How to Watch Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights: 2026 NHL Playoff Schedule & Streaming Guide

It’s the Avalanche vs. Golden Knights in the Western Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs! View the full schedule and learn how to stream every game on ESPN with Sling TV.

The Colorado Avalanche face the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Avalanche have looked like a force of nature through the first two rounds, losing just one game, while the Golden Knights are once again making a deep playoff run on the strength of their defense and top-tier penalty kill.

The Western Conference Final will air on ESPN and ABC. ESPN is available with a 1, 3, or 7 Day Pass, or a monthly subscription to Sling Orange or Essentials, while ABC games are available in designated markets with Sling Blue or Sling Select (no Day Passes). Here’s everything you need to know.

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Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights Western Conference Final Schedule

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How to Watch Colorado vs. Vegas with Sling

The Conference Finals will air on ESPN (Western Conference) or TNT (Eastern Conference), so you can watch games on any of those networks by subscribing to Sling Orange. You can also watch games on those channels with a 1, 3, or 7 Day Pass subscription.

Game 6 of the Avalanche-Golden Knights series will air on ABC, which is available in select locations with a monthly subscription to Sling Blue or Sling Select (no Day Passes). Those markets include:

Chicago

Fresno

Houston

Los Angeles

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Philadelphia

Raleigh-Durham

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Avalanche vs. Golden Knights Preview, Odds and Players to Watch

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The Presidents' Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche and the Vegas Golden Knights clash in a heavyweight Western Conference Final, pitting the 2022 and 2023 Stanley Cup champions against one another. Colorado holds a slight 2-0-1 regular-season edge over Vegas in a series where the road team won every matchup, but the Golden Knights seek a repeat of their 2021 second-round meeting where they erased a 2-0 series deficit to eliminate the Avalanche in six games. This series features an incredible stylistic showdown, matching Colorado's explosive, league-leading playoff offense (4.11 goals per game) against a disciplined, defensive Vegas squad rejuvenated under new head coach John Tortorella. While Vegas enters the series fully healthy and riding an elite 86.8% penalty kill, Colorado will need to overcome nagging injuries to key players like Artturi Lehkonen and Cale Makar to avoid the infamous Presidents' Trophy curse.

Odds: As of May 18, DraftKings has the Avs as heavy favorites, with -260 odds compared to Vegas’ +210. In terms of winning the Stanley Cup, Colorado (+130) has much better odds than Vegas (+600).

Players to Watch

• Nathan MacKinnon (COL): The elite center has been unstoppable, tallying 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in nine games and riding an active six-game goal streak into the series.
• Mitch Marner (VGK): The offseason acquisition leads the entire NHL in playoff scoring with 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) and has consistently delivered in clutch moments for Vegas.
• Carter Hart (VGK): Solidified the Vegas crease down the stretch, posting an 8-4 playoff record with a 2.37 GAA and .917 save percentage to provide the lockdown goaltending needed against Colorado's lethal rush attack.

Series Prediction: Avalanche in 6.

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