Colorado AvalancheAvalanche55-16-11
4FinalApr 23, 2026
Los Angeles KingsKings35-27-20
2TVTNTtruTVAltitude SportsFanDuel SN SoCalStreamHBO Max
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
COL−162
LA+136
Puck line
COL −1.5+160
LA +1.5−192
Total O/U
Over 5.5−122
Under 5.5+102
- Puck line: Avalanche −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (6 goals).
Recap
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Apr 23, 2026 to move to 55-16-11.
The Avalanche have won 6 straight. Colorado leads the series 3-0. The Avalanche won despite being outshot 26-23.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| LA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
W: Wedgewood · L: Forsberg
Scoring plays
First Period
- COLGoal · 5:29Gabriel Landeskog Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nicolas Roy (1), Josh Manson (2)1-0
Second Period
- LAGoal · 5:55Trevor Moore Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Quinton Byfield (2), Alex Laferriere (2)1-1
- COLGoal · 12:12Cale Makar Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (2), Artturi Lehkonen (1)2-1
Third Period
- COLGoal · 7:39Artturi Lehkonen Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none3-1
- LAGoal · 15:57Adrian Kempe Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Artemi Panarin (1), Alex Laferriere (3)3-2
- COLGoal · 17:42Brock Nelson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none4-2
Team stats
COLLA
- Shots
- 23
- 26
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 58.5
- 41.5
- Hits
- 24
- 32
- Blocked Shots
- 15
- 15
- Penalty Minutes
- 10
- 6
Top performers
Colorado AvalancheLos Angeles Kings
Goals
Artturi Lehkonen1
Trevor Moore1
Assists
Artturi Lehkonen1
Alex Laferriere2
Points
Artturi Lehkonen2
Alex Laferriere2
Player stats
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen LW | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17:55 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.8 | 2 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17:37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:52 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43.8 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Cale Makar D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:58 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Devon Toews D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26:54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood G | 2 | 26 | 24 | .923 | 60:00 | 0 |
Kings · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Armia RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Quinton Byfield RW | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 20:57 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 45.0 | 4 |
| Samuel Helenius C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Adrian Kempe RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 19:08 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Anze Kopitar C | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 17:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | 0 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alex Laferriere RW | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 23:21 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Scott Laughton C | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15:02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | 0 |
| Jeff Malott LW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Trevor Moore LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Artemi Panarin LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 21:33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Wright RW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kings · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikey Anderson D | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 16:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cody Ceci D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brandt Clarke D | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Drew Doughty D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brian Dumoulin D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joel Edmundson D | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 18:59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kings · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Forsberg G | 3 | 22 | 19 | .864 | 57:56 | 0 |
Three stars
- Artturi Lehkonen (COL)
- Alex Laferriere (LA)
- Cale Makar (COL)
Game info
Venuecrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance18,145
OfficialsLinesman: Travis Gawryletz · Referee: Kelly Sutherland · Linesman: Matt MacPherson · Referee: Tom Chmielewski
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- Last game: L 1-2 at COLTue Apr 21
- Next game: L 1-5 vs COLSun Apr 26
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