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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
Martin Necas, C Day-To-Day Feb 5
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Colton Sissons, C Day-To-Day Feb 6
Brett Howden, C Injured Reserve Jan 20

Game Information

Ball Arena

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

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 27 16 68 14
Edmonton 28 22 64 8
Seattle 27 20 63 9
Anaheim 30 23 63 3
Los Angeles 23 19 60 14
San Jose 27 24 58 4
Calgary 23 27 52 6
Vancouver 18 33 42 6

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 37 9 83 9
Minnesota 34 14 78 10
Dallas 34 14 77 9
Utah 30 23 64 4
Nashville 26 24 59 7
Chicago 22 26 53 9
Winnipeg 22 26 52 8
St. Louis 20 28 49 9
Full Standings