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,

The Colorado Avalanche got dragged into a defensive slog Wednesday night with the Los Angeles Kings, but having more world-class players than the other team works in those types of contests, too. Mikko Rantanen had a natural hat trick and an assist ...

The Kings dropped their second consecutive game in regulation on Wednesday night. Falling 4-2 in Colorado to the Avalanche, they’ll head back to Los Angeles with a pair of road losses on this mini two-game trip.

The Kings have been on a decent run, going 6–3–1 in their last 10 games. They hold the top spot in the Pacific Division. Colorado Avalanche Projected Lineup Artturi Lehkonen - Nathan MacKinnon - Mikko RantanenJoel Kiviranta - Casey Mittelstadt - Logan O’ConnorIvan Ivan - Parker Kelly - Nikolai KovalenkoNikita Prishchepov - TJ Tynan - Chris Wagner Devon Toews - Cale MakarSamuel Girard - Josh MansonCalvin de Haan - Sam Malinski Alexandar Georgiev Los Angeles Kings Projected Lineup Trevor Lewis- Anze Kopitar - Adrian KempeTrevor Moore- Phillip Denault- Kevin FialaWarren Foegele- Quinton Byfield- Alex LaferriereAndre Lee- Samuel Helenius- Akil Thomas Michael Anderson- Vladislav GavrikovJoel Edmundson- Brandt ClarkeAndreas Englund- Jordan Spencer Darcy Kuemper Follow along with the game in the comments below!

The Colorado Avalanche have faced more adversity through 17 games than most NHL teams do in an entire season. Coming off a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators, they faced another stiff test in the form of the Los Angeles Kings.

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.