Colorado Avalanche 4, Los Angeles Kings 2: final score and stats
Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings, Colorado Avalanche 4 to Los Angeles Kings 2, on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche.
NHL · West 1st Round - Game 3Thursday, April 23, 2026
DateApr 23, 2026
Start time10:00 PM ET
Venuecrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
TVTNT/truTV/HBO Max
Attendance18,145
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Colorado AvalancheLos Angeles Kings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
55-16-11Record35-27-20
2nd in Central DivisionStanding7th in Pacific Division
4-5Road record / home record2-6
WWLLWLast 5LLWLW
W2StreakL2
Team stats
Colorado AvalancheLos Angeles Kings
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Colorado Avalanche
Josh Manson D · Ankle
Injured ReserveZachary L'Heureux LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveLos Angeles Kings
Kevin Fiala LW · Lower Leg - Surgery
Injured ReserveJakub Dvorak D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveDrew Doughty D · Lower Body - Not Specified
Day-To-DayErik Gustafsson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Day-To-DayBox score
Colorado Avalanche Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:26 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 7:54 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nazem Kadri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:07 | 1:48 | 0:00 | 12:19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9:31 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 7:33 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:13 | 3:01 | 0:00 | 15:12 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17:55 | 1:07 | 1:29 | 15:19 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:30 | 3:06 | 0:00 | 16:24 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Necas | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17:37 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 14:26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:52 | 0:47 | 3:16 | 13:49 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 43.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 0:58 | 2:50 | 13:41 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:23 | 0:00 | 1:27 | 8:56 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:56 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 12:45 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:40 | 0:00 | 4:00 | 14:40 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:03 | 0:00 | 1:57 | 20:06 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cale Makar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:58 | 3:07 | 2:20 | 20:31 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:51 | 0:48 | 0:22 | 17:41 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:57 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Devon Toews | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26:54 | 0:56 | 3:53 | 22:05 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .923 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Armia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:50 | 0:00 | 2:37 | 9:13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Byfield | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 20:57 | 2:51 | 0:00 | 18:06 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 45.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Samuel Helenius | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Adrian Kempe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 19:08 | 4:04 | 0:13 | 14:51 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anze Kopitar | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 17:32 | 3:57 | 0:12 | 13:23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:30 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 8:24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Laferriere | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 23:21 | 4:11 | 1:08 | 18:02 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Laughton | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15:02 | 0:51 | 2:47 | 11:24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Malott | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:55 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Moore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 | 1:50 | 1:02 | 16:14 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artemi Panarin | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 21:33 | 5:16 | 0:00 | 16:17 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Wright | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikey Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 16:46 | 0:11 | 1:11 | 15:24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Ceci | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:24 | 0:00 | 2:49 | 13:35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandt Clarke | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:46 | 3:55 | 0:00 | 15:51 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Doughty | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:51 | 2:04 | 1:07 | 19:40 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:35 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 18:16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Edmundson | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 18:59 | 0:00 | 2:54 | 16:05 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Forsberg | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .864 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 57:56 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
COL wins series 3-0
Mar 2, 2026COL 4, LA 2
Dec 29, 2025LA 2, COL 5
Oct 7, 2025COL 4, LA 1
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings?
Colorado Avalanche won, 4-2, on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
What was the final score of Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings?
Colorado Avalanche 4, Los Angeles Kings 2.
Who were the top performers?
Colorado Avalanche: Artturi Lehkonen (1 goals). Los Angeles Kings: Trevor Moore (1 goals).
Where is Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings played?
crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA.
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