Colorado Avalanche @ Los Angeles Kings

27-8-3, 11-6-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Avalanche COL	1	1	2	4
Kings LA	0	1	0	1

Los Angeles KingsKingsLA

20-16-5, 13-10-2 Home

Avalanche continue hot streak by beating Kings 4-1

— Playing the second game of a back-to-back set, the Colorado Avalanche looked tired. They weren't able to bombard the Los Angeles Kings with their typical offensive brilliance, finding themselves on the wrong side of a 14-shot disparity.

Jan 21, 2022, 06:52 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Avalanche	1	1	2	4
	Kings	0	1	0	1

1st Period			COL	LA
9:43		Mikko Rantanen (21) (Power Play) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (32), Cale Makar (22)	1	0

2nd Period			COL	LA
3:06		Kiefer Sherwood (1) Unassisted	2	0
8:58		Anze Kopitar (13) (Power Play) Assists: Drew Doughty (17), Alex Iafallo (14)	2	1

3rd Period			COL	LA
4:11		Nicolas Aube-Kubel (6) Assists: Logan O'Connor (9), J.T. Compher (7)	3	1
18:25		Devon Toews (8) (Empty Net) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (33), Mikko Rantanen (27)	4	1

AVALANCHE

KINGS

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

Avalanche
4
Kings
1

Game 1

21/1

Avalanche
3
Kings
0

Game 2

16/3

Kings
3
Avalanche
9

Game 3

14/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	21	2	6	48
Dallas	20	5	5	45
Minnesota	15	9	5	35
Utah	14	13	3	31
Chicago	12	11	6	30
Winnipeg	14	13	1	29
St. Louis	11	12	7	29
Nashville	10	14	4	24

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Anaheim	18	10	1	37
Vegas	14	6	8	36
Los Angeles	13	8	7	33
Edmonton	13	11	5	31
San Jose	14	13	3	31
Seattle	11	9	6	28
Calgary	11	15	4	26
Vancouver	11	15	3	25

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Colorado Avalanche @ Los Angeles Kings

Stars of the Game

Darcy KuemperG - COL

Nicolas Aube-KubelRW - COL

Quinton ByfieldRW - LA

Game Information

Avalanche continue hot streak by beating Kings 4-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

NHL News

Aware of Olympic chatter, Blues' Binnington focuses on present

Chicago Blackhawks send defenseman Sam Rinzel to AHL

Bruins' Charlie McAvoy nears return after face injury