Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche, West 1st Round Game 2

NHL

Kings

35-27-20, 90 PTS

1-2

Final/OT

Avalanche

55-16-11, 121 PTS

Ball Arena

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

LA shoots leftCOL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
LA	6	8	8	3	25
COL	14	8	12	2	36

In net

Anton Forsberg34/36 SV, .944

Scott Wedgewood24/25 SV, .960

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

Who won: Avalanche 2-1

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in overtime in West 1st Round Game 2 on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at Ball Arena. The Avalanche win the series 3-0. Gabriel Landeskog led the Avalanche in goals (1). Artemi Panarin led the Kings in goals (1).

Recap · Apr 22

Nicolas Roy scores on rebound 7:44 into OT, Avs rally for 2-1 win over Kings to take 2-0 series lead

Nicolas Roy scored on a rebound 7:44 into overtime and Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves, including a penalty shot, as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.

What it means

Avalanche won the series 3-0.

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Injuries and inactives

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

Avalanche1st in Western Conference

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

Starting goalies

Kings1st in Western Conference

Anton Forsberg G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Avalanche1st in Western Conference

Scott Wedgewood 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: Ball Arena, Denver, CO · Attendance 18,142
Officials: TJ Luxmore (Referee), Trevor Hanson (Referee), Brandon Blandina (Referee), Kiel Murchison (Linesman), Brandon Gawryletz (Linesman), Travis Toomey (Linesman)