Nathan MacKinnon had three assists to extend his season-opening home point streak to 11 games (five goals, 20 assists) for the Avalanche (9-8-0), who have won three straight. Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist, and Alexandar Georgiev made 12 saves.

Coming off a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators, they faced another stiff test in the form of the Los Angeles Kings. On a night where Jared Bednar set the record for the most games coached in franchise history,

The Los Angeles Kings put together one of their finest periods of hockey against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. Then, they called it a night. In a period where the Kings outshot (9-5) and out-attempted (11-7) the Avalanche,