Colorado 3, Los Angeles 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 30, 2011
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Referees:
Mike Leggo, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen:
Jean Morin, Mike Cvik
Attendance:
12355
By SportsDirect Inc.
Matt Duchene's goal early in the third period stood as the game winner as the Colorado Avalanche edged the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 Sunday for their first home win of the season.
Duchene capitalized on a Kings turnover in the neutral zone, using a Los Angeles defender as a screen before wiring a shot to the top corner past netminder Jonathan Quick.
It was just the second goal of the season for the third-year forward, and his first in seven games.
Chuck Kobasew scored his first career shorthanded goal and Milan Hejduk added a second-period power-play marker for the Avalanche, who had opened their home schedule with three straight defeats. Kyle Quincey and David Jones added two assists apiece.
Scott Parse and Anze Kopitar had man-advantage goals for the Kings, who failed to register at least one point for just the second time in their last nine games (5-2-2).
Top Game Performances
| Los Angeles |
|
Colorado |
|
Anze Kopitar 1 |
Points |
David Jones 2 |
|
Anze Kopitar 1 |
Goals |
Matt Duchene 1 |
|
Dustin Brown 1 |
Assists |
David Jones 2 |
|
Anze Kopitar 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Milan Hejduk 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Chuck Kobasew 1 |
|
Jonathan Quick .812 |
Save Percentage |
Semyon Varlamov .938 |
|
Jonathan Quick 13 |
Saves |
Semyon Varlamov 30 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Los Angeles
|
32 |
2 |
2-4 |
3-4 |
8 |
22 |
| Colorado
|
16 |
3 |
1-4 |
2-4 |
8 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Colorado will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Los Angeles will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Kings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .600 after a loss.