Video Highlights

  • 0:43

    Mikko Rantanen scores his second goal of the game

  • 0:43

    Quinton Byfield scores for Kings in final seconds of 2nd period

  • 0:50

    Carl Grundstrom scores vs. Avalanche

  • 0:46

    Mikko Rantanen scores from tough angle to put Avs ahead 3-0

  • 0:47

    Cale Makar notches goal on the power play

Mikko Rantanen has 2 goals and 2 assists, Avalanche beat Kings 5-2 in opener

— Mikko Rantanen is off to another quick start for the Colorado Avalanche.
Oct 12, 2023, 07:14 am - AP
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1st PeriodCOLLA
7:25Nathan MacKinnon (1)
Assists: Mikko Rantanen (1), Jonathan Drouin (1)
10
2nd PeriodCOLLA
2:54Cale Makar (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (1), Mikko Rantanen (2)
20
3:47Mikko Rantanen (1)
Assists: Devon Toews (1), Nathan MacKinnon (2)
30
6:18Carl Grundstrom (1)
Assists: Phillip Danault (1)
31
19:55Quinton Byfield (1)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (1)
32
3rd PeriodCOLLA
4:59Mikko Rantanen (2)
Assists: Jack Johnson (1), Cale Makar (1)
42
16:08Miles Wood (1) (Empty Net)
Assists: Ross Colton (1), Tomas Tatar (1)
52

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
  • Drew Doughty hit Mikko Rantanen
  • Giveaway by Trevor Lewis
  • Trevor Lewis hit Samuel Girard
  • Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Alex Laferriere Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Kevin Fiala Wrap-around saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  • Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Fredrik Olofsson
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Trevor Moore Tip-In Wide Right
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Fredrik Olofsson
  • Drew Doughty Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Tip-In Wide Right
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Alex Laferriere Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Takeaway by Trevor Moore
  • Kevin Fiala Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Takeaway by Kevin Fiala
  • Takeaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Alex Laferriere Hooking against Samuel Girard
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Matt Roy
  • Adrian Kempe Hooking against Cale Makar
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan Johansen
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Fredrik Olofsson
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Giveaway by Phillip Danault
  • Logan O'Connor shot blocked by Drew Doughty
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan Johansen
  • Trevor Lewis hit Devon Toews
  • Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  • Carl Grundstrom Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Ryan Johansen
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Ryan Johansen
  • Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Drew Doughty Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Trevor Moore hit Miles Wood
  • Drew Doughty hit Mikko Rantanen
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Matt Roy hit Artturi Lehkonen
  • Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Matt Roy
  • Matt Roy Backhand saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Drew Doughty Backhand saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Carl Grundstrom Tripping against Jack Johnson
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Andreas Englund hit Josh Manson
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Fredrik Olofsson
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
  • Alex Laferriere Backhand saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Kevin Fiala
  • Matt Roy Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Andreas Englund hit Samuel Girard
  • Drew Doughty hit Mikko Rantanen
  • Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Matt Roy
  • Carl Grundstrom hit Jack Johnson
  • Carl Grundstrom Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Phillip Danault (1)
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Anze Kopitar
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Quinton Byfield
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Fredrik Olofsson
  • Adrian Kempe Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Adrian Kempe hit Josh Manson
  • Adrian Kempe Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Alex Laferriere Deflected Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Alex Laferriere
  • Matt Roy Roughing against Kurtis MacDermid
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Tripping against Fredrik Olofsson
  • Alex Laferriere Fighting against Logan O'Connor
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Ryan Johansen
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  • Anze Kopitar hit Bowen Byram
  • Giveaway by Vladislav Gavrikov
  • Adrian Kempe hit Ross Colton
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Kevin Fiala Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Giveaway by Vladislav Gavrikov
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Trevor Lewis Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Anze Kopitar Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Matt Roy Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  • Phillip Danault Backhand saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Blake Lizotte Backhand saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Mikey Anderson hit Logan O'Connor
  • Trevor Moore Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Takeaway by Drew Doughty
  • Anze Kopitar Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Quinton Byfield Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Anze Kopitar (1)
  • Drew Doughty Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Matt Roy
  • Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan Johansen
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Fredrik Olofsson
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Carl Grundstrom hit Bowen Byram
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Fredrik Olofsson
  • Giveaway by Kevin Fiala
  • Kevin Fiala hit Ross Colton
  • Kevin Fiala Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Giveaway by Blake Lizotte
  • Alex Laferriere Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Tobias Bjornfot hit Miles Wood
  • Anze Kopitar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Matt Roy Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Backhand Wide Left
  • Tomas Tatar shot blocked by Alex Laferriere
  • Mikey Anderson hit Mikko Rantanen
  • Blake Lizotte Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
  • Quinton Byfield Backhand saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Adrian Kempe Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Logan O'Connor shot blocked by Tobias Bjornfot
  • Icing
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Mikey Anderson
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Drew Doughty
  • Ryan Johansen Tip-In Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Josh Manson hit Alex Laferriere
  • Off-side
  • Logan O'Connor hit Blake Lizotte
  • Logan O'Connor hit Andreas Englund
  • Mikko Rantanen Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Trevor Moore shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Valeri Nichushkin Hooking against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • On-Ice Official
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Drew Doughty shot blocked by Ross Colton
  • Takeaway by Ross Colton
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Trevor Lewis
  • Nathan MacKinnon Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (1), Jonathan Drouin (1)
  • Ryan Johansen hit Drew Doughty
  • Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Bowen Byram hit Alex Laferriere
  • Anze Kopitar shot blocked by Jack Johnson
  • Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Icing
  • Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Takeaway by Samuel Girard
  • On-Ice Official
  • Ryan Johansen faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Mikko Rantanen Tip-In Wide Right
  • On-Ice Official
  • Cale Makar Embellishment
  • Devon Toews Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • On-Ice Official
  • Jonathan Drouin Holding against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Drew Doughty shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Off-side
  • Cale Makar hit Quinton Byfield
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Miles Wood Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Off-side
  • High Stick
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Miles Wood hit Blake Lizotte
  • Carl Grundstrom shot blocked by Tomas Tatar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Andreas Englund shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Off-side
  • Takeaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Miles Wood Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Mikko Rantanen hit Anze Kopitar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Johansen faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Ross Colton hit Tobias Bjornfot
  • Samuel Girard hit Trevor Lewis
  • Drew Doughty shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • On-Ice Official
  • Cale Makar Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (1), Mikko Rantanen (2)
  • Josh Manson Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Puck in Netting
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Kevin Fiala
  • Mikko Rantanen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (1), Nathan MacKinnon (2)
  • Bowen Byram hit Matt Roy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Icing
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Miles Wood Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Fredrik Olofsson Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Samuel Girard Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
  • Mikko Rantanen Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Giveaway by Jack Johnson
  • Puck in Benches
  • On-Ice Official
  • Cale Makar Cross-checking against Quinton Byfield
  • Giveaway by Logan O'Connor
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Ross Colton
  • Samuel Girard hit Blake Lizotte
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Carl Grundstrom
  • Takeaway by Mikko Rantanen
  • Kurtis MacDermid Roughing against Matt Roy
  • Logan O'Connor Fighting against Alex Laferriere
  • On-Ice Official
  • TV Timeout
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Ryan Johansen Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
  • Ryan Johansen Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Johansen faceoff won against Trevor Lewis
  • Cale Makar Slap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Johansen faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Mikey Anderson shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Fredrik Olofsson faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Miles Wood hit Tobias Bjornfot
  • Miles Wood Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Mikko Rantanen
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • On-Ice Official
  • Giveaway by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Samuel Girard hit Adrian Kempe
  • Puck in Netting
  • Ryan Johansen faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Johansen faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Icing
  • Samuel Girard hit Trevor Lewis
  • Bowen Byram Cross-checking against Phillip Danault
  • Drew Doughty shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Giveaway by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Trevor Moore shot blocked by Miles Wood
  • Giveaway by Miles Wood
  • Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Mikey Anderson shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Mikko Rantanen hit Mikey Anderson
  • Mikko Rantanen Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Jack Johnson (1), Cale Makar (1)
  • On-Ice Official
  • Bowen Byram Boarding against Adrian Kempe
  • Drew Doughty shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Giveaway by Tomas Tatar
  • Kevin Fiala shot blocked by Tomas Tatar
  • Matt Roy shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Valeri Nichushkin Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
  • Artturi Lehkonen Slap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Ryan Johansen Slap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Jonathan Drouin Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Ross Colton
  • Josh Manson hit Alex Laferriere
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Logan O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Ryan Johansen faceoff won against Trevor Moore
  • Puck in Benches
  • Ryan Johansen faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Trevor Moore shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Puck in Netting
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Jack Johnson hit Kevin Fiala
  • Josh Manson Slap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tomas Tatar hit Alex Laferriere
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
  • Artturi Lehkonen Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
  • Bowen Byram hit Trevor Moore
  • Miles Wood Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Jack Johnson
  • Josh Manson hit Alex Laferriere
  • Puck in Benches
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Anze Kopitar shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Miles Wood Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ross Colton (1), Tomas Tatar (1)
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
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