Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 8–4 on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Los Angeles Kings |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
2 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Los Angeles Kings |
13 |
12 |
6 |
31 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
10 |
10 |
9 |
29 |
Three stars
- N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
- B. Nelson, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
- A. Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:33 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Brock Nelson (1) |
Jaden Schwartz (1), Nazem Kadri (1) |
Power play |
LAK 0, COL 1 |
| 1st |
15:14 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Brian Dumoulin (1) |
Alex Laferriere (1), Alex Turcotte (1) |
Even strength |
LAK 1, COL 1 |
| 1st |
17:58 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Parker Kelly (1) |
Josh Manson (1) |
Even strength |
LAK 1, COL 2 |
| 2nd |
00:23 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (1) |
Nazem Kadri (2), Cale Makar (1) |
Power play |
LAK 1, COL 3 |
| 2nd |
01:28 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Joel Armia (1) |
Erik Haula (1), Cody Ceci (1) |
Shorthanded |
LAK 2, COL 3 |
| 2nd |
08:33 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (2) |
Martin Necas (1), Brent Burns (1) |
Even strength |
LAK 2, COL 4 |
| 2nd |
16:01 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nicolas Roy (1) |
Jaden Schwartz (2), Parker Kelly (1) |
Even strength |
LAK 2, COL 5 |
| 2nd |
17:50 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Trevor Moore (1) |
Mikey Anderson (1) |
Shorthanded |
LAK 3, COL 5 |
| 2nd |
18:34 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Artturi Lehkonen (1) |
Brock Nelson (1), Devon Toews (1) |
Power play |
LAK 3, COL 6 |
| 3rd |
11:51 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Artemi Panarin (1) |
Drew Doughty (1), Alex Laferriere (2) |
Even strength |
LAK 4, COL 6 |
| 3rd |
14:03 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog (1) |
Cale Makar (2) |
Even strength |
LAK 4, COL 7 |
| 3rd |
15:06 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Artturi Lehkonen (2) |
Brock Nelson (2), Devon Toews (2) |
Power play |
LAK 4, COL 8 |
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 |
31 |
29 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
4 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
15 |
13 |
| Hits |
17 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
15 |
| Giveaways |
10 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
37/58 (63.8%) |
21/58 (36.2%) |
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 A. Kempe |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:23 |
| Number 10 A. Panarin |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:16 |
| Number 12 T. Moore |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:56 |
| Number 14 A. Laferriere |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:31 |
| Number 15 A. Turcotte |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
83.3% |
15:35 |
| Number 21 S. Laughton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
15:07 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:59 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:55 |
| Number 47 A. Lee |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:56 |
| Number 55 Q. Byfield |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
87.5% |
18:59 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
15:26 |
| Number 79 S. Helenius |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
06:59 |
| Number 2 B. Dumoulin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:30 |
| Number 5 C. Ceci |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:24 |
| Number 6 J. Edmundson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:34 |
| Number 8 D. Doughty |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:41 |
| Number 44 M. Anderson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:21 |
| Number 92 B. Clarke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:57 |
Los Angeles Kings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 D. Kuemper |
29 |
21 |
8 |
.724 |
59:25 |
Loss |
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 F. Svechkov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
14.3% |
15:28 |
| Number 10 N. Roy |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
12:12 |
| Number 11 B. Nelson |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
21.4% |
19:14 |
| Number 13 T. Hughes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
13:35 |
| Number 17 P. Kelly |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
40% |
17:44 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
19:27 |
| Number 71 J. Schwartz |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:49 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:11 |
| Number 91 N. Kadri |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:57 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:52 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:04 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:14 |
| Number 27 B. Kulak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:44 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:31 |
| Number 47 N. Juulsen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:15 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:27 |
| Number 84 B. Burns |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:23 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 M. Blackwood |
31 |
27 |
4 |
.871 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:48 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Andre Lee |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 1st |
10:21 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jaden Schwartz |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
15:55 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Devon Toews |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
19:12 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Adrian Kempe |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
19:52 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Drew Doughty |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:19 |
Colorado Avalanche |
T.J. Hughes |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:15 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Joel Edmundson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:30 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Noah Juulsen |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:20 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Brandt Clarke |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
13:20 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
14:15 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Alex Turcotte |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Los Angeles Kings head coach
- Peter Laviolette
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Francois St-Laurent, Carter Sandlak
- Linesmen
- Matt MacPherson, Jonny Murray
- Los Angeles Kings scratches
- Corey Perry, Erik Gustafsson
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