Golden Knights eliminate Avalanche, will face Canadiens in semifinals

The Vegas Golden Knights advanced to the final four of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by knocking out the Colorado Avalanche with a 6-3 victory in Game 6 of their second-round series Thursday night.

Vegas will meet the Montreal Canadiens in the semifinals. The Canadiens swept the Winnipeg Jets in Round 2. The Tampa Bay Lightning will battle the New York Islanders in the other Round 3 matchup.

Six different players scored for the Golden Knights in Game 6. Nick Holden and William Karlsson tallied in the first period, Keegan Kolesar and Alex Pietrangelo got on the board in the second, and William Carrier netted one in the third before Max Pacioretty punctuated the win with an empty-netter.

Devon Toews, Mikko Rantanen, and Andre Burakovsky provided the offense for the Avalanche, who lost in the second round for the third straight season.

Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury turned aside 30 of the 33 shots he faced. Colorado netminder Philipp Grubauer allowed five goals on 22 shots.

The Golden Knights are making their second consecutive trip to the round of four after falling short in the Western Conference Final in 2019-20.

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