| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 COL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 VGK | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Game Leaders
Ivan Barbashev
· LW
Jack Eichel
· C
Cale Makar
· D
Team Stats
9Blocked Shots18
19Hits15
8Takeaways9
32Shots21
1Power Play Goals2
3Power Play Opportunities3
33.3Power Play Percentage66.7
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
21Faceoffs Won29
42.0Faceoff Win Percent58.0
16Giveaways17
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:45
Parker Kelly faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
19:45
Goalie Stopped
19:43
Nicolas Roy Poke Wide Right
19:24
Parker Kelly faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
19:24
Brett Howden Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tanner Pearson (1), Mark Stone (1)
19:20
Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
19:16
Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
19:04
Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
18:10
Nikolai Kovalenko shot blocked by Ivan Barbashev
17:43
Logan O'Connor Backhand Wide Left
17:42
Ross Colton Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
17:09
Giveaway by Brett Howden
16:41
Takeaway by Nathan MacKinnon
16:38
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
16:27
Brett Howden faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
16:27
Goalie Stopped
16:24
Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
16:22
Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
16:01
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
16:01
Goalie Stopped
15:59
Ross Colton Slap Shot saved by Adin Hill
15:50
Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo
15:48
Giveaway by Ivan Ivan
15:26
Calum Ritchie hit Nicolas Hague
15:06
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
14:40
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
14:40
Icing
14:10
Takeaway by Nicolas Roy
13:54
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Ross Colton
13:54
Ivan Barbashev Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Brayden McNabb (1)
13:41
Ivan Barbashev hit Josh Manson
13:13
Takeaway by Cale Makar
12:56
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
12:56
Goalie Stopped
12:53
Miles Wood Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
12:42
Shea Theodore Wrist Shot Wide Right
12:39
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Ross Colton
12:39
Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center
12:36
Shea Theodore Wrist Shot saved by Justus Annunen
12:04
Devon Toews shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
12:02
Giveaway by Nicolas Hague
11:58
Parker Kelly Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
11:50
Keegan Kolesar shot blocked by Samuel Girard
11:15
Giveaway by Cale Makar
10:45
Cale Makar shot blocked by Jack Eichel
10:21
Giveaway by Samuel Girard
9:43
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Ross Colton
9:43
Nicolas Roy Tripping against Josh Manson
Barbashev, Stone and Olofsson each score two, Golden Knights top Avalanche 8-4 in season-opener
— Ivan Barbashev, Mark Stone and Victor Olofsson each scored two goals and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-4 on Wednesday night in the teams’ season opener.
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