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Charlie Coyle scores only goal in shootout as Avalanche rally for 3-2 win over Golden Knights

Scott Wedgewood makes big stop in the shootout

Coyle beat Akira Schmid with a shot into the top corner. Scott Wedgewood had 19 saves through overtime, and stopped all three Vegas shots in the shootout.

Trailing 2-0 in the second, Colorado tied it up with a power-play goal from Valeri Nichushkin that was ruled no-goal but overturned on review, and a score from Jimmy Vesey.

It was Colorado's 23rd comeback win of the season, and assured the Avalanche will finish no worse than third in the Central Division. Nathan MacKinnon recorded an assist in extending his home point streak to 26 games.

William Karlsson had a short-handed score, his first goal since Dec. 21, for the Golden Knights, while Brayden McNabb added another. The team was missing leading-scorer Jack Eichel (upper body) along with defensemen Nicolas Hague and Alex Pietrangelo (both with an illness).

Schmid made 34 saves on a night Vegas was outshot 36-21. It snapped a streak of seven straight games where the Golden Knights limited opponents to 24 shots or fewer.

Takeaways Golden Knights: Forward Keegan Kolesar spent part of his 28th birthday in the penalty box for fighting.

Avalanche: Vesey scored his first goal with Colorado. He was acquired in the deal with the New York Rangers on March 1 that also landed defenseman Ryan Lindgren.

Key moment Schmid made a sensational save with his glove while on his back midway through the second period. A video review, though, showed Schmid's glove was in the net with the puck and the no-goal call was overturned.

Key stat The Knights went 0 for 4 on the power play, and the Avalanche were 1 for 4.

Up next Avalanche host Vancouver in their home finale on Thursday, and Golden Knights host Seattle.

Regular Season Series

COL wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 11:10 William Karlsson Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (24)
Goal 2nd Period 0:40 Brayden McNabb Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 9:46 Valeri Nichushkin Goal (20) Backhand, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (84), Charlie Coyle (13)
Goal 2nd Period 17:08 Jimmy Vesey Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (14), Miles Wood (4)
Goal 5 0:00 Charlie Coyle Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 11
16 Hits 27
5 Takeaways 6
21 Shots 36
0 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
34 Faceoffs Won 37
47.9 Faceoff Win Percent 52.1
17 Giveaways 15
5 Total Penalties 5
13 Penalty Minutes 13
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Samuel Girard, D Out Sep 17
Mackenzie Blackwood, G Out Sep 17
Logan O'Connor, RW Out Sep 17
Jacob MacDonald, D Out Sep 4
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jeremy Lauzon, D Injured Reserve Jul 28
Mark Stone, RW Day-To-Day Jul 28
Colton Sissons, C Day-To-Day Jul 28

Game Information

Ball Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,077 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Calgary 0 0 0 0
Edmonton 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles 0 0 0 0
San Jose 0 0 0 0
Vancouver 0 0 0 0
Anaheim 0 0 0 0
Vegas 0 0 0 0
Seattle 0 0 0 0

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Chicago 0 0 0 0
Dallas 0 0 0 0
Colorado 0 0 0 0
St. Louis 0 0 0 0
Nashville 0 0 0 0
Winnipeg 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 0 0
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