Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, April 18, 2002, 10:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Playoffs Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4–3 on Thursday, April 18, 2002 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Los Angeles Kings	3	40-27-11-4
at Colorado Avalanche	4	45-28-8-1

Goals by period

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	0	2	1	3
Colorado Avalanche	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	9	9	11	29
Colorado Avalanche	11	11	9	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:51	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Tanguay (1)	Chris Drury (1)	Even strength	LAK 0, COL 1
2nd	04:22	Colorado Avalanche	Steve Reinprecht (1)	Martin Skoula (1), Peter Forsberg (1)	Even strength	LAK 0, COL 2
2nd	10:52	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski (1)	Cliff Ronning (1), Jaroslav Modry (1)	Power play	LAK 1, COL 2
2nd	14:20	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (1)	Jason Allison (1), Craig Johnson (1)	Even strength	LAK 2, COL 2
3rd	01:06	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (1)	Peter Forsberg (2), Chris Drury (2)	Power play	LAK 2, COL 3
3rd	03:25	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (2)	Adam Deadmarsh (1)	Even strength	LAK 3, COL 3
3rd	14:26	Colorado Avalanche	Greg De Vries (1)	Mike Keane (1), Eric Messier (1)	Even strength	LAK 3, COL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Los Angeles Kings	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	29	31
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	62	60
Blocked shots	18	16
Giveaways	6	7
Takeaways	15	14
Faceoffs won	41/73 (56.2%)	32/73 (43.8%)

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	2	0	0		14:01
Number 9 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	10:16
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	5	0	1	52.9%	17:56
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0	0		12:35
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		10:05
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0	61.1%	12:17
Number 27 J. Bednar	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0		13:26
Number 28 A. Deadmarsh	R	0	1	1	0	2	3	5	1	0		20:57
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	0	85.7%	09:06
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	2	0	2	+1	0	6	2	1	0		22:28
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	7	0	0	46.4%	22:35
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		10:54
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	4	0		23:30
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		26:34
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	8	1	0		21:02
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	4	0		10:34
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	3	0	100%	23:12
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	1	0		15:08

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 F. Potvin	31	27	4	.871	58:38	Loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		06:55
Number 12 M. Keane	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	3	0		15:06
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		09:46
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		16:42
Number 18 C. Drury	C	0	2	2	+2	0	3	4	0	0	58.8%	15:54
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	1	0	1	0	2	7	2	2	1	43.3%	24:53
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	2	0	0		15:45
Number 26 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	7	1	0	37.5%	12:59
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0	100%	13:21
Number 29 E. Messier	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	0		14:35
Number 32 R. Hahl	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	16.7%	06:51
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	0		19:44
Number 2 B. Muir	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		03:12
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	9	2	0		27:16
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0		23:54
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0		19:12
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	0		16:43
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	5	3	0		28:01

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 P. Roy	29	26	3	.897	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:08	Colorado Avalanche	Stephane Yelle	Cross checking	2
2nd	07:32	Los Angeles Kings	Cliff Ronning	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	09:39	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic	Tripping	2
3rd	00:27	Los Angeles Kings	Adam Deadmarsh	Tripping	2
3rd	06:02	Los Angeles Kings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Stephane Auger, Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Vaughan Rody
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Nelson Emerson, Steve Heinze, Steve Kelly, Andreas Lilja
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Pascal Trepanier, Milan Hejduk, Brian Willsie

2001-2002 season series

Every Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 6 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Jan 28, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 9, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Apr 18, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 20, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Apr 22, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Apr 23, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Apr 25, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Apr 27, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Apr 29, 2002

Other NHL games on Apr 18

Other NHL games on Thursday, April 18, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 18, 2002
New York Islanders 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Apr 18, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Apr 18, 2002

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