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4 – 2
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LAK

Colorado Avalanche 4, Los Angeles Kings 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 4, Los Angeles Kings 2. Shots on goal: COL 23, LAK 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 1-0 LAK; P2 COL 1-1 LAK; P3 COL 2-1 LAK.

Scoring plays: P1 05:29 Gabriel Landeskog (assists: Nicolas Roy, Josh Manson) to make it COL 1-0 LAK; P2 05:55 Trevor Moore (assists: Quinton Byfield, Alex Laferriere) to make it COL 1-1 LAK; P2 12:12 Cale Makar (assists: Devon Toews, Artturi Lehkonen) to make it COL 2-1 LAK; P3 07:39 Artturi Lehkonen to make it COL 3-1 LAK; P3 15:57 Adrian Kempe (assists: Artemi Panarin, Alex Laferriere) to make it COL 3-2 LAK; P3 17:42 Brock Nelson to make it COL 4-2 LAK. Top skaters: Artturi Lehkonen (COL) 1 G, 1 A; Alex Laferriere (LAK) 0 G, 2 A; Brock Nelson (COL) 1 G, 0 A; Gabriel Landeskog (COL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 24 saves on 26, decision W; Anton Forsberg (LAK) 19 saves on 22, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Artturi Lehkonen
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:55 TOI
Goals · COL
Cale Makar
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 25:58 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Scott Wedgewood
24 saves on 26 shots (.923) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

COL 2 largest lead P3 7:39 (COL 3, LAK 1) · 2-0 run, P2 12:12–P3 7:39
LAK 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:29 Gabriel Landeskog (Nicolas Roy, Josh Manson) COL · wrist shot · COL 1, LAK 0
  • P2 5:55 Trevor Moore (Quinton Byfield, Alex Laferriere) LAK · deflected shot · COL 1, LAK 1
  • P2 12:12 Cale Makar (Devon Toews, Artturi Lehkonen) COL · wrist shot · COL 2, LAK 1
  • P3 7:39 Artturi Lehkonen COL · Shorthanded · wrist shot · COL 3, LAK 1
  • P3 15:57 Adrian Kempe (Artemi Panarin, Alex Laferriere) LAK · Power play · tip-in shot · COL 3, LAK 2
  • P3 17:42 Brock Nelson COL · Empty net · wrist shot · COL 4, LAK 2

Linescore

123 T
COL 112 4
LAK 011 2

Shots on goal: COL 23, LAK 26

Biggest Period

The Colorado Avalanche scored 2 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

COLLAK
23Shots on goal26
59Shot attempts57
31Faceoff wins22
24Hits32
15Blocked shots14
0Power-play goals1
4Takeaways3
13Giveaways12
10Penalty minutes6
92.3%Save %86.4%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
COL78823
LAK127726

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche4 G · 42 attempts
Artturi Lehkonen: saved (tip-in)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: goal (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: missed the netJack Drury: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: saved (backhand)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: missed the netDevon Toews: saved (wrist)Nicolas Roy: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (slap)Sam Malinski: missed the netNicolas Roy: missed the netCale Makar: goal (wrist)Devon Toews: missed the netBrock Nelson: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: missed the netBrent Burns: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: missed the netJack Drury: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (snap)Artturi Lehkonen: goal (wrist)Logan O'Connor: saved (wrist)Logan O'Connor: missed the netBrent Burns: missed the netRoss Colton: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (slap)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: goal (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netCale Makar: missed the net
  • 4Goals10% of attempts
  • 19Saved45% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net45% of attempts
Los Angeles Kings2 G · 41 attempts
Brandt Clarke: missed the netJoel Edmundson: missed the netBrandt Clarke: saved (wrist)Joel Edmundson: saved (wrist)Brian Dumoulin: saved (wrist)Samuel Helenius: saved (wrist)Samuel Helenius: saved (snap)Joel Edmundson: saved (snap)Alex Laferriere: missed the netAdrian Kempe: missed the netJared Wright: missed the netQuinton Byfield: saved (snap)Alex Laferriere: missed the netJoel Edmundson: missed the netQuinton Byfield: missed the netAdrian Kempe: saved (slap)Quinton Byfield: saved (snap)Alex Laferriere: saved (snap)Jared Wright: saved (wrist)Scott Laughton: saved (snap)Alex Laferriere: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (snap)Joel Edmundson: missed the netSamuel Helenius: saved (tip-in)Quinton Byfield: saved (snap)Trevor Moore: goal (deflected)Jared Wright: missed the netQuinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: saved (snap)Alex Laferriere: saved (snap)Joel Edmundson: missed the netJoel Armia: saved (tip-in)Scott Laughton: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: missed the netTrevor Moore: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: saved (snap)Mikey Anderson: saved (backhand)Adrian Kempe: goal (tip-in)Drew Doughty: missed the netJoel Armia: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 24Saved59% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net37% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Artturi Lehkonen L 112+234117:55
Cale Makar D 101+240625:58
Gabriel Landeskog L 101+121018:13
Brock Nelson C 101022117:52
Devon Toews D 011+110126:54
Nicolas Roy C 011+211013:56
Josh Manson D 011001004:57
Brett Kulak D 000000322:03
Nathan MacKinnon C 000001019:30
Sam Malinski D 000+220118:51
Brent Burns D 000+101118:40
Martin Necas C 000013017:37
Valeri Nichushkin R 000011017:29
Nazem Kadri C 000+100014:07
Logan O'Connor R 000+110010:23
Parker Kelly C 000+115109:31
Jack Drury C 000012009:26
Ross Colton C 000032008:22
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood W 242692.3260:00
LAK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alex Laferriere R 022-162123:21
Adrian Kempe R 101-320019:08
Trevor Moore L 101022019:06
Artemi Panarin L 011-301021:33
Quinton Byfield R 011-242120:57
Drew Doughty D 000-100222:51
Brandt Clarke D 000-210319:46
Joel Edmundson D 000-223118:59
Brian Dumoulin D 000+111018:35
Anze Kopitar C 000-300217:32
Mikey Anderson D 000-111116:46
Cody Ceci D 000+100216:24
Scott Laughton C 000028015:02
Joel Armia R 000013011:50
Andrei Kuzmenko L 000000010:30
Jared Wright R 000012108:39
Samuel Helenius C 000033008:10
Jeff Malott L 000004006:55
LAK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Anton Forsberg L 192286.4357:56

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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