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Los Angeles Kings left wing Andrei Kuzmenko, right, takes the puck as Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar, center reaches in while goaltender Scott Wedgewood watches during the second period of Game 3 in the first round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Los Angeles.

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Avalanche get a pair of lucky goals and hold off Kings 4-2, taking a 3-0 series lead

Avalanche get a pair of lucky goals and hold off Kings 4-2, taking a 3-0 series lead

Cale Makar scored the tiebreaking goal, Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche moved to the brink of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3 of their first-round series. Gabriel Landeskog and Artturi Lehkonen scored on fortunate deflections for the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Avalanche, who went up 3-0 in the series with another narrow win over the persistent Kings. Trevor Moore and Adrian Kempe scored for the Kings. They are a loss away from being eliminated in the first round for the fifth consecutive season.