Golden Knights vs. Avalanche | NHL Playoff Highlights | Game 3 | May 24, 2026

Makar on the puck, he'll get it ahead. Here comes Hurturi Lekhinen. Pass across, out of the reach of McKinnon. And the back. Hits up by Hart. But Landeskog going to the goal. Hanifin takes the hit from O'Connor. Here's McKinnon on the steal. Shoots. Saved by Hart. He got off. He put it off his pad. Tried to bank it in. It's still free. Side of the net. Lekhinen tries to come up with it. This is the guy you want to have the puck on his stick. Hanifin lays it around the wall. And there's a mispass into down in the middle of the ice. And McKinnon is all over it. Not only the breakaway shot does Hart make a save on. Watch McKinnon as the save gets made here. He tries to bank this off the back of Hart. Hanifin has got it. Hanifin wrists it towards him and it goes wide. McKinnon deflects it out. And a race for it. It's center. It's Haves. Gets by Hanifin. Goes to the net. Takes it down. Scores! Landeskog burns the rebound in. It was a delayed penalty but Landeskog going to the net. Puts it home and Colorado strikes first in Game 3. That might have even been a penalty shot. That would have been Taze. He's glad that Landeskog put this in early and didn't get anything. This is a missed shot that comes around the boards. Gets tipped out. And Taze takes off. Outskates Hanifin. And then takes it to the net. Hart makes the original save. And the penalty is coming on Hanifin. That would have been probably a penalty shot. And there's the rebound sitting right there for the captain of the Colorado Avalanche. And they take the lead here in Game 3. Manson will go after it in the corner. And he stops back at his own net. Gets away from the board. Check it down. Brookway pass for Meechus. Hands it off. Scores! Nelson Kadri gets the feed and puts it in. Tough corner. It's 2-0 Colorado. Kadri's family celebrating as he has put them up 2-0. This is exactly what you said, John. This is what we all thought. What a beautiful pass from Manson. This splits everybody. We heard everybody in the studio talking about Meechus. When was he going to get into the traffic areas? He was right up the middle of the guts of the ice. Manson with a beautiful pass. And when he doesn't have a play and he's drawn everyone to him. Everyone's backing off. He drops it to Kadri. And just like Landeskog, who kept the gap tight. Stayed supportive on the puck. Down for McKinnon. Swiped it around Meechus. Stopped his stick. Missed it. Has to race for it. Then he falls. And a chance here for Dowd. Dowd waiting in front. Seasons. Big save by Wedgwood. Power play. That's something we haven't seen. A stumble by Meechus. And an opportunity for the Vegas Golden Knights. And I'll tell you what. Wedgwood has got to be near perfect in this game. Dowd does a nice job of stripping. He waits out McCarth. Nice play right there across. You have got to get a hold of that puck and clear it. Good job by the avalanche there. Hurt hands and all. Here comes Marner. It's way docked. It is way docked right away. They're going to sell this thing. Watch as this puck comes to the net. Right there on the backhand. Now up down the bank. They're seeing it went off the glove. So there's no goal. So Dorofian uses that motion with the hand. But the Avalon Vegas Golden Knights are saying it goes off the shaft of his stick. So I'm sure they're going to have... And Manson checks Eichel. And Parker Kelly will... Throw out a swim of events on this power play. Well the goal gets disallowed. We're seeing so many things that Vegas did not do in the first two games in Colorado. Tight efficient group. Kelly throws this. Marner comes in to get it with his head. He does it. They're both standing up at the beeline. This is a 2-on-0 breakaway. Well shorthanded. Manson is in on this break as well. And Drury with the jam. The break back the other way. And puts it into the back of the net. In the first period, still 6.45 to go. Have scored three goals on 12 shots on Carter Hart. Who seemed absolutely invincible in the first two games. Marner on the puck. 12 seconds to go in the period. Here comes Eichel with it. Eichel smoothly into the avalanche zone. Shooting! Reds with a stop and he's got it. And then Eichel gets this in his own end. And he faces no resistance right through the net. That's just crazy. This is Jack Eichel we're talking about. And that's a better position to score from than the one he had in game two. And it's Marner that'll carry it up to center. Still a minute 10 to go in the man advantage. Eichel from center will rattle in and around the glass. Dorofia for a hurdle. And Marner scores! Mark Stone! Captains have emptied in this game. Mark Stone on the dunk in. Good job getting to the puck. First Dorofia. And then how about that slick pass? Right here from Marner. The fake shot slide to Stone at the front of the net. Unfortunately for Mark Stone, he's had too many opportunities to re- Molenski. Trying to poke it up the wing. Marner has got it. Marner throws it to the net. Blocked it away. And then Wedgewood scores! Wedgewood a goal here. This you cannot do. He tried to pass the puck to one of his teammates right in the middle of the ice, but it didn't work out. Get to a spot where you can battle for it. Putting it right there, not a good idea. And a nice job coming down in on Kelly to keep the puck alive. Korczak, the defenseman, comes down hard. Pushes. That's a big kill for Colorado. Here comes Howden with a shot that goes over the net. Howden chipped it in front. Landisgaard with a chance right on the doorstep. Making sure all your opponents are in front of you. Everyone from Colorado starting to lean forward. Look who's left there. McKinnon follows up over to Landisgaard. Landisgaard to the point for McCarr. McCarr drops it. Landisgaard going to the mid as McKinnon snapped it on goal. Meechis will get it off for McKinnon. Meechis again. Center to front. Can't read a chance. Hooked and saved. McKinnon back to the point. Hooked up at center. Korczak down the wing. Korczak shooting. Howden keeps it in front of the wall. Scores! Colossal! Opportunity. The net. And then it goes off the skein of wall. And right to the net. And then Colossal reaches across. That was not a high stick. We'll have a look. Did he bump Manson at the blue line? Remember, Nelson was given a penalty for the same sort of play, right? He was given a penalty for interference. And Manson believes that Colossal bumped into him. That's what all this was about after the goal. Bottom of the shed. Stopped below the goal line. Tried to work it out front. Pass was broken up. Martury looking at it. Moves it over to Manson. Up the front. Colossal! Put it off the post! Opportunity. Manson with another beauty play to split the middle of the ice. Up high over the glove, unfortunately. Up to center. He'll get it into the Vegas zone. Now turns and goes out for a change. So that's about a 31 second shift for McKinnon. Here comes Howden. Straight to the end. Howden's won. And the puck was free. He thought he had it. It went to the corner. Malinsky will clear it away. The other thing is he's getting out of the way. He's not going to the room, but he can't play. That's the two reasons why he would go on to the school. To be more upright, or he just can't go in. He doesn't want to be. Hurdle trades. It's good. Hurdles! There we go! Kevin Hurdle! Puts Douglas up front. Kick out. Speed through the neutral zone. And then an inside move on Malinsky. I mean, you can't let him inside. You just can't. And when you reach outside, you invite him inside. As soon as Malinsky fights and goes in, that's when Hurdle says, I've got you. He comes right across the front of him. And as he's moving to his backhand, he just chomps it right away. McKinnon back after the rebound in the corner again. Good to Curlson. Up for Howden. One, one, he scores! For a wide open net, but it never got there. And then Howden gets the puck up the wall. McKinnon tries to get to him. And unlike Barbership, the President's Trophy winners are on the ropes. As Vegas is going to be one game and one win away from a trip to the Stanley Cup finals.