Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings, West 1st Round Game 3

NHL

Avalanche

55-16-11, 121 PTS

4-2

Final

Kings

35-27-20, 90 PTS

crypto.com Arena

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

COL shoots leftLA shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
COL	7	8	8	23
LA	12	7	7	26

In net

Scott Wedgewood24/26 SV, .923

Anton Forsberg19/22 SV, .864

Team	1	2	3	T
COL	1	1	2	4
LA	0	1	1	2

Who won: Avalanche 4-2

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 in West 1st Round Game 3 on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at crypto.com Arena. The Avalanche win the series 3-0. Artturi Lehkonen led the Avalanche in goals (1). Trevor Moore led the Kings in goals (1).

Recap · Apr 24

Avalanche get a pair of lucky goals and hold off Kings 4-2, taking a 3-0 series lead

Cale Makar scored the tiebreaking goal, Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche moved to the brink of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.

What it means

Avalanche won the series 3-0.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Avalanche1st in Western Conference

Georgii Merkulov C
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Logan O'Connor RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Kings1st in Western Conference

Alex Turcotte C
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Jakub Dvorak D
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Jan Jenik C
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Kevin Fiala LW
Lower Leg, Surgery, left
Injured Reserve
Mats Zuccarello RW
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Avalanche1st in Western Conference

Scott Wedgewood G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Kings1st in Western Conference

Anton Forsberg G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

COL wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Avalanche 4, Kings 2 (Mar 2)

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Game info

Venue: crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA · Attendance 18,145
Officials: Kelly Sutherland (Referee), Tom Chmielewski (Referee), Corey Syvret (Referee), Travis Gawryletz (Linesman), Matt MacPherson (Linesman)