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Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche

Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 5–2 on Monday, December 29, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Los Angeles Kings 2 35-27-20
at Colorado Avalanche 5 55-16-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Los Angeles Kings 0 1 1 2
Colorado Avalanche 1 2 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Los Angeles Kings 10 5 10 25
Colorado Avalanche 8 10 8 26

Three stars

  1. B. Nelson, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Necas, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:24 Colorado Avalanche Jack Drury (6) Ross Colton (10) Even strength LAK 0, COL 1
2nd 05:15 Los Angeles Kings Corey Perry (8) Kevin Fiala (12), Joel Edmundson (12) Power play LAK 1, COL 1
2nd 13:21 Colorado Avalanche Martin Necas (19) Gabriel Landeskog (14), Nathan MacKinnon (34) Even strength LAK 1, COL 2
2nd 17:30 Colorado Avalanche Brock Nelson (15) Joel Kiviranta (3), Samuel Girard (8) Even strength LAK 1, COL 3
3rd 04:58 Los Angeles Kings Joel Armia (9) Adrian Kempe (19) Shorthanded LAK 2, COL 3
3rd 18:23 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (32) Artturi Lehkonen (17) Even strength, Empty net LAK 2, COL 4
3rd 19:15 Colorado Avalanche Cale Makar (12) Valeri Nichushkin (15), Brock Nelson (13) Even strength LAK 2, COL 5

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

Team stats

Stat Los Angeles Kings Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 25 26
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 29 18
Blocked shots 11 9
Giveaways 18 17
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 27/54 (50%) 27/54 (50%)

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player
9 A. Kempe R 0 1 1 0 0 5 4 2 0 50% 18:36
10 C. Perry R 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 0 1 13:49
11 A. Kopitar C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 68.8% 16:33
12 T. Moore L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 50% 14:20
14 A. Laferriere R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 6 2 0 50% 17:36
15 A. Turcotte C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 33.3% 11:51
22 K. Fiala L 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 0 0 17:54
37 W. Foegele L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 0 0 15:50
40 J. Armia R 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 1 0 13:59
55 Q. Byfield R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 41.7% 19:14
79 S. Helenius C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 66.7% 05:36
96 A. Kuzmenko L 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0 0 15:46
2 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 18:28
5 C. Ceci D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:01
6 J. Edmundson D 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 0 0 18:01
8 D. Doughty D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 23:17
44 M. Anderson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 15:30
92 B. Clarke D 0 0 0 -2 4 0 2 1 0 19:28
Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie
31 A. Forsberg 25 21 4 .840 59:11 Loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
11 B. Nelson C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0 1 0 42.1% 20:21
13 V. Nichushkin R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 19:43
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 50% 08:45
18 J. Drury C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 1 0 44.4% 13:10
20 R. Colton C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 2 0 0 100% 12:02
29 N. MacKinnon C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 1 0 69.2% 21:08
54 G. Brindley C 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 10:50
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 19:42
88 M. Necas C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 18:09
92 G. Landeskog L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 40% 17:49
94 J. Kiviranta L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 08:41
95 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12:02
7 D. Toews D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 1 0 21:01
8 C. Makar D 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 1 0 21:38
42 J. Manson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 2 0 20:18
49 S. Girard D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 0 0 15:20
70 S. Malinski D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 0 0 15:17
84 B. Burns D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 18:22
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
39 M. Blackwood 25 23 2 .920 59:45 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 15:43 Los Angeles Kings Andrei Kuzmenko Interference 2
2nd 03:18 Colorado Avalanche Parker Kelly Holding 2
2nd 07:54 Los Angeles Kings Brian Dumoulin Interference 2
2nd 09:58 Colorado Avalanche Ross Colton Interference 2
2nd 14:10 Los Angeles Kings Brandt Clarke Cross checking 2
3rd 03:44 Los Angeles Kings Brandt Clarke Tripping 2
3rd 09:00 Colorado Avalanche Jack Drury Hooking 2

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach
Jim Hiller
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Referees
Francis Charron, Justin Kea
Linesmen
Shawn Oliver, Kiel Murchison
Los Angeles Kings scratches
Jacob Moverare, Jeff Malott
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Ilya Solovyov, Zakhar Bardakov

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche Postponed Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings Postponed Playoffs Game page
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche Postponed Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Utah Mammoth 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 5 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/SO Game page

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