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Avalanche grind out Game 1 victory against Kings in Scott Wedgewood’s NHL playoff debut
Lehkonen and O'Connor scored, and Wedgewood made 24 saves in his first playoff start as Colorado took a 1-0 series lead.
- On Sunday, the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in Game 1 at Ball Arena, with goaltender Scott Wedgewood making 24 saves in his first career Stanley Cup Playoffs start.
- Artturi Lehkonen broke the stalemate late in the second period, while Logan O'Connor extended the lead early in the third to secure the 1-0 series advantage.
- Earlier, officials disallowed a Colorado goal following a goaltender interference penalty on Jack Drury, a ruling based on Rule 69.1 that sparked debate regarding contact with Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg.
- Artemi Panarin ended the shutout bid with 2:22 remaining, scoring on a power play, though a late high-sticking penalty short-circuited the Los Angeles comeback effort.
- The best-of-seven series continues Tuesday in Denver, where Avalanche coach Jared Bednar emphasized maintaining disciplined puck management to replicate Game 1's success.
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The Los Angeles Kings, for whom Slovenian hockey player Anže Kopitar plays, lost the first game of the playoffs against the Colorado Avalanche.
Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1, winning game one of the first round of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1, winning the first game of the first round of the 2026 NHL playoffs on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Ball Arena.
LOS ANGELES. Friends and teammates in Tre Kronor during the Olympics in February. But in the Stanley Cup playoffs, you don't have friends. We saw that clearly last night, Swedish time, when Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche, and Adrian Kempe, LA Kings, smoked each other during the playoffs premiere. A match that Colorado won at home in Denver 2-1.
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Daily CameraAvalanche grind out Game 1 victory against Kings in Scott Wedgewood’s NHL playoff debut
The Colorado Avalanche opened up their 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs campaign with a 2-1 win over the LA Kings in Scott Wedgewood's NHL playoff debut.
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