Wedgewood Sharp in Net, O’Connor Scores 1st Goal in More than a Year as Avs Beat Kings 2-1 in Game 1

Avs' O'Connor caps long comeback with key goal

Logan O'Connor scored for the first time in nearly a year to help the top-seeded Avalanche beat the Kings in Game 1 on Sunday.

Forward Logan O’Connor caps long comeback with a Game 1 goal to help Avalanche hold off Kings 2-1

DENVER (AP) — Logan O'Connor had already waited a year to score again. So what was one more period.

Keeler: Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood helps Colorado beat dirty Kings at their own game

On a day in which the Kings were more intersted in bullying the Avalanche than beating them, Colorado reached around and gave Los Angeles a Wedgie.

Wedgewood sharp in net for Avalanche, who flex a well-rounded game in win over Kings

At 33 years, 248 days old, Wedgewood became the third-oldest goaltender in NHL history to win in his first career playoff start

Kings can’t solve Scott Wedgewood in Game 1 loss to Avalanche

Anton Forsberg makes 28 saves in his playoff debut and Artemi Panarin scores late, but the Kings open their first-round series with a 2-1 loss in Denver.

Top-seeded Avalanche stave off Kings in Game 1

Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves in his first career playoff start and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in the opening game of their best-of-seven first-round series Sunday in Denver.