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Avalanche get a pair of lucky goals and hold off Kings 4-2, taking a 3-0 series lead

— Cale Makar scored the tiebreaking goal, Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche moved to the brink of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
Apr 24, 2026, 01:55 pm - AP
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Avalanche1124
Kings0112
1st PeriodCOLLA
5:29Gabriel Landeskog (2)
Assists: Nicolas Roy (1), Josh Manson (2)
10
2nd PeriodCOLLA
5:55Trevor Moore (1)
Assists: Quinton Byfield (2), Alex Laferriere (2)
11
12:12Cale Makar (1)
Assists: Devon Toews (2), Artturi Lehkonen (1)
21
3rd PeriodCOLLA
7:39Artturi Lehkonen (2) (Shorthanded)
Unassisted
31
15:57Adrian Kempe (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Artemi Panarin (1), Alex Laferriere (3)
32
17:42Brock Nelson (1) (Empty Net)
Unassisted
42

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Mikey Anderson hit Artturi Lehkonen
  • Brandt Clarke Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Joel Edmundson Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Scott Laughton hit Sam Malinski
  • Jared Wright hit Brett Kulak
  • Jeff Malott hit Brett Kulak
  • Giveaway by Mikey Anderson
  • Brandt Clarke Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Joel Edmundson Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Scott Laughton hit Sam Malinski
  • Brian Dumoulin Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Samuel Helenius Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Samuel Helenius Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Joel Edmundson Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Alex Laferriere faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Alex Laferriere Tip-In Wide Left
  • Scott Laughton hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Quinton Byfield
  • Adrian Kempe Tip-In Wide Right
  • Logan O'Connor shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • Jack Drury shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
  • Jack Drury shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
  • Giveaway by Artemi Panarin
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Jared Wright Tip-In Wide Left
  • Quinton Byfield Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Trevor Moore hit Devon Toews
  • Takeaway by Quinton Byfield
  • Alex Laferriere Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Joel Edmundson Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Scott Laughton hit Sam Malinski
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Quinton Byfield Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Adrian Kempe Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Adrian Kempe
  • Quinton Byfield Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Alex Laferriere Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Takeaway by Quinton Byfield
  • Jared Wright Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Joel Edmundson hit Josh Manson
  • Quinton Byfield Elbowing against Jack Drury
  • Scott Laughton Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Scott Laughton hit Martin Necas
  • Alex Laferriere Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Giveaway by Quinton Byfield
  • Alex Laferriere Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Joel Edmundson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Quinton Byfield hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Jeff Malott hit Sam Malinski
  • Samuel Helenius Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Scott Laughton hit Nazem Kadri
  • Nicolas Roy shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Quinton Byfield Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Alex Laferriere hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Alex Laferriere hit Martin Necas
  • Trevor Moore Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Quinton Byfield (2), Alex Laferriere (2)
  • Giveaway by Alex Laferriere
  • Trevor Moore hit Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Joel Edmundson
  • Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Jeff Malott
  • Samuel Helenius hit Nicolas Roy
  • Jared Wright Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Samuel Helenius
  • Joel Armia hit Jack Drury
  • Joel Armia hit Brett Kulak
  • Quinton Byfield hit Cale Makar
  • Giveaway by Drew Doughty
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Samuel Helenius hit Devon Toews
  • Samuel Helenius faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Samuel Helenius Interference against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Brian Dumoulin hit Brock Nelson
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Drew Doughty
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Drew Doughty
  • Jared Wright hit Sam Malinski
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Jared Wright
  • Alex Laferriere Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Alex Laferriere Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Joel Edmundson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Brandt Clarke shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Mikey Anderson
  • Artemi Panarin hit Sam Malinski
  • Joel Armia Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Joel Edmundson hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Jeff Malott hit Cale Makar
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Alex Laferriere
  • Scott Laughton Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Quinton Byfield Tripping against Cale Makar
  • Giveaway by Drew Doughty
  • Takeaway by Mikey Anderson
  • Adrian Kempe Slap Shot Short
  • Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Samuel Helenius hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Giveaway by Drew Doughty
  • Scott Laughton hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Alex Laferriere Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Mikey Anderson Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Scott Laughton hit Brent Burns
  • Jeff Malott hit Martin Necas
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Adrian Kempe Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Artemi Panarin (1), Alex Laferriere (3)
  • Drew Doughty Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Joel Armia hit Cale Makar
  • Joel Edmundson hit Brett Kulak
  • Joel Armia Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Alex Laferriere Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Brandt Clarke
  • Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • Samuel Helenius faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Martin Necas hit Quinton Byfield
  • Nicolas Roy hit Andrei Kuzmenko
  • Giveaway by Jack Drury
  • Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrap-around Wide Right
  • Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Joel Armia
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Gabriel Landeskog Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nicolas Roy (1), Josh Manson (2)
  • Jack Drury hit Samuel Helenius
  • Parker Kelly hit Jeff Malott
  • Josh Manson hit Samuel Helenius
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Icing
  • Puck in Netting
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Trevor Moore
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Brock Nelson hit Mikey Anderson
  • Icing
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Martin Necas hit Quinton Byfield
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Icing
  • Brock Nelson hit Cody Ceci
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Jared Wright
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Devon Toews
  • Giveaway by Devon Toews
  • Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Hand Pass
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Giveaway by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Parker Kelly hit Brian Dumoulin
  • Parker Kelly Backhand saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Josh Manson Cross-checking against Samuel Helenius
  • TV Timeout
  • Brian Dumoulin shot blocked by Brent Burns
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Off-side
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Parker Kelly Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Drew Doughty
  • Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  • Puck in Netting
  • Takeaway by Martin Necas
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Cody Ceci
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Jack Drury
  • Ross Colton hit Cody Ceci
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Joel Armia
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Nicolas Roy Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Giveaway by Brett Kulak
  • Josh Manson High-sticking against Trevor Moore
  • Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  • Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Off-side
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Ross Colton Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Nicolas Roy
  • Giveaway by Nicolas Roy
  • Nicolas Roy Tip-In Wide Left
  • Parker Kelly hit Cody Ceci
  • Cale Makar Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (2), Artturi Lehkonen (1)
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Quinton Byfield
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Ross Colton hit Cody Ceci
  • Devon Toews Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon Embellishment
  • TV Timeout
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Brent Burns Slap Shot Hit Right Post
  • Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Parker Kelly hit Scott Laughton
  • Jack Drury hit Joel Armia
  • Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  • Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Takeaway by Brett Kulak
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Scott Laughton shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Mikey Anderson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Giveaway by Nazem Kadri
  • Off-side
  • Parker Kelly Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Joel Armia
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Brett Kulak Interference against Anze Kopitar
  • TV Timeout
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Artturi Lehkonen Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Brian Dumoulin shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Martin Necas hit Jared Wright
  • High Stick
  • Puck in Benches
  • Logan O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Logan O'Connor Backhand Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brent Burns hit Jared Wright
  • Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In Short
  • Icing
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Ross Colton Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Parker Kelly hit Drew Doughty
  • Jack Drury Tripping against Quinton Byfield
  • TV Timeout
  • Brandt Clarke shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  • Giveaway by Nazem Kadri
  • Takeaway by Brock Nelson
  • Brock Nelson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Puck in Crowd
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