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NHL, round 1

Wednesday, September 30, 2026Ball ArenaAll Charlottesville sports
FinalFinalTNT · truTVPlay by play
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LA1214
COL2428
Final

Avalanche rout Kings 8-4

The Colorado Avalanche rolled past the Los Angeles Kings 8-4 on Wednesday at Ball Arena.

The Avalanche led after every period. The second period made the difference: the Avalanche outscored the Kings 4-2.

The Avalanche had 29 shots to 31.

For the Avalanche, Artturi Lehkonen (LW): 2. For the Kings, Joel Armia (RW): 1.

The Avalanche improve to 1-0-0. The Kings fall to 0-1-0.

Attendance: 18,092.

Full recap at ESPN: MacKinnon has 2 goals and a rare fight in the Avs' 8-4 victory over the Kings in opener

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#40
LA · GoalsJoel Armia RW1
#14
LA · AssistsAlex Laferriere RW2
#14
LA · PointsAlex Laferriere RW2
#62
COL · GoalsArtturi Lehkonen LW2
#11
COL · AssistsBrock Nelson C2
#11
COL · PointsBrock Nelson C3
ForwardsBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
J. Armia RW100112:551:342:498:3219110200000.0100
Q. Byfield RW204-218:594:510:0214:062100031014287.5100
E. Haula LW000-115:262:583:149:14270013004640.0000
S. Helenius C03006:590:000:006:59100001001420.0000
A. Kempe RW020-219:235:000:0514:1822000320000.0112
A. Laferriere RW150115:313:060:3011:5521002220000.0000
S. Laughton C110015:070:082:4812:11230003008753.3100
A. Lee LW01007:560:000:007:5611000120000.0012
T. Moore LW110014:560:052:4212:0923110200000.0000
A. Panarin LW000-220:166:020:0014:1422110240000.0100
A. Turcotte C021115:352:500:2912:162100110010283.3012
M. Zuccarello RW000217:595:020:0012:5718000000000.0100
DefensesBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
M. Anderson D210119:210:123:2415:4526001200000.0000
C. Ceci D100319:240:043:2515:5526001110000.0000
B. Clarke D200018:574:510:0014:0619000100000.0115
D. Doughty D200-222:413:052:2917:0728001120000.0112
B. Dumoulin D201-116:300:122:4113:3722110200000.0100
J. Edmundson D011015:340:001:1114:2322000100000.0112
GoaliesGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
D. Kuemper G8290021.724183059:2500

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