42

D3 Korczak · Hutton 14:01

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Lehkonen · MacKinnon · Rantanen 27:07

L2 Compher · Newhook · Malgin 17:12

L3 Meyers · Cogliano · O'Connor 11:16

L4 MacDermid · Helm · Kaut 7:00

D1 Toews · Makar 27:54

D2 Girard · Johnson 19:02

D3 Hunt · Englund 8:27

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎰VGK COL🏔️

28 Shots on goal 29

24 Hits 29

11 Blocked shots 7

10 Takeaways 7

3 Giveaways 13

17 Penalty minutes 9

VGK shooting 10.7% (3/28) COL shooting 6.9% (2/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎰Golden Knights

Logan Thompson

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 59:54 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Alexandar Georgiev

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 57:50 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

VGK COL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 9-5-1 (60% win rate, 15 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 6-6 (50% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 222022 🏔️COL @ 🎰VGK 3–2 Feb 262022 🏔️COL @ 🎰VGK 3–2 Feb 162022 🏔️COL @ 🎰VGK 2–0 Oct 262021 🎰VGK @ 🏔️COL 3–1 Jun 102021 🏔️COL @ 🎰VGK 3–6

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Who won Golden Knights vs Avalanche on January 2, 2023?

Golden Knights won 3–2. The final score was Golden Knights 3, Avalanche 2.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Nicolas Roy (2), Michael Amadio.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Golden Knights vs Avalanche season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeDec 31 🐯NSH @ 🎰VGK 4–5 AfterJan 5 🐧PIT @ 🎰VGK 2–5

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 31 🍁TOR @ 🏔️COL 6–2 AfterJan 5 🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN 2–4

Also on January 2

🐧PIT 1–2 🐻BOS 🔔PHI 4–1 🦆ANA

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