Closing line
US sportsbook at puck drop- Puck line: Kings +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 5.5 (3 goals).
Recap
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in overtime at Ball Arena in Denver on Apr 21, 2026 to move to 55-16-11.
The go-ahead score came with 7:44 left in overtime: Nicolas Roy Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Josh Manson (1), Nazem Kadri (1). The Avalanche have won 5 straight. Colorado leads the series 2-0.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| COL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
W: Wedgewood · L: Forsberg
Scoring plays
Third Period
- LAGoal · 13:04Artemi Panarin Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor Moore (1), Quinton Byfield (1)1-0
- COLGoal · 16:25Gabriel Landeskog Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (1), Devon Toews (1)1-1
Overtime
- COLGoal · 7:44Nicolas Roy Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Josh Manson (1), Nazem Kadri (1)1-2
Team stats
- Shots
- 25
- 36
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 53.4
- 46.6
- Hits
- 23
- 29
- Blocked Shots
- 26
- 26
- Penalty Minutes
- 8
- 12
Top performers
Goals
Assists
Points
Player stats
Kings · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Armia RW | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 13:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 2 |
| Quinton Byfield RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:51 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 57.1 | 0 |
| Samuel Helenius C | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Mathieu Joseph RW | 1 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 9:39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Adrian Kempe RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Anze Kopitar C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.9 | 0 |
| Alex Laferriere RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24:36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Scott Laughton C | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46.7 | 0 |
| Jeff Malott LW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 9:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Trevor Moore LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:58 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Artemi Panarin LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Wright RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kings · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikey Anderson D | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 25:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Cody Ceci D | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brandt Clarke D | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Drew Doughty D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brian Dumoulin D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joel Edmundson D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kings · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Forsberg G | 2 | 36 | 34 | .944 | 67:44 | 0 |
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Drury C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Joel Kiviranta LW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10:05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog LW | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18:20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31.3 | 2 |
| Artturi Lehkonen LW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58.8 | 2 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:02 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:09 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46.2 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13:55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns D | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18:21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Cale Makar D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28:49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Sam Malinski D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson D | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16:14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Devon Toews D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27:37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood G | 1 | 25 | 24 | .960 | 67:28 | 0 |
Three stars
- Nicolas Roy (COL)
- Scott Wedgewood (COL)
- Anton Forsberg (LA)
Game info
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- Last game: W 2-1 vs LASun Apr 19
- Next game: W 4-2 at LAThu Apr 23
- W 2-0 vs SEAThu Apr 16
- W 3-1 at CGYTue Apr 14
- W 2-1 at EDMMon Apr 13
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