Late Wednesday Golden Knights 8, Avalanche 4

Colorado 1 2 1 — 4 Vegas 3 2 3 — 8

First Period: 1, Colorado, Rantanen 1 (Toews, MacKinnon), 10:48. 2, Vegas, Olofsson 1 (Pietrangelo, Theodore), 11:15. 3, Vegas, Barbashev 1 (Hanifin, Eichel), 18:32. 4, Vegas, Stone 1 (Eichel, Barbashev), 18:57.

Second Period: 5, Colorado, Rantanen 2 (Makar, MacKinnon), 4:15 (pp). 6, Vegas, Whitecloud 1 (Eichel, Barbashev), 5:49. 7, Colorado, Mittelstadt 1 (Girard, Manson), 17:32. 8, Vegas, Olofsson 2 (Hertl, Theodore), 19:46 (pp). Penalties: McNabb, LV (Tripping), 2:53. Wood, COL (Boarding), 18:07.

Third Period: 9, Colorado, Rantanen 3 (Girard, Makar), 6:59. 10, Vegas, Stone 2 (Eichel, Theodore), 8:29 (pp). 11, Vegas, Barbashev 2 (McNabb), 13:54. 12, Vegas, Howden 1 (Stone, Pearson), 19:24 (en). Penalties: Dorofeyev, LV (High Sticking), 4:58. Toews, COL (High Sticking), 8:23. Roy, LV (Tripping), 9:43.

Shots on goal: Colorado 14-8-10: 32. Vegas 11-5-6: 22.

Power-play opportunities: Colorado 1 of 3. Vegas 2 of 3.

Goalies: Colorado, Annunen 0-0-0 (4 shots-2 saves), Colorado, Georgiev 0-1-0 (16-11). Vegas, Hill 1-0-0 (32-28).