Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 10:00 PM ET Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles Playoffs Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4–2 on Thursday, April 23, 2026 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Colorado Avalanche	4	55-16-11
at Los Angeles Kings	2	35-27-20

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	7	8	8	23
Los Angeles Kings	12	7	7	26

Three stars

A. Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
A. Laferriere, Los Angeles Kings (2 assists)
C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:29	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog (2)	Nicolas Roy (1), Josh Manson (2)	Even strength	COL 1, LAK 0
2nd	05:55	Los Angeles Kings	Trevor Moore (1)	Quinton Byfield (2), Alex Laferriere (2)	Even strength	COL 1, LAK 1
2nd	12:12	Colorado Avalanche	Cale Makar (1)	Devon Toews (2), Artturi Lehkonen (1)	Even strength	COL 2, LAK 1
3rd	07:39	Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen (2)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	COL 3, LAK 1
3rd	15:57	Los Angeles Kings	Adrian Kempe (1)	Artemi Panarin (1), Alex Laferriere (3)	Power play	COL 3, LAK 2
3rd	17:42	Colorado Avalanche	Brock Nelson (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	COL 4, LAK 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Los Angeles Kings
Shots on goal	23	26
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	6
Hits	24	32
Blocked shots	15	15
Giveaways	13	12
Takeaways	4	3
Faceoffs won	31/53 (58.5%)	22/53 (41.5%)

Box score

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 10 N. Roy	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0	50%	13:56
Number 11 B. Nelson	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	43.8%	17:52
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:29
Number 17 P. Kelly	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	1	0		09:31
Number 18 J. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	100%	09:26
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		08:22
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		10:23
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	58.8%	19:30
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	1	1	2	+2	0	3	4	1	0		17:55
Number 88 M. Necas	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		17:37
Number 91 N. Kadri	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		14:07
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	66.7%	18:13
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		26:54
Number 8 C. Makar	D	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	6	0		25:58
Number 27 B. Kulak	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0		22:03
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	0		04:57
Number 70 S. Malinski	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1	0		18:51
Number 84 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		18:40

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 S. Wedgewood	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

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 9 A. Kempe	R	1	0	1	-3	0	2	0	0	1		19:08
Number 10 A. Panarin	L	0	1	1	-3	0	0	1	0	0		21:33
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	2	0	56.3%	17:32
Number 12 T. Moore	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		19:06
Number 14 A. Laferriere	R	0	2	2	-1	0	6	2	1	0	100%	23:21
Number 21 S. Laughton	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0	0	11.1%	15:02
Number 39 J. Malott	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		06:55
Number 40 J. Armia	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		11:50
Number 53 J. Wright	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		08:39
Number 55 Q. Byfield	R	0	1	1	-2	4	4	2	1	0	45%	20:57
Number 79 S. Helenius	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	50%	08:10
Number 96 A. Kuzmenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:30
Number 2 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		18:35
Number 5 C. Ceci	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		16:24
Number 6 J. Edmundson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	1	0		18:59
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		22:51
Number 44 M. Anderson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		16:46
Number 92 B. Clarke	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	4	0		19:46

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Forsberg	22	19	3	.864	57:56	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:44	Colorado Avalanche	Josh Manson	Cross checking	2
1st	18:32	Los Angeles Kings	Quinton Byfield	Elbowing	2
2nd	05:55	Colorado Avalanche	Josh Manson	High sticking	2
2nd	13:55	Los Angeles Kings	Samuel Helenius	Interference	2
2nd	13:55	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	Embellishment	2
3rd	03:58	Los Angeles Kings	Quinton Byfield	Tripping	2
3rd	06:30	Colorado Avalanche	Brett Kulak	Interference	2
3rd	15:41	Colorado Avalanche	Jack Drury	Tripping	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Los Angeles Kings head coach: D.J. Smith
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Matt MacPherson
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joel Kiviranta, Zakhar Bardakov, Nick Blankenburg
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Mathieu Joseph, Jacob Moverare, Alex Turcotte, Taylor Ward

2025-2026 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Oct 7, 2025
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Dec 29, 2025
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Mar 2, 2026
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Apr 19, 2026
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Apr 21, 2026
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Apr 23, 2026
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sun, Apr 26, 2026
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche	Postponed Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Apr 29, 2026
Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings	Postponed Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Fri, May 1, 2026
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche	Postponed Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, May 3, 2026

Other NHL games on Apr 23

Other NHL games on Thursday, April 23, 2026
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 23, 2026
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Apr 23, 2026

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