The Colorado Avalanche dropped its 2019 preseason opener, falling 5-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night at Pepsi Center.
Brandon Pirri (two goal, one assist), Tomas Nosek (two assists) and Valentin Zykov (one goal, one assist) had multi-point outings for Vegas, while Nicolas Roy and Nicolas Hague also contributed goals for the Knights.
The Avalanche used both of its goaltenders in the game, with Adam Werner and Hunter Miska each playing half of the contest. Vegas outshot Colorado 28-23.
Rapid Recap: Golden Knights 5, Avalanche 0
Colorado falls to Vegas in preseason opener
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