Colorado AvalancheAvalanche55-16-11
5FinalApr 26, 2026
Los Angeles KingsKings35-27-20
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Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
COL−180
LA+150
Puck line
COL −1.5+145
LA +1.5−175
Total O/U
Over 5.5−118
Under 5.5−102
- Puck line: Avalanche −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (6 goals).
Recap
The Colorado Avalanche routed the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Apr 26, 2026, a 4-goal win to move to 55-16-11.
The Avalanche have won 6 straight. Colorado won the series 4-0. They scored 3 unanswered goals in the third period.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| LA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
W: Wedgewood · L: Forsberg
Scoring plays
First Period
- COLGoal · 13:13Nathan MacKinnon Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Nazem Kadri (2), Gabriel Landeskog (1)1-0
Second Period
- COLGoal · 5:48Cale Makar Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none2-0
- LAGoal · 13:43Joel Edmundson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Adrian Kempe (1), Alex Laferriere (4)2-1
Third Period
- COLGoal · 3:13Nicolas Roy Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (2), Sam Malinski (1)3-1
- COLGoal · 6:01Devon Toews Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (2), Gabriel Landeskog (2)4-1
- COLGoal · 14:22Nathan MacKinnon Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (2), Brett Kulak (1)5-1
Team stats
COLLA
- Shots
- 32
- 25
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 53.8
- 46.2
- Hits
- 21
- 50
- Blocked Shots
- 17
- 13
- Penalty Minutes
- 8
- 26
Top performers
Colorado AvalancheLos Angeles Kings
Goals
Nathan MacKinnon2
Joel Edmundson1
Assists
Gabriel Landeskog2
Adrian Kempe1
Points
Nathan MacKinnon3
Joel Edmundson1
Player stats
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton C | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46.2 | 2 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:47 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 12:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:58 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17:06 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:47 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 85.7 | 0 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:48 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.8 | 2 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 13:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30.8 | 2 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blankenburg D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Brent Burns D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Devon Toews D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood G | 1 | 25 | 24 | .960 | 60:00 | 0 |
Kings · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton Byfield RW | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 20:46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27.8 | 0 |
| Samuel Helenius C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 12 |
| Adrian Kempe RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 19:24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Anze Kopitar C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Alex Laferriere RW | 1 | 6 | 2 | -2 | 21:20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Scott Laughton C | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 17:10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30.8 | 0 |
| Jeff Malott LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 5:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 |
| Trevor Moore LW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20:36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Artemi Panarin LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alex Turcotte C | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Taylor Ward RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Wright RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kings · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikey Anderson D | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cody Ceci D | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 16:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brandt Clarke D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Drew Doughty D | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 23:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brian Dumoulin D | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 16:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Joel Edmundson D | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17:08 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kings · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Forsberg G | 4 | 31 | 27 | .871 | 59:50 | 0 |
Three stars
- Nathan MacKinnon (COL)
- Gabriel Landeskog (COL)
- Anze Kopitar (LA)
Game info
Venuecrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance18,145
OfficialsLinesman: Ryan Gibbons · Linesman: David Brisebois · Referee: Frederick L'Ecuyer · Referee: Graham Skilliter
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- Last game: L 2-4 vs COLThu Apr 23
- Next game: L 4-8 at COLWed Sep 30
- L 1-2 at COLTue Apr 21
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