National Hockey League

FINAL Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Los Angeles Kings 4
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Colorado Avalanche 8
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Match Report

MacKinnon has 2 goals and a rare fight in the Avs' 8-4 victory over the Kings in opener

— Nathan MacKinnon scored twice in a four-goal second period and capped his night with a rare fight, and the Colorado Avalanche opened the season with an 8-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

15
Blocked Shots
15
17
Hits
19
7
Takeaways
3
31
Shots
29
0
Power Play Goals
4
4
Power Play Opportunities
5
0.0
Power Play Percentage
80.0
2
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
37
Faceoffs Won
21
63.8
Faceoff Win Percent
36.2
10
Giveaways
12
6
Total Penalties
5
15
Penalty Minutes
13

Top Performers

LA

  • Darcy Kuemper GA 8 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Quinton Byfield BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 4
  • Alex Turcotte BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Scott Laughton BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

COL

  • Mackenzie Blackwood GA 4 · SA 31 · SOS 0
  • Nazem Kadri BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Nathan MacKinnon BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Gabriel Landeskog BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:38 · 3rd Trevor Moore hit Noah Juulsen
  4. 19:11 · 3rd Samuel Helenius hit Nazem Kadri
  5. 18:45 · 3rd Samuel Helenius hit Josh Manson
  6. 17:31 · 3rd Jaden Schwartz hit Drew Doughty
  7. 17:17 · 3rd Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Fedor Svechkov
  8. 17:17 · 3rd Puck in Netting

Highlights

00:50 Brock Nelson tallies goal for Colorado Avalanche on the power play Watch on ESPN 00:54 Brian Dumoulin scores goal for Kings Watch on ESPN 00:51 Parker Kelly tallies goal vs. Kings Watch on ESPN 00:48 Nathan MacKinnon scores power-play goal vs. Kings Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

COL leads series 1-0

Injuries

Colorado Avalanche

  • Nicolas Roy Day-To-Day
  • Zachary L'Heureux Injured Reserve

Los Angeles Kings

  • Mats Zuccarello Injured Reserve
  • Alex Turcotte Injured Reserve
  • Jakub Dvorak Injured Reserve
  • Jan Jenik Injured Reserve
  • Kevin Fiala Injured Reserve

NHL News

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