Trending Now - Avalanche's Playoff Hopes Dim as Mackinnon's Status Remains Unclear

WHO:

NHL.com - Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche, Scott Wedgewood, Vegas Golden Knights, Tomas Hertl, Cale Makar, Gabriel Landeskog, Nazem Kadri, Jack Drury, Devon Toews, Carter Hart, Mark Stone, William Karlsson, Keegan Kolesar, Brett Howden, Mitch Marner, Kaedan Korczak.

NBC Sports - Kyle Busch, two-time NASCAR champion driver.

WHAT:

NHL.com - MacKinnon was injured after blocking a shot from Shea Theodore, affecting his right knee.

NHL.com - MacKinnon leads Colorado with seven goals and 15 points in 12 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

NHL.com - The Avalanche are down 0-3 in a best-of-7 series, with teams in this position historically 0-49.

NBC Sports - The Golden Knights defeated the Avalanche 5-3, completing a comeback from a three-goal deficit.

NBC Sports - Tomas Hertl scored the game-winning goal at 8:21 of the third period.

NBC Sports - The Golden Knights are one game away from their third Stanley Cup Final appearance in nine years.

NBC Sports - Colorado is attempting to become the fifth team to win a series after trailing 3-0.

WHERE:

NBC Sports - The game took place in Las Vegas.

WHEN:

NBC Sports - The Golden Knights will attempt to complete a sweep on Tuesday night.

WHY:

NHL.com - The Avalanche are struggling after falling behind in the series against a tough team like Vegas.

NBC Sports - The Golden Knights rallied from a three-goal deficit, a situation they had previously been 0-19 in the playoffs.

HOW:

NHL.com - MacKinnon played through his injury, returning to the ice after initially leaving the game.

NBC Sports - The Golden Knights scored three unanswered goals to tie the game after initially trailing 3-0.

(UPDATED May 25, 2026 21:17 UTC)

In a dramatic playoff matchup, the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5-3, completing a comeback from a three-goal deficit, with Tomas Hertl scoring the game-winning goal in the third period. Nathan MacKinnon, who leads the Avalanche with seven goals and 15 points in the playoffs, played through a right knee injury after blocking a shot but couldn't prevent his team from falling behind 0-3 in the series, a position that has historically seen teams go 0-49. The Golden Knights will look to complete the sweep on Tuesday night, as Colorado aims to become just the fifth team in NHL history to win a series after trailing 3-0.