Kevin Fiala scored two goals and Alex Laferriere and Quinton Byfield had three points apiece as the Los Angeles Kings held on to win 5-4 over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.
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The key to my heart? A well-timed delivery of tacos and an understanding that my cat is my top priority💞
Si j'étais payé pour chaque minute passée sur YouTube, je me serais déjà acheté une île que j'aurais baptisée Laughter💞
Uhhhh, was LA resting any of their top players?
Kings this year are goated man. GO KINGS GO GO KINGS GO GO KINGS GO GO KINGS GO
New Careerhigh for Fiala 🎉
😍😍😍Kings have 101 points. They have 2 games on the road starting April 14, and 15. Kings might meet Soilers in the playoffs for 4th consecutive years. We'll see.
kings in 5 vs edm…. edm lost Ekholm and w out with mcdavid and dria, the rest of the team didnt even get one goal on the kings last matchup.
Kuzzie-Woozie !
Colorado looked ordinary
Adrian Kempe is such a smooth but fast at the same time skater. You don't even realize how fast he's until he's past you. Not very many such technically well equipped players skatewise in the league. He's got this down. He would be even more effective than he's now if it wasnt Sutter keeping him in the doghouse for 2 seasons, totally undeserved. Sutter's successor didnt treat Kempe any better. I was so pissed off, wondering if I'm the only one who can see the talent he had.
He also plays very good 200ft game, all around an excellent player!
22-55-14 with 8 points. Third line heating up at just the right moment.
Great effort considering this game meant nothing for us,& McKinnon,Makar,Toewes,Drouin,Lingren,Manson,& Colton were all out. (think that's everybody-off top of my head)And this game was far less important than the AHL game going on in Loveland tonight-Landys 2nd pro game in 3 yrs. AVS showed great fight with nothing on the line.
HOWEVER I think it was a bad decision by ,Bednar to start Blackwood today -whos now had 4 straight mediocre-or worse-April starts. Why not play him vs an improved but inferior,& mediocre Anaheim tomorrow-who has nothing to play for,& is probably already mentally on vacation-in his last start? Instead we start him vs the talented Kings-who are virtually unbeatable at home (now 31-5-4)-& who still are motivated,& have something to play for-locking up home ice round 1. Especially since they were basically icing their entire lineup minus 1 guy,& we were wisely icing half an AHL roster. And I said this BEFORE the game-not in hindsight.
Wedgewood has basically had like 10 straight good or great starts-if he struggled today-hes kinda due,& not a big deal for your backup goalie. But if Blackwood struggles-& he did-its is a little bit of a deal that he's now had 4 straight mediocre or worse starts AS YOUR STARTING GOALIE WHOS ALSO NEVER PLAYED A PLAYOFF GAME! I don't think it'll be a big deal vs Dallas in the big picture. But still not a wise decision-you should've started him tomorrow in a game where his odds of playing good,& building a little confidence going into game 1 in Dallas- would've been significantly higher. Especially with the young roster we had today.
But give the guys who did play credit-they played their asses off. Blackwood is the only guy I'm concerned about,& it's only a little bit of concern. Lehkonen also- good to see him get 2 ast but sure be nice if he could end this goal less streak tomorrow. But he easily could've had multiple goals vs Vegas,& Vancouver…& did have multiple points today. Besides his playoff resume is unquestioned-hes been playoff clutch for us,& Montreal so I don't worry about him in the playoffs at all. Blackwood has never played in the playoffs so he has to prove it still.
Avs need to get healthy, Kings look crazy rn I would bet on them against the Oilers. Fortunately for us the stars looked like crap recently
Blackwood now knows how Georgiev felt. Defensive effort so weak
Kings are not resting their top players until they clinch home ice, but at this point, it would be futile against the Oilers since they are resting McDavid and Draisaitl. Kings need to dig deeper or must have that extra gear.
😍😍Wow! Did the announcer say "Alex Laferrier got his 34th goals of the season?" But he is not playing with top line.
Blacky is getting too comfortable like Georgiev. He has had a rough couple of starts lately.
I don't have a favourite between the 2 teams, they're both excellent and very dangerous!
Great game~
Hell of a game! Glad we won! It was a close one! 👑👑👑