Colorado 3, Los Angeles 1
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 21, 2012
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Referees:
Stephane Auger, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen:
Don Henderson, Mark Wheler
Attendance:
18118
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Cody McLeod, Peter Mueller and rookie Gabriel Landeskog scored and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 24 saves as the Colorado Avalanche skated to a 3-1 road victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
With the Avalanche leading 2-1, the Kings were pressuring late in the third period for the equalizer. A high-sticking penalty with less than four minutes to play, however, put an end to that. Landeskog added the insurance goal to solidify the win.
Mueller tipped T.J. Galiardi's shot past All-Star Jonathan Quick to give Colorado the 2-1 advantage with 1:05 remaining in the second period.
Paul Stastny and Kyle Quincey had two assists apiece for the Avalanche.
Anze Kopitar scored the lone goal for Los Angeles when he slipped a rebound past Giguere at 5:26 in the second period.
The Kings have scored only four goals in regulation in their last four games.
Top Game Performances
| Colorado |
|
Los Angeles |
|
Kyle Quincey 2 |
Points |
Anze Kopitar 1 |
|
Gabriel Landeskog 1 |
Goals |
Anze Kopitar 1 |
|
Kyle Quincey 2 |
Assists |
Dustin Brown 1 |
|
Gabriel Landeskog 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jean-Sebastien Giguere .962 |
Save Percentage |
Jonathan Quick .903 |
|
Jean-Sebastien Giguere 25 |
Saves |
Jonathan Quick 28 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Colorado
|
31 |
3 |
1-4 |
3-3 |
6 |
35 |
| Los Angeles
|
26 |
1 |
0-3 |
3-4 |
8 |
24 |
Upcoming Games
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Los Angeles will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Kings have a W/L % of .348 after a win and .577 after a loss.
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Colorado will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .522 after a loss.
