VGK @ COL Gameday Thread
VGK @ COL
Venue: Ball Arena
Puck drop: Sat Apr 11, 2026 8:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
VGK
- Record 5-2-3
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.2 · 2.8
- Power play 7/31 (22.6%)
- Last game OTL vs SEA (3–3)
COL
- Record 7-3-0
- Streak W2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.9 · 2.5
- Power play 7/26 (26.9%)
- Last game W vs CGY (3–1)
Recent meetings:
- 2025-12-27 COL 6 @ VGK 5 OT/SO
- 2025-10-31 COL 4 @ VGK 2
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
VGK
- Mitchell Marner 7 pts · 3 G · 16 SOG
- Ivan Barbashev 6 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
- Mark Stone 5 pts · 3 G · 12 SOG
- Jack Eichel 5 pts · 0 G · 13 SOG
COL
- Nathan MacKinnon 6 pts · 3 G · 20 SOG
- Martin Necas 6 pts · 3 G · 19 SOG
- Brent Burns 5 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
- Sam Malinski 4 pts · 2 G · 14 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: VGK 2.89 · COL 3.58 · Win odds: VGK 38.3% · COL 61.8% · OT/SO chance: 16.1%
- 2-3 37.4%
- 3-3 31.8%
- 2-2 30.9%
Box Score
VGK 3
Final
COL 2
2026-04-11
| Stat | VGK | COL |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Shots | 29 | 32 |
| Power Play | 1/4 (25.0%) | 1/3 (33.3%) |
| PIM | 6 | 8 |
| Faceoffs | 27 / 25 | 25 / 27 |
| Blocks | 12 | 20 |
| Saves | 30 | 26 |
| VGK Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Stone | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Barbashev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mitchell Marner | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tomas Hertl | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| COL Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Devon Toews | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Blankenburg | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brock Nelson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Necas | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nicolas Roy | 0 | 1 | 1 |