Colorado Avalanche 8–4 Los Angeles Kings
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
- Venue
- Ball ArenaDenver
NHL: Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 8–4.
Game leaders
3Brock NelsonPoints
2Alex Laferriere
8Nathan MacKinnonShots on goal
3Erik Haula
27Mackenzie BlackwoodSaves
21Darcy Kuemper
Three stars
★ First starArtturi LehkonenColorado Avalanche · 2 G · 3 SOG- ★ Second starBrock NelsonColorado Avalanche · 1 G · 2 A · 1 SOG
- ★ Third starNathan MacKinnonColorado Avalanche · 2 G · 8 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Colorado Avalanche
- Artturi Lehkonen●●2 G · 2 PPG
- Nathan MacKinnon●●2 G · 1 PPG
- Brock Nelson●1 G · 2 A · 1 PPG
- Parker Kelly●1 G · 1 A
- Gabriel Landeskog●1 G
- Nicolas Roy●1 G
Assists: Nazem Kadri 2, Jaden Schwartz 2, Cale Makar 2, Devon Toews 2, Josh Manson 1, Brent Burns 1, Martin Necas 1
Los Angeles Kings
- Artemi Panarin●1 G
- Joel Armia●1 G
- Trevor Moore●1 G
- Brian Dumoulin●1 G
Assists: Alex Laferriere 2, Cody Ceci 1, Erik Haula 1, Drew Doughty 1, Mikey Anderson 1, Alex Turcotte 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength23/25
- Against the power play4/4
- Short-handed0/2
- Even strength18/22
- Against the power play3/7
Key stats
- 29Shots on goal31
- 27.6Shooting %12.9
- 4Power-play goals0
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Colorado Avalanche: 4 won, 1 lost in their last 5 games.
Los Angeles Kings: 1 won, 4 lost in their last 5 games.
- Their last meeting: Los Angeles Kings 2–4 Colorado Avalanche.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
- Colorado Avalanche
- Los Angeles Kings
Shooting
- 29Shots on goal31
- 27.6Shooting %12.9
- 4Power-play goals0
Physical play
- 19Hits17
- 15Blocked shots15
Puck control
- 42.7Faceoffs won %59.7
- 3Takeaways7
- 11Giveaways10
Goaltending
- 27Saves21
- 87.1Save %72.4
Discipline
- 13Penalty minutes15
Shots and finishing
Colorado Avalanche took 48% of the shots on goal.
- Colorado Avalanche
- Los Angeles Kings
2931
- Shooting %
- 27.6%12.9%
- Save %
- 87.1%72.4%
- Shooting + save %
- 114.785.3
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Colorado Avalanche
- Devon Toews20:04
- Brett Kulak19:44
- Artturi Lehkonen19:27
- Brock Nelson19:14
- Martin Necas19:11
- Cale Makar18:14
- Nazem Kadri17:57
- Gabriel Landeskog17:52
- Nathan MacKinnon17:44
- Fedor Svechkov15:28
Los Angeles Kings
- Drew Doughty22:41
- Artemi Panarin20:16
- Cody Ceci19:24
- Adrian Kempe19:23
- Mikey Anderson19:21
- Quinton Byfield18:59
- Brandt Clarke18:57
- Mats Zuccarello17:59
- Brian Dumoulin16:30
- Alex Turcotte15:35
Skaters
| 42Josh MansonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14:31 |
| 92Gabriel LandeskogLW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17:52 |
| 84Brent BurnsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15:23 |
| 91Nazem KadriC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17:57 |
| 71Jaden SchwartzLW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12:49 |
| 8Cale MakarD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18:14 |
| 27Brett KulakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19:44 |
| 17Parker KellyC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12:53 |
| 7Devon ToewsD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 20:04 |
| 11Brock NelsonC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19:14 |
| 88Martin NecasC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 19:11 |
| 9Fedor SvechkovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15:28 |
| 47Noah JuulsenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11:15 |
| 62Artturi LehkonenLW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19:27 |
| 10Nicolas RoyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12:12 |
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 40% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17:44 |
| 70Sam MalinskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14:27 |
| 13T.J. HughesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 60% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13:35 |
Goaltenders
| 41Scott WedgewoodG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | – | 00:00 |
| 39Mackenzie BlackwoodG | 31 | 27 | 4 | 87.1% | 23/25 | 4/4 | 0/2 | 60:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |