Cole Smith recorded the game-winning goal to lift the Golden Knights to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final on Tuesday. Here's what Head Coach John Tortorella and a few Golden Knights had to say following the series-clinching win.

In the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final, going against all expectations, the Vegas Golden Knights swept the Colorado. They won Game 4 at home with a final score of 2-1 in regulation for a fantastic victory.

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Top forwards went into hibernation. The Avalanche scored seven goals in four games and three came from bottom-six forwa

I mean, you never know if you’re ever going to get the chance again. I think that’s what hurts, right?’ captain Gabe Landeskog said.

The Avalanche remain one-Cup wonders, a dominant regular-season team with precious little to show for it over the past four years.

Colorado Avalanche veteran Logan O'Connor said that the team's season was a "waste" after they were swept out of the NHL playoffs.

In between the Avalanche players’ ears, mostly. The Golden Knights turned the NHL’s fastest team into a Corvette on cinder blocks. This wasn’t just a sweep. It was Hartbreak. It was arguably the biggest Colorado sports choke since Broncos-Jaguars in ’96.

Vegas Golden Knights players celebrate as Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) skates by at the end of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Tuesday,

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