Friday, April 24, 2026 | | |
| | | | | The Avs beat the Kings in Game 3 of their first-round series in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Thursday. | | | | | A dead car battery’s got more juice right now than the Colorado Avalanche with a man advantage. Oh-for-2 on power plays in Game 3. Oh-for-9 against the Kings for the series. | | | | | The Avs now lead the best-of-7 series 3-0, and will go for a sweep Sunday afternoon in Game 4. | | | | | LOS ANGELES — For Parker Kelly, it was pregame warmups. | | | | | The first two games of this series have played out almost exactly the way the Los Angeles Kings have wanted. | | | | | The Avs beat the Kings 2-1 in overtime, winning game two of the first round of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs at Ball Arena. | | | |