{"id":491150,"date":"2026-05-22T17:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=491150"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:08:12","slug":"vegas-golden-knights-vs-colorado-avalanche-game-2-lineups-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/05\/22\/vegas-golden-knights-vs-colorado-avalanche-game-2-lineups-and-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche Game 2 Lineups and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at\u00a0Last Word On Hockey<\/em>, our writers strive to provide the latest information on the Stanley Cup Playoffs through the final game. The Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche will face off at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time tonight in Colorado for Game 2. Colorado will be desperate to take a split back to Vegas after a loss in Game 1<\/a>. We will discuss lineup news, starting goalies, and everything you will need to know before puck drop. Also, feel free to check out our\u00a0<\/span>series preview<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Game 2 predictions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche Game 2 Lineups<\/h2>\n

Both coaches are playing things rather close to the vest as the series continues. The main thing we know is that Cale Makar<\/a> will miss his second straight game, while Vegas captain Mark Stone<\/a> will miss his fifth consecutive game. Vegas head coach John Tortorella was hesitant in remarking about a change in the defence lines, with Kaeden Korczak coming in for Ben Hutton, but he ended up confirming that change. Jared Bednar did not comment on lineup changes beyond Makar missing Game 2. However, from practice this morning, Nick Blankenburg, a healthy scratch in Game 1, came off the ice before Jack Ahcan. This could mean that Blankenburg could be replacing Ahcan in the lineup tonight.<\/p>\n

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Bednar threw his lines into a blender in the third period in Game 1, notably splitting Nathan MacKinnon<\/a> and Martin Necas up from the first line. Based on their improved play in the third, there is a chance that he would stick with his third-period lineup here in Game 2.<\/p>\n

As for goaltending,\u00a0<\/span>Carter Hart<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(9-4, 2.35 goals-against average, .920 save percentage) and\u00a0<\/span>Scott Wedgewood<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(7-2, 2.32 goals-against average, .911 save percentage) are expected to start Game 2.<\/p>\n

The projected lineups are as follows. Lineups have not officially been confirmed yet, so please check social media for the most updated information before locking in your daily fantasy lineups.<\/span><\/p>\n

Golden Knights Lines<\/h3>\n
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Barbashev \u2013 Eichel \u2013 Dorofeyev
\nHowden \u2013 Karlsson \u2013 Marner
\nSaad \u2013 Hertl \u2013 Sissons
\nSmith \u2013 Dowd \u2013 Kolesar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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McNabb \u2013 Theodore
\nHanifin \u2013 Andersson
\nKorczak \u2013 Coghlan<\/p>\n

Hart<\/p>\n

Notable scratches: Stone (lower body injury), Lauzon (upper body injury), Hutton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Avalanche Lines<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Landeskog \u2013 MacKinnon \u2013 Lehkonen
\nNichushkin \u2013 Nelson \u2013 Necas
\nColton \u2013 Kadri \u2013 Roy
\nKelly \u2013 Drury \u2013 O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Toews \u2013 Malinski
\nKulak \u2013 Burns
\nBlankenburg \u2013 Manson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wedgewood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Notable scratches: Makar (upper body injury), Kiviranta, Ahcan<\/p>\n

Main Photo Credit: Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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