Golden Knights Outlast Avalanche, Steal Game 1 of Western Conference Final
DENVER, May 20th, 2026– How do you eat an elephant? Piece by piece. The Colorado Avalanche are the mightiest of elephants, and the Vegas Golden Knights took their first bite on Wednesday with a 4-2 victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final.
This was just Colorado’s second loss of the postseason. Things didn’t look very promising early on. The Avalanche came in waves, hemming the Golden Knights into the zone for the first few minutes of the game.
The Golden Knights survived the push and considerably improved their play for the rest of the period. In the second period, the Avalanche held a slight edge in possession. They outshot the Golden Knights 15-10 and generated 12 scoring chances against nine from Vegas.
The Golden Knights broke the ice at 12:29 in the second period. Brandon Saad found Dylan Coghlan in the slot, and Coghlan beat Scott Wedgewood five-hole. Dylan Coghlan from the slot.
A goal in his fifth career postseason game! 1-0, Golden Knights pic. twitter.