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Colorado Avalanche 5, Los Angeles Kings 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 5, Los Angeles Kings 1. Shots on goal: COL 32, LAK 25. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 1-0 LAK; P2 COL 1-1 LAK; P3 COL 3-0 LAK.

Scoring plays: P1 13:13 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Nazem Kadri, Gabriel Landeskog) to make it COL 1-0 LAK; P2 05:48 Cale Makar to make it COL 2-0 LAK; P2 13:43 Joel Edmundson (assists: Adrian Kempe, Alex Laferriere) to make it COL 2-1 LAK; P3 03:13 Nicolas Roy (assists: Artturi Lehkonen, Sam Malinski) to make it COL 3-1 LAK; P3 06:01 Devon Toews (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog) to make it COL 4-1 LAK; P3 14:22 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Martin Necas, Brett Kulak) to make it COL 5-1 LAK. Top skaters: Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 2 G, 1 A; Gabriel Landeskog (COL) 0 G, 2 A; Joel Edmundson (LAK) 1 G, 0 A; Devon Toews (COL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 24 saves on 25, decision W; Anton Forsberg (LAK) 27 saves on 31, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Nathan MacKinnon
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 17:47 TOI
Goals · LAK
Joel Edmundson
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:08 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Scott Wedgewood
24 saves on 25 shots (.960) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

COL 4 largest lead P3 14:22 (COL 5, LAK 1) · 3-0 run, P3 3:13–P3 14:22
LAK 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 13:13 Nathan MacKinnon (Nazem Kadri, Gabriel Landeskog) COL · Power play · slap shot · COL 1, LAK 0
  • P2 5:48 Cale Makar COL · wrist shot · COL 2, LAK 0
  • P2 13:43 Joel Edmundson (Adrian Kempe, Alex Laferriere) LAK · wrist shot · COL 2, LAK 1
  • P3 3:13 Nicolas Roy (Artturi Lehkonen, Sam Malinski) COL · wrist shot · COL 3, LAK 1
  • P3 6:01 Devon Toews (Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog) COL · wrist shot · COL 4, LAK 1
  • P3 14:22 Nathan MacKinnon (Martin Necas, Brett Kulak) COL · Empty net · wrist shot · COL 5, LAK 1

Linescore

123 T
COL 113 5
LAK 010 1

Shots on goal: COL 32, LAK 25

Biggest Period

The Colorado Avalanche scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

COLLAK
32Shots on goal25
66Shot attempts55
35Faceoff wins30
21Hits50
17Blocked shots13
1Power-play goals0
4Takeaways6
15Giveaways12
8Penalty minutes26
96.0%Save %87.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
COL1181332
LAK771125

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche5 G · 47 attempts
Sam Malinski: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (wrist)Jack Drury: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: goal (slap)Jack Drury: saved (snap)Brent Burns: saved (snap)Parker Kelly: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: saved (snap)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: missed the netNazem Kadri: missed the netNicolas Roy: missed the netCale Makar: goal (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netDevon Toews: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (tip-in)Martin Necas: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: missed the netNazem Kadri: saved (slap)Martin Necas: saved (tip-in)Parker Kelly: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (backhand)Devon Toews: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: saved (wrist)Nicolas Roy: goal (wrist)Jack Drury: saved (snap)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: goal (wrist)Nazem Kadri: saved (tip-in)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netBrent Burns: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: goal (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Nazem Kadri: missed the netNazem Kadri: missed the netLogan O'Connor: saved (tip-in)
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 27Saved57% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net32% of attempts
Los Angeles Kings1 G · 37 attempts
Joel Edmundson: saved (slap)Alex Laferriere: missed the netCody Ceci: saved (slap)Scott Laughton: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Quinton Byfield: saved (tip-in)Quinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Alex Turcotte: missed the netAnze Kopitar: missed the netJoel Edmundson: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: missed the netJared Wright: saved (wrist)Cody Ceci: missed the netCody Ceci: saved (tip-in)Anze Kopitar: missed the netJoel Edmundson: goal (wrist)Scott Laughton: saved (backhand)Jared Wright: saved (backhand)Trevor Moore: saved (wrist)Artemi Panarin: saved (snap)Trevor Moore: missed the netAnze Kopitar: saved (backhand)Alex Turcotte: missed the netQuinton Byfield: saved (snap)Scott Laughton: saved (backhand)Scott Laughton: saved (tip-in)Jared Wright: saved (snap)Trevor Moore: missed the netAlex Laferriere: missed the netJeff Malott: missed the netDrew Doughty: saved (wrist)Trevor Moore: saved (wrist)Brandt Clarke: saved (wrist)Taylor Ward: saved (backhand)Quinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Trevor Moore: saved (wrist)
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 24Saved65% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net32% 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
Nathan MacKinnon C 213+252217:47
Gabriel Landeskog L 022+211214:58
Cale Makar D 101010023:17
Devon Toews D 101020120:50
Nicolas Roy C 101+211013:29
Brett Kulak D 011+201520:28
Sam Malinski D 011+211120:27
Artturi Lehkonen L 011+233017:06
Martin Necas C 011+240016:48
Nazem Kadri C 011+220013:47
Brent Burns D 000+240020:54
Brock Nelson C 000001114:52
Valeri Nichushkin R 000000114:38
Jack Drury C 000-130113:28
Logan O'Connor R 000-113013:10
Ross Colton C 000026112:45
Parker Kelly C 000-120112:41
Nick Blankenburg D 000002112:35
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood W 242596.0160:00
LAK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Joel Edmundson D 101+135017:08
Alex Laferriere R 011-216121:20
Adrian Kempe R 011-203019:24
Drew Doughty D 000-114123:52
Artemi Panarin L 000-111021:45
Mikey Anderson D 000005321:38
Quinton Byfield R 000-143120:46
Trevor Moore L 000032020:36
Anze Kopitar C 000-111118:30
Brandt Clarke D 000-211118:22
Scott Laughton C 000-144017:10
Cody Ceci D 000-121116:41
Brian Dumoulin D 000-202016:25
Jared Wright R 000031013:43
Alex Turcotte C 000006312:24
Samuel Helenius C 000-102107:26
Jeff Malott L 000-103005:24
Taylor Ward R 000-110005:20
LAK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Anton Forsberg L 273187.1459:50

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series COL 7 – 0 LAK
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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Colorado Avalanche 4-0-0 W4 L10 4-0-0 Next game recap: vs MIN · Sun, May 3
Los Angeles Kings 0-3-1 L4 L10 0-3-1 Next game recap: @ COL · Wed, Sep 30

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