Kopitar's three assists gives him 56 career points against the Avalanche, which is the second most among active skaters. Fiala returned and assisted on Danault's goal.
Fiala, who leads the team in scoring, was helped off by a trainer and into the locker room. There was a concerning moment for the Kings in the second period after forward Kevin Fiala collided with Andrew Cogliano at the blue line. "For us, I think we just have to keep stressing patience.” “We should’ve approached this like a playoff game tonight,” Makar said. MacKinnon had a chance to tie it moments later on a breakaway, only to send a wrist shot wide.
Soon after, Rodrigues tipped in a shot to make it 2-1.
Sean Walker joined in and knocked down Cale Makar to draw a roughing call.Īnd while the Avalanche didn’t convert on the penalty, the play did provide a boost. Several Colorado players pushed Kings forward Viktor Arvidsson after he sent a mist of ice at goaltender Alexandar Georgiev following a save. Looking out of sorts and trailing 2-0 in the second period, the Avalanche found a spark through a spray of ice. “I don’t think we gave up a whole lot against a really good team.” And then, when MacKinnon scored early in the third, Danault responded 15 seconds later to restore the two-goal lead.ĭanault also sealed things with an empty-net goal, which was his 100th career score. “It was a weird game.”įor the Kings, it was a game of answers to keep the Avalanche at bay, starting with Kempe scoring 24 seconds into the third period to make it 3-1. “Feel like every mistake we made they scored on,” MacKinnon said. MacKinnon's goal extended his home points streak to 15 games. So as we leave here, we’re happy with the group as a whole, not just two or three players, but the whole group.”Įvan Rodrigues and Nathan MacKinnon scored for the slumping Avalanche, who are 1-3-1 over their last five games. Outstanding goaltending when we needed it and some timely scoring. “We played with a high level of pace, which you have to against this team. “Everybody found a way to contribute,” said Kings coach Todd McLellan, who saw 10 different players contribute at least a point. No team in the West has been hotter than the Kings since the All-Star break, going 10-2-1. Gabriel Vilardi also added a goal and Anze Kopitar had three assists for the Kings, who remain tied with Vegas for the top spot in the Western Conference.
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