Vegas Golden KnightsvsColorado Avalanche
VGK 3/COL 1
Things to say
Vegas beat Colorado 3-1 at Ball Arena.
01
Vegas went into Denver and stole one, 3-1. Avs only put up one goal at home, which is wild for that lineup. Knights just looked like the hungrier team.
02
key player
Barbashev had a monster night — two goals and an assist. Dude's been quietly carrying that second line for weeks.
03
hot take
Colorado's power play looked allergic to the net tonight. You can't go 1-for-whatever at home in a game like this.
04
deep cut
Brent Burns picking up the lone Avs assist — still out there logging minutes at his age is kind of nuts.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the Avs can answer back next game — they don't usually drop two in a row at home.
The recap
Vegas walked into Ball Arena and stole one 3-1, with Ivan Barbashev doing the heavy lifting — pair of goals, three points, basically a one-man wrecking crew. Colorado couldn't get anything past the Knights' goalie outside of a Ross Colton tally, and Brent Burns had the lone assist to show for it.
Pavel Dorofeyev kept the puck moving with two helpers, and once Vegas got out front the Avs just couldn't claw back. Big road win for the Knights against a Colorado team sitting on 55 wins.