Late Wednesday Avalanche 4, Kings 2

Los Angeles 2 0 0 — 2 Colorado 1 1 2 — 4

First Period: 1, Los Angeles, Kempe 6 (Kopitar, Moore), 0:32. 2, Colorado, Lehkonen 3 (MacKinnon, Rantanen), 3:40. 3, Los Angeles, Kempe 7 (Moore, Kopitar), 15:51. Penalties: Edmundson, LA (Tripping), 4:36. Danault, LA (Hooking), 7:28. Kovalenko, COL (Interference), 9:23.

Second Period: 4, Colorado, Rantanen 10 (Makar), 16:07. Penalties: Fiala, LA (Elbowing), 8:52.

Third Period: 5, Colorado, Rantanen 11 (O’Connor, MacKinnon), 10:01. 6, Colorado, Rantanen 12 (MacKinnon, Lehkonen), 18:01 (en). Penalties: None.

Shots on goal: Los Angeles 9-0-6: 15. Colorado 5-13-7: 25.

Power-play opportunities: Los Angeles 0 of 1. Colorado 0 of 3.

Goalies: Los Angeles, Kuemper 4-2-3 (20 shots-18 saves). Colorado, Georgiev 4-5-0 (15-13).

A: 18,059 (18,007). T: 2:28.

Referees: Brandon Blandina, Peter MacDougall; Linesmen: Derek Nansen, James Tobias.