Golden Knights 2–3 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Apr 8, 2025)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	F
🎰 VGK	1	1	0	0	2
🏔️ COL	0	2	0	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Charlie Coyle

2 A

1 shots · 15:39 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Nichushkin

1 G

4 shots · 25:53 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Jimmy Vesey

1 G

2 shots · 09:10 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 William Karlsson SH Go-ahead 1st · 11:10

Assists: Reilly Smith · beat Scott Wedgewood

1–0

2nd period

🎰 Brayden McNabb 2nd · 00:40

Unassisted · beat Scott Wedgewood

2–0

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin PP 2nd · 09:46

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Charlie Coyle · beat Akira Schmid

2–1

🏔️ Jimmy Vesey Tying 2nd · 17:08

Assists: Charlie Coyle, Miles Wood · beat Akira Schmid

2–2

Shootout

🏔️ Charlie Coyle Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Akira Schmid

2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Karlsson · Smith · Stone 19:04

L2 Dorofeyev · Roy · Barbashev 17:30

L3 Olofsson · Saad · Howden 14:56

L4 Pearson · Schwindt · Kolesar 10:16

D1 Theodore · Hanifin 26:54

D2 McNabb · Whitecloud 20:38

D3 Korczak · Hutton 12:40

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Lehkonen · MacKinnon · Nichushkin 25:53

L2 Nelson · Coyle · O'Connor 15:56

L3 Kiviranta · Drury · Kelly 12:51

L4 Wood · Vesey · Wagner 9:10

D1 Makar · Toews 29:14

D2 Johnson · Lindgren 17:30

D3 Malinski · Middleton 13:22

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎰VGK COL🏔️

21 Shots on goal 36

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

16 Hits 27

15 Blocked shots 11

5 Takeaways 6

17 Giveaways 15

13 Penalty minutes 13

VGK shooting 9.5% (2/21) COL shooting 8.3% (3/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎰Golden Knights

Akira Schmid

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 64:46 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Scott Wedgewood

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 64:47 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 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 — 1–0

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-2-4 (71% win rate, 21 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 10-11 (48% win rate, 21 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — tied after 2nd: 10-2-4 (62% win rate, 16 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 8-6 (57% win rate, 14 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Avalanche lead the season series 2–1

Nov 272024 🎰VGK @ 🏔️COL 1–2 SO Oct 92024 🏔️COL @ 🎰VGK 4–8 Apr 142024 🏔️COL @ 🎰VGK 3–4 OT Jan 102024 🎰VGK @ 🏔️COL 0–3 Nov 42023 🏔️COL @ 🎰VGK 0–7

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❓ VGK vs COL, answered

Who won Golden Knights vs Avalanche on April 8, 2025?

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

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Brayden McNabb, William Karlsson.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Jimmy Vesey, Valeri Nichushkin.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Akira Schmid made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Scott Wedgewood made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 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?

Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeApr 6 🎰VGK @ 🐋VAN 3–2 AfterApr 10 🦑SEA @ 🎰VGK 1–2

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeApr 5 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 4–5 AfterApr 10 🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL 4–1

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