Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey League
Martin Necas shines with 3 points in Avalanche's 4-2 win over Golden Knights
Necas, who signed a $92 million, eight-year extension on Thursday, scored his eighth goal of the season 41 seconds into the game.
Cale Makar had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche, extending his point streak to six games. Brock Nelson and Brent Burns also scored, and Scott Wedgewood made 21 saves.
The 40-year-old Burns moved past Bobby Orr into 11th place among defensemen with 916 career points.
Tomas Hertl and Mitch Marner each had a goal and an assist for the Golden Knights, and rookie goalie Carl Lindbom stopped 22 shots.
Vegas’ offense once again struggled on the power play without captain Mark Stone, who is on injured reserve with an apparent wrist injury. The Golden Knights went 1 for 6 with the man advantage and are 2 for 19 without Stone; they were 9 of 24 with him in the lineup.
Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy even used his timeout at 2:06 of the third period to try to take advantage of a 5-on-3. Hertl scored shortly afterward, though at 4 on 4.
They are far from the first team to struggle with Colorado's aggressive penalty kill. The Avalanche have killed off 28 of 30 penalties overall.
Golden Knights: Host Detroit on Tuesday.
Regular Season SeriesCOL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 0:41 | Martin Necas Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (13), Devon Toews (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:32 | Brock Nelson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Drury (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:51 | Tomas Hertl Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (5), Mitch Marner (11) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:11 | Brent Burns Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:01 | Mitch Marner Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (6), Ben Hutton (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:22 | Cale Makar Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (8), Nathan MacKinnon (9) |
Statistics
 COL |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 16 | Hits | 14 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 26 | Shots | 23 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 6 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 16.7 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 30 | Faceoffs Won | 32 |
| 48.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 51.6 |
| 18 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 12 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adin Hill, G | Out | Nov 4 |
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin Brindley, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 5 |
| Logan O'Connor, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 30 |
| Samuel Girard, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 30 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,889 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,889 | Capacity:
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado |
8 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
 Winnipeg |
9 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
 Utah |
9 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
 Dallas |
7 | 3 | 17 | 3 |
 Chicago |
6 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
 Nashville |
5 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
 Minnesota |
5 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
 St. Louis |
4 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anaheim |
8 | 3 | 17 | 1 |
 Vegas |
7 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
 Seattle |
6 | 3 | 16 | 4 |
 Los Angeles |
6 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
 Edmonton |
6 | 5 | 16 | 4 |
 Vancouver |
7 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
 San Jose |
5 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
 Calgary |
4 | 9 | 10 | 2 |