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Avalanche get 3 power-play goals to rout Kings 7-3
By JOE REEDY dence when you score
AP Sports Writer that many goals. We just
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Na- dominated pretty much
than MacKinnon and the the whole game," said Col-
Colorado Avalanche pow- orado goaltender Semyon
er play have found another Varlamov, who made 33
gear during the past week. saves.
The Avalanche scored Kyle Clifford scored for Los
three goals with the man Angeles while Matt Luff and
advantage for the second Austin Wagner each had
time in four games and a goal and an assist. Cal
dominated the Los Ange- Petersen allowed six goals
les Kings 7-3 on Wednesday on 31 shots before leaving
night. early in the third and Peter
"One of those things that Budaj allowed one goal on
when the power play works, three shots.
when it's clicking like that, it "I don't know what to say
feels good and obviously what happened," Kings
can win you games, which captain Anze Kopitar said.
it did tonight," said Gabriel "I mean there's no emotion,
Landeskog, who was one Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov, left, of Russia, shoots and scores as Los Angeles no energy, you know noth-
Kings center Jeff Carter defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday,
of nine players who got an Nov. 21, 2018, in Los Angeles. ing and it's unacceptable."
assist. Associated Press Kamenev and Clifford ex-
Colorado has gone 8 of 11 changed first-period goals,
on the power play during the four-game span. That has propelled them to the top of the league with a and the Avalanche retook
32.9 percent conversion the lead 50 seconds after
rate, and the 23 goals are Clifford's equalizer. Lan-
tied with Tampa Bay. deskog fed MacKinnon
"The execution has been with a pinpoint pass from
there," Colorado coach behind the net seconds
Jared Bednar said. "Our into a power play, the first
guys are hungry to score on of six straight goals for Colo-
the power play. We have a rado.
lot of talent on both units. Nemeth extended the lead
They are being crisp with with a 57-foot wrist shot,
their passes and in tune." Wilson netted his power-
Los Angeles allowed three play goal, and Barrie and
power-play goals for the Zadorov chased Peterson
second time in five games with goals less than two
and has killed only 11 of 19 minutes apart in the third.
penalties over that span. Calvert redirected Barrie's
"It's pretty much always pass past Budaj before Luff
the same story. We lost the scored on a one-timer and
special teams battle, and Wagner got his first NHL
when you lose that, you goal.
don't win many games," NOTES: Barrie has six-game
Kings coach Willie Desjar- point streak. ... Los Angeles
dins said. C Adrian Kempe suffered
MacKinnon scored one a lower-body injury during
of the power-play goals the first period and did not
and has scored on spe- return. ... D Dion Phaneuf,
cial teams in back-to-back who played in his 1,000th
games as the Avalanche NHL game on Monday
have won three of four. night in St. Louis, was hon-
Vladislav Kamenev and ored before the game. ...
Colin Wilson also scored on Rantanen has been fined
the power play, and Patrik $2,000 by the NHL for div-
Nemeth, Tyson Barrie, Nikita ing/embellishment. It is the
Zadorov and Matt Calvert second time Rantanen has
scored at even strength. been cited for embellish-
Alexander Kerfoot had ment this season, which
three assists, and Mikko is what triggered the fine.
Rantanen remained the The embellishment pen-
league's scoring leader alty happened during the
with two assists to increase second period of a Nov.
his total to 34 points. Tyler 14 game against Boston.
Jost and Carl Soderbeg ... Los Angeles acquired
both had two assists while forward Pavel Jenys from
MacKinnon and Kamenev Minnesota in exchange
had multipoint games. for defenseman Stephan
"It brings a lot of confi- Falkovsky. q
