Edgehalla

Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado AvalancheSep 30, 2026

Final· Ball Arena
away
LAK
4
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home
COL
8
Goals123TShots123T
LAK1214LAK1312631
COL2428COL1010929
LAK 62COL 50
LAK 2.60COL 3.48
PP goals
LAK 0COL 4
Hits
LAK 17COL 19
Blocks
LAK 15COL 15
PIM
LAK 15COL 13
LAK 64%COL 36%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Colorado Avalanche rout Los Angeles Kings 8–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 8–4 at home. Brock Nelson (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

  1. Points
    Brock Nelson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:14.Nelson
  2. Points
    Artturi Lehkonen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:27.Lehkonen
  3. Points
    Nathan MacKinnon had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 17:44.MacKinnon
  4. Points
    Parker Kelly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:53.Kelly
  5. Points
    Alex Laferriere had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:31.Laferriere
  6. Points
    Cale Makar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:14.Makar
  7. Points
    Devon Toews had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:04.Toews
  8. Points
    Jaden Schwartz had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:49.Schwartz

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, LAK at COL: 112 attempts, 60 on goal, 12 goals, 6.07 expected goals; best chance Jaden Schwartz at 0.48 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← LAK attacks left (bottom on phones)COL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • COL
  • LAK
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · COL 50 · LAK 62

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, LAK at COL: expected goals 3.48 to 2.60 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 50 to 62, 12 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCOLLAKNDKMAMRMLPLLnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • COL
  • LAK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
COLLAKcontrol2nd3rdNelson · 1st 6:33Dumoulin · 1st 15:14Kelly · 1st 17:58MacKinnon · 2nd 0:23Armia · 2nd 1:28MacKinnon · 2nd 8:33Roy · 2nd 16:01Moore · 2nd 17:50Lehkonen · 2nd 18:34Panarin · 3rd 11:51Landeskog · 3rd 14:03Lehkonen · 3rd 15:06
  • COL pressure
  • LAK pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: LAK 29% of the game, COL 30%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, LAK at COL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Mackenzie Blackwood (60:00) for COL and Darcy Kuemper (59:25) for LAK, 12 goals.

COL
LAK
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

COL skaters (rows) against LAK skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the COL side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, COL rows versus LAK columns: 209 matchups; most common Toews vs Kempe, 9:02 at 47% xGF.

COL ↓ · LAK →PanarinKempeByfieldZuccarelloTurcotteLaferriereHaulaLaughtonMooreArmiaLeeHeleniusCeciAndersonDoughtyDumoulinClarkeEdmundsonL1 LehkonenL1 NecasL1 MacKinnonL2 NelsonL2 KadriL2 LandeskogL3 SvechkovL3 KellyL3 RoyD1 ToewsD1 MakarD2 BurnsD2 MansonD3 KulakD3 Malinski
COL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatLAKCOL
5448
1.943.02
1.902.87
1210
86
2012
+0.128−0.128
29%30%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Los Angeles Kings

Current LAK line combinations →

Colorado Avalanche

Current COL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 6:33
    COLBrock NelsonPP (Jaden Schwartz, Nazem Kadri)snap0.11 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Edmundson, Turcotte, LaferriereCOL: Kadri, Nelson, Schwartz, Lehkonen, Toews
    LAK 0 – 1 COL
  2. 15:14
    LAKBrian Dumoulin (Alex Laferriere, Alex Turcotte)wrist0.01 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Dumoulin, Zuccarello, Turcotte, LaferriereCOL: Burns, Schwartz, Manson, Svechkov, Hughes
    LAK 1 – 1 COL
  3. 17:58
    COLParker Kelly (Josh Manson)snap0.12 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Haula, Panarin, Turcotte, LaferriereCOL: Toews, Juulsen, Kelly, Svechkov, Malinski
    LAK 1 – 2 COL

2nd period

  1. 0:23
    COLNathan MacKinnonPP (Nazem Kadri, Cale Makar)snap0.15 xG
    LAK: Haula, Ceci, AndersonCOL: Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Necas, Makar
    LAK 1 – 3 COL
  2. 1:28
    LAKJoel ArmiaSH (Erik Haula, Cody Ceci)wrist0.02 xG
    LAK: Haula, Armia, Ceci, AndersonCOL: Landeskog, MacKinnon, Necas, Makar, Hughes
    LAK 2 – 3 COL
  3. 8:33
    COLNathan MacKinnon (Martin Necas, Brent Burns)wrist0.06 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Dumoulin, Kempe, Panarin, ByfieldCOL: Burns, Manson, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Necas
    LAK 2 – 4 COL
  4. 16:01
    COLNicolas Roy (Jaden Schwartz, Parker Kelly)other0.18 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Dumoulin, Haula, Laughton, MooreCOL: Burns, Schwartz, Manson, Roy, Kelly
    LAK 2 – 5 COL
  5. 17:50
    LAKTrevor MooreSH (Mikey Anderson)wrist0.05 xG
    LAK: Dumoulin, Laughton, Ceci, MooreCOL: Landeskog, MacKinnon, Necas, Makar, Hughes
    LAK 3 – 5 COL
  6. 18:34
    COLArtturi LehkonenPP (Brock Nelson, Devon Toews)snap0.23 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Dumoulin, Haula, ArmiaCOL: Kadri, Nelson, Schwartz, Lehkonen, Toews
    LAK 3 – 6 COL

3rd period

  1. 11:51
    LAKArtemi Panarin (Drew Doughty, Alex Laferriere)wrist0.05 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Zuccarello, Ceci, Panarin, Turcotte, LaferriereCOL: Burns, Schwartz, Manson, MacKinnon, Svechkov
    LAK 4 – 6 COL
  2. 14:03
    COLGabriel Landeskog (Cale Makar)wrist0.07 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Dumoulin, Kempe, Panarin, ByfieldCOL: Kadri, Landeskog, Kulak, Makar, Svechkov
    LAK 4 – 7 COL
  3. 15:06
    COLArtturi LehkonenPP (Brock Nelson, Devon Toews)snap0.16 xG
    LAK: Laughton, Ceci, Moore, AndersonCOL: Kadri, Nelson, Schwartz, Lehkonen, Toews
    LAK 4 – 8 COL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Artemi Panarin LL1101-220.4300020:16——5039
Adrian Kempe RL1000-230.4320219:23——4637
Quinton Byfield RL1000-230.2202018:59——5246
Mats Zuccarello RL2000+200.0000017:59——6752
Alex Turcotte CL2011+110.1120215:35——6038
Alex Laferriere RL2022+120.2251015:31——6342
Erik Haula LL3011-130.1700015:26——3815
Scott Laughton CL3000030.1011015:07——4127
Trevor Moore LL3101020.2011014:56——3927
Joel Armia RL4101+120.1601012:55——6373
Andre Lee LL4000010.141027:56——7573
Samuel Helenius CL4000010.063006:59——7567
Cody Ceci DD1011+310.0401019:24——5844
Mikey Anderson DD1011+120.0912019:21——5655
Drew Doughty DD2011-210.0702222:41——4212
Brian Dumoulin DD2101-120.1102016:30——5219
Brandt Clarke DD3000010.0002518:57——6384
Joel Edmundson DD3000010.0410215:34——5076
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)L29218.7243.4859:25

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Artturi Lehkonen LL1202+130.5522019:27——5064
Martin Necas CL1011-140.2010019:11——5055
Nathan MacKinnon CL1202-280.6920517:44——4651
Brock Nelson CL2123010.1100019:14——4155
Nazem Kadri CL2022+120.0710017:57——5558
Gabriel Landeskog LL2101-110.0701017:52——4157
Fedor Svechkov CL3000000.1711015:28——4247
Parker Kelly CL3112+210.1230012:53——5081
Nicolas Roy CL3101+120.6421012:12——5983
Devon Toews DD1022+100.0010220:04——4344
Cale Makar DD1022-110.2003018:14——4259
Brent Burns DD2011000.0211015:23——3565
Josh Manson DD2011010.0311014:31——2963
Brett Kulak DD3000+100.0001019:44——5571
Sam Malinski DD3000+120.0703014:27——6575
T.J. Hughes R—000-320.0420213:35——282
Jaden Schwartz L—022-110.4820212:49——5080
Noah Juulsen D—000+100.0001211:15——5532
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)W31274.8712.6060:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Brock Nelson (COL PP) 1st 6:33 · assists Jaden Schwartz, Nazem Kadri · Rebound · 14.9 mph shot.

Parker Kelly · 1st 17:58 · COL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
2
Shot
81.0 mph
Distance
34 ft
Entry to goal
1.6 s

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Joel Armia · 2nd 1:28 · LAK SH

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
69.2 mph
Distance
38 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Nathan MacKinnon · 2nd 8:33 · COL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
61.2 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
3.0 s

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Nicolas Roy · 2nd 16:01 · COL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1
Shot
12.5 mph
Distance
64 ft
Type
one-timer

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Gabriel Landeskog · 3rd 14:03 · COL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
4.0 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
4.3 s
Type
rebound

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Trevor Moore · 2nd 17:50 · LAK SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
56.8 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s

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