VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 25-12-2, 52 points (11-9-0 at Home, 14-3-2 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Jan. 2 at Colorado Avalanche AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Jan. 5 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Jan. 7 vs. Los Angeles Kings AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Jan. 12 vs. Florida Panthers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Jan. 14 vs. Edmonton Oilers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
December 31 – Vegas Golden Knights 5, Nashville Predators 4 OT
The Vegas Golden Knights (25-12-2) closed out 2022 with a 5-4 overtime win against the Nashville Predators (15-14-6) on Saturday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena. Nashville used goals from Filip Forsberg and Jeremy Lauzon to take a 2-0 lead in the opening frame, but Keegan Kolesar got the Golden Knights on the board late in the period. Michael Amadio tied the game early in the second before Reilly Smith gave Vegas the lead midway through the stanza. Chandler Stephenson extended the lead five minutes into the third period, but Forsberg scored again to cut the advantage to 4-4. Forsberg completed the hat trick with four seconds to go and the game went into overtime. During a delayed penalty, Nicolas Hague wired home the game-winning goal at 2:04 of the extra session to lift Vegas to the 5-4 win.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
- Kolesar’s goal was his first in 20 games
- Mark Stone’s three assists mark his second three point game over the last five games
- Amadio extends his point streak to six games for the first time in his career
- Smith adds to his team lead in scoring with 18 goals
- Vegas improves to 25-12-2 on the season and 11-9-0 at home
Against the Avalanche
The contest between the Golden Knights and the Avalanche on Monday is the second of three this season. The last time these teams met, Vegas fell to Colorado, 3-2, at home. The Golden Knights used goals from Jonathan Marchessault and Chandler Stephenson but they were not enough to complete the comeback bid. The Golden Knights are 8-11-1 against the Avalanche and have not won a contest against the defending Stanley Cup Champions since Oct. 26, 2021. Mark Stone owns 18 points in 22 meetings with Colorado, including two assists in their last contest.
2022-23 Season COL Series: 0-1-0 (Home: 0-1-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Oct. 22 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, Colorado 3)
Jan. 2 – at Colorado
Feb. 27 – at Colorado
2021-22 Season COL Series: 1-2-0 (Home: 0-2-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Oct. 26 – at Colorado (Vegas 3, Colorado 1)
Feb. 16 – at Vegas (Vegas 0, Colorado 2)
Feb. 26 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, Colorado 3)
COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:
UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Mon, Jan. 2 LAS VEGAS 7 p.m. Altitude 2 950 AM
Thu, Jan. 5 at Vancouver 8 p.m. Altitude 950 AM
Sat, Jan. 7 at Edmonton 8 p.m. Altitude / CBC 92.5 FM
LAST GAME – Dec. 31 (Toronto 6, Colorado 2 at Ball Arena)
Auston Matthews and T.J. Brodie scored 24 seconds apart late in the second period to stretch a 3-2 lead into a 5-2 advantage and the Maple Leafs beat the Avalanche, 6-2, on New Year’s Eve at Ball Arena … J.T. Compher had a goal and one assist for the Avs, and Devon Toews also scored … Alexandar Georgiev made 21 saves before being replaced by Jonas Johansson, who stopped all seven shots he faced in relief.
SF: 28 SA: 32 PP: 0-3 PK: 3-4
• Compher extended his point streak to four games (3g/3a), one shy of his career long streak set April 20-28, 2022… He finished second on the team with 14 points (6g/8a) in December, setting a career high for goals and points in a single month.
• Evan Rodrigues extended his point streak to four contests (2g/3a), tying his career high set twice before including once earlier this year.
TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO vs. VEGAS
7:08 p.m.
Altitude 2 / 950 AM
Altitude: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Katie Gaus (reporter)
Radio: Conor McGahey
The Colorado Avalanche wraps up a three-game homestand tonight against the Vegas Golden Knights at Ball Arena … The Avs are 0-1-1 so far on this three-game homestand and 0-2-1 since the holiday break after entering the break with four straight wins … Colorado is still 6-3-1 in its last 10 contests.
AVALANCHE & GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Tonight is the second of three meetings between the Avalanche and Golden Knights and the first of two at Ball Arena… The Avs won the first matchup 3-2 on Oct. 22 at T-Mobile Arena, which is Colorado’s only visit to Las Vegas in 2022-23 … The Avalanche are 7-5-0 all-time at T-Mobile Arena, the most wins of any opponent in that building.
SCHEDULE vs. GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Oct. 22 @ VGK (W, 3-2)
Jan. 2 vs. VGK
Feb. 27 vs. VGK
RECORD VS. GOLDEN KNIGHTS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME PLAYOFFS
Overall: — Overall: 2-1-0 Overall: 12-7-1 Series: 1 (0-1)
Home: — Home: 0-1-0 Home: 5-2-1 Games: 2-4-1 (includes round-robin game in 2020)
Road: — Road: 2-0-0 Road: 7-5-0
JANUARY SUCCESS
The Avalanche finished last January (2022) with a 15-0-1 mark, tying the NHL record for the most wins and points (31) in a single month … Colorado equaled the wins mark set by Boston in March 2014 and Pittsburgh in March 2013 and equaled the points mark set by the Bruins in March 2014.
WORKING OVERTIME (AND SHOOTOUTS)
The Avalanche are 7-3 in games decided past regulation, 4-1 in overtime and 3-2 in shootouts … The seven wins are tied for second in the NHL (Vegas 8-2) while the .770 winning percentage is tied for fifth in the league … The Avalanche are 80-46 all-time in shootouts, the highest winning percentage (.635) of any team since the tiebreaker started in 2005-06 … The Avs have the best all-time shooting percentage at 38.2% (161/422) and the fifth-best save percentage at .714 (307/430) … Alexandar Georgiev has participated in all five shootouts this year, allowing five goals on 16 shots (.688) … His three wins are tied for the league lead while his .688 save percentage ranks sixth.
TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT
The 2021-22 Avalanche posted their best home season in franchise history with a 32-5-4 record (68 points) … Colorado tied Florida for the league lead in home points, ending with the most home points in the NHL for the second straight season after tying Pittsburgh with 46 in 2020-21 … The Avs posted an 18-game home winning streak from Nov. 11–Jan. 30,
2022-23 AVALANCHE SEASON INJURIES
Gm Player — injury (games, dates)
15 Shane Bowers – upper body (Nov. 12 – Dec. 13)
25 Bowen Byram – lower body (Nov. 5 – present)
2 Andrew Cogliano – upper body (Dec. 21-23)
1 Jean-Luc Foudy – lower body (Dec. 5)
4 Pavel Francouz – illness (1 game, Dec. 15); lower body (3 games, Dec. 27 – present)
6 Samuel Girard – lower body (Nov. 10-21)
35 Darren Helm – lower body (Oct. 12 – present)
6 Martin Kaut – illness (3 games, Nov. 29–Dec. 3); upper body (3 games, Dec. 27 – present)
35 Gabriel Landeskog – lower body (Oct. 12 – present)
3 Artturi Lehkonen – lower body (Dec. 5-9)
3 Jacob MacDonald – upper body (Oct. 12-17)
16 Kurtis MacDermid – lower body (Nov. 14 – Dec. 17)
11 Nathan MacKinnon – upper body (Dec. 7-29)
14 Josh Manson – lower body (Dec. 3 – present)
20 Valeri Nichushkin – lower body (17 games, Oct. 28 – Dec. 7); lower body (3 games, Dec. 27 – present)
9 Evan Rodrigues – lower body (Nov. 26 – Dec. 13)
2 Devon Toews – upper body (Oct. 21-22)
207 TOTAL
