Carl Grundstrom and Quinton Byfield score to trim a three-goal deficit to one, but Mikko Rantanen (two goals, two assists) and Nathan MacKinnon (goal, two assists) propel Colorado to a 5-2 win. Cam…
The Kings’ Phillip Danault, left, and the Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon battle for the puck along the boards during the first period of the season opener on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. LOS ANGELES — The Kings kicked off the season with at least a puncher’s chance at the franchise’s third Stanley Cup title, but they were dropped by a bonafide heavyweight on opening night.
Winger Carl Grundstrom and center Quinton Byfield scored goals for the Kings, while Cam Talbot stopped 31 of 35 shots in his Kings debut, with all four of the goals he allowed coming on very challenging shots. Though the third period began with the Kings enjoying a bit of wind at their backs from a buzzer-beating goal before the second intermission, they found themselves trailing by multiple goals again five minutes into the frame. Former Kings defenseman Jack Johnson’s slow but steady shot from a sharp angle to the near side was redirected far side in textbook fashion by Rantanen. Wood scored into the vacated cage with just less than four minutes to play.
They pushed back with their first goal of the young season when Grundstrom did Grundstrom things. The winger who former Kings captain Dustin Brown affectionately named “The Tonka Truck” barreled into Johnson on the forecheck, initiating a sequence that swiftly culminated in his clawing back a goal to make it 3-1 at the 6:18 mark. They halved their deficit with a mere 4.
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