Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings
Regular season · Saturday, April 12, 2025 · Crypto.com Arena
FDSNW · ALT
Game summary
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena. The Kings outshot the Avalanche 33-26.
Kevin Fiala scored twice and Brock Nelson scored twice. Quinton Byfield, Valeri Nichushkin, Alex Laferriere, Anze Kopitar and Sam Malinski also scored.
Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves on 26 shots for the win; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 28 of 33.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Quinton Byfield (22)Andrei Kuzmenko (24), Alex Laferriere (22)0–104:03 LAK
Kevin Fiala (33)Andrei Kuzmenko (25), Quinton Byfield (30)0–207:14 LAK · PPG
Brock Nelson (25)Charlie Coyle (16), Martin Necas (55)1–210:39 COL · PPG
2nd period
Valeri Nichushkin (21)Artturi Lehkonen (18), Samuel Girard (21)2–202:13 COL
Alex Laferriere (18)Brandt Clarke (27), Quinton Byfield (31)2–310:57 LAK
Anze Kopitar (21)Adrian Kempe (35), Mikey Anderson (17)2–416:02 LAK
3rd period
Sam Malinski (5)Valeri Nichushkin (13)3–409:18 COL- Kevin Fiala (34)Alex Laferriere (23)3–512:11 LAK
- Brock Nelson (26)Unassisted4–517:20 COL
Team stats
COLLAK
26Shots on goal33
44%Faceoff %56%
1/3Power play1/4
8Penalty minutes6
22Hits22
23Blocked shots12
10Giveaways11
6Takeaways3
Penalties
- 1st 04:03
Bench · delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min - 1st 05:54Valeri Nichushkin · tripping2 min
- 1st 09:37
Kyle Burroughs · delaying game puck over glass2 min - 1st 09:59Trevor Moore · high sticking2 min
- 1st 16:10Kyle Burroughs · hooking2 min
- 2nd 06:18Sam Malinski · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 3rd 06:29Jack Ahcan · holding2 min
Season series
Colorado Avalanche
| 11Brock NelsonC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 17:14 |
| 13Valeri NichushkinR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 18:06 |
| 10Charlie CoyleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 21:19 |
| 62Artturi LehkonenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 15:37 |
| 88Martin NecasC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:18 |
| 49Samuel GirardD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 21:30 |
| 70Sam MalinskiD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23:46 |
| 14Chris WagnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 09:01 |
| 17Parker KellyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:02 |
| 18Jack DruryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:37 |
| 22Jere InnalaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:10 |
| 25Logan O'ConnorR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:52 |
| 26Jimmy VeseyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:03 |
| 94Joel KivirantaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:19 |
| 5Wyatt AamodtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:09 |
| 6Erik JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:47 |
| 15Jack AhcanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:03 |
| 67Keaton MiddletonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:52 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39Mackenzie BlackwoodG | L | 33 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 57:55 |
| 41Scott WedgewoodG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Los Angeles Kings
| 14Alex LaferriereR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 14:24 |
| 55Quinton ByfieldR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 1 | 20:28 |
| 22Kevin FialaL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19:00 |
| 96Andrei KuzmenkoL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 20:30 |
| 9Adrian KempeR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 22:16 |
| 11Anze KopitarC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 22:31 |
| 44Mikey AndersonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:15 |
| 92Brandt ClarkeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:18 |
| 12Trevor MooreL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 15:05 |
| 15Alex TurcotteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:31 |
| 24Phillip DanaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:30 |
| 37Warren FoegeleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:30 |
| 39Jeff MalottL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 07:42 |
| 79Samuel HeleniusC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:52 |
| 7Kyle BurroughsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03:42 |
| 21Jordan SpenceD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:45 |
| 43Jacob MoverareD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:59 |
| 84Vladislav GavrikovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:42 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31David RittichG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 35Darcy KuemperG | W | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 59:58 |