Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings

Playoffs · Sunday, April 26, 2026 · Crypto.com Arena

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5–1

Final

SOG 32–25

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Game summary

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Sunday, April 26, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. The Avalanche outshot the Kings 32-25.

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice. Cale Makar, Joel Edmundson, Nicolas Roy and Devon Toews also scored.

Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves on 25 shots for the win; Anton Forsberg stopped 27 of 31.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
COL	1	1	3	5	32
LAK	0	1	0	1	25

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Nathan MacKinnon (1)Nazem Kadri (2), Gabriel Landeskog (1)Ceci 1:29 into shift1–013:13 COL · PPG

2nd period

Cale Makar (2)UnassistedClarke 1:11 into shift2–005:48 COL
Joel Edmundson (1)Adrian Kempe (1), Alex Laferriere (4)Kelly 1:34 into shift2–113:43 LAK

3rd period

Nicolas Roy (2)Artturi Lehkonen (2), Sam Malinski (1)3–103:13 COL
Devon Toews (1)Nathan MacKinnon (2), Gabriel Landeskog (2)4–106:01 COL
Nathan MacKinnon (2)Martin Necas (2), Brett Kulak (1)5–114:22 COL · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:34

2–1 · 2nd 13:43 · Edmundson. COL stayed on through an icing. Kelly was 1:34 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCOL on iceLAK on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 COL

1st 13:13 · PP · MacKinnon

Long shift: Ceci 1:29

Long shiftCeci 1:29

2–0 COL

2nd 5:48 · Makar

Long shift: Clarke 1:11

Long shiftClarke 1:11

2–1 LAK

2nd 13:43 · Edmundson

Stuck out there: Kelly 1:34

Stuck out thereKelly 1:34

3–1 COL

3rd 3:13 · Roy

Dumoulin 0:51

NormalDumoulin 0:51

4–1 COL

3rd 6:01 · Toews

Dumoulin 0:50

NormalDumoulin 0:50

5–1 COL

3rd 14:22 · EN · MacKinnon

Kopitar 0:15

Empty netKopitar 0:15

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

COLLAK

32Shots on goal25

54%Faceoff %46%

1/2Power play0/3

8Penalty minutes26

21Hits50

17Blocked shots13

15Giveaways13

4Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 05:27Nicolas Roy · tripping2 min
1st 09:34Nick Blankenburg · interference2 min
1st 12:57Brian Dumoulin · interference2 min
1st 17:58Samuel Helenius · roughing2 min
1st 17:58Jeff Malott · roughing2 min
1st 17:58Jack Drury · roughing2 min
1st 17:58Samuel Helenius · misconduct10 min
3rd 03:23Brock Nelson · hooking2 min
3rd 15:36Jeff Malott · misconduct10 min

Season series

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters

29Nathan MacKinnonC	2	1	3	+2	5	2	2	0	86	17:47
92Gabriel LandeskogL	0	2	2	+2	1	1	2	0	57	14:58
10Nicolas RoyC	1	0	1	+2	1	1	0	2	31	13:29
62Artturi LehkonenL	0	1	1	+2	3	3	0	0	–	17:06
88Martin NecasC	0	1	1	+2	4	0	0	0	–	16:48
91Nazem KadriC	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	–	13:47
7Devon ToewsD	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	–	20:50
8Cale MakarD	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	–	23:17
27Brett KulakD	0	1	1	+2	0	1	5	0	–	20:28
70Sam MalinskiD	0	1	1	+2	1	1	1	0	–	20:27
11Brock NelsonC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	44	14:52
13Valeri NichushkinR	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	14:38
17Parker KellyC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	–	12:41
18Jack DruryC	0	0	0	-1	3	0	1	2	46	13:28
20Ross ColtonC	0	0	0	0	2	6	1	0	100	12:45
25Logan O'ConnorR	0	0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	–	13:10
37Nick BlankenburgD	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	–	12:35
84Brent BurnsD	0	0	0	+2	4	0	0	0	–	20:54

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
39Mackenzie BlackwoodG		0	0	0	–	00:00
41Scott WedgewoodG	W	25	24	1	.960	60:00

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters

9Adrian KempeR	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	50	19:24
14Alex LaferriereR	0	1	1	-2	1	6	1	0	–	21:20
6Joel EdmundsonD	1	0	1	+1	3	5	0	0	–	17:08
10Artemi PanarinL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	21:45
11Anze KopitarC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	67	18:30
12Trevor MooreL	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	–	20:36
15Alex TurcotteC	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	–	12:24
21Scott LaughtonC	0	0	0	-1	4	4	0	0	31	17:10
39Jeff MalottL	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	12	–	05:24
52Taylor WardR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	05:20
53Jared WrightR	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	–	13:43
55Quinton ByfieldR	0	0	0	-1	4	3	1	0	28	20:46
79Samuel HeleniusC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	12	67	07:26
2Brian DumoulinD	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	–	16:25
5Cody CeciD	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	–	16:41
8Drew DoughtyD	0	0	0	-1	1	4	1	0	–	23:52
44Mikey AndersonD	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	–	21:38
92Brandt ClarkeD	0	0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	–	18:22

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Anton ForsbergG	L	31	27	4	.871	59:50
35Darcy KuemperG		0	0	0	–	00:00