The Colorado Avalanche will hit the road for Game Three against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. With a two-game lead, the Avalanche could take a lead that is almost impossible to come back from. If Scott Wedgewood continues to play like he has in the previous two games, it could be a rough night for the Kings. Fans will need to look out for Colorado’s top-six to be primed and ready to explode. Artturi Lehkonen is the only player for the Avs after two games to be in the top five for scoring on the team with one goal. The rest are waiting for the right time to pounce on the Kings.
Colorado Avalanche (2–0)
The Avalanche had to play the King’s game on Tuesday night in order to gain the overtime win. With zero success on three power plays, Colorado required maximizing their even-strength time. Gabriel Landeskog pulled the team out of the hole late in the game with the tying goal. But it was Nic Roy who played the hero of the game with the overtime-winning goal. Wedgewood once again stepped up for the Avalanche, stopping a penalty shot in the second period on top of 24 shots on net. What killed Colorado was their penalty kill, as they allowed another goal by Artemi Panarin on the power play.
THE AVS WIN! THE AVS WIN! Nic Roy with the game winning goal and the trade to the Maple Leafs has paid off! #Avs #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/E2bHS2lTei
— Hockey Mountain High (@HockeyMtnHighCO) April 22, 2026
Projected Lines
Artturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Martin Necas
Parker Kelly – Brock Nelson – Valeri Nichushkin
Gabriel Landeskog – Nazem Kadri – Nicolas Roy
Joel Kiviranta – Jack Drury – Logan O’Connor
Devon Toews – Cale Makar
Brett Kulak – Sam Malinski
Brent Burns – Josh Manson
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Los Angeles Kings (0–2)
Los Angeles played the game the way it wanted to. They pushed it to overtime, hoping the Avalanche would fizzle out. Unfortunately, this change evened the strength for the Kings, and experts expected them to score less than one goal the entire game (.89). Panarin’s the sole scorer for the team, with his two goals occurring on power plays.
Power play goal for Los Angeles!
Scored by Artemi Panarin with 06:56 remaining in the 3rd period.
Assisted by Trevor Moore and Quinton Byfield.
Colorado: 0
Los Angeles: 1#LAKvsCOL #GoAvsGo #GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/fap2NqrVyG— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) April 22, 2026
Artemi Panarin – Anze Kopitar – Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore – Quinton Byfield – Alex Laferriere
Joel Armia – Scott Laughton – Jared Wright
Mathieu Joseph – Samuel Helenius – Jeff Malott
Mikey Anderson – Drew Doughty
Joel Edmundson – Brandt Clarke
Brian Dumoulin – Cody Ceci
Anton Forsberg
Darcy Kuemper
Game Details
Time: 8:00 p.m. MT
Watch: Altitude, Altitude+, TNT, truTV, HBO Max, FDSNSC (LA)
Listen: Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM/AM 950
