In their three most recent games, the Kings faced the top three teams in the Western Conference and lost all three throwdowns in regulation.
The wild-card Seattle Kraken won Saturday to move within two points of the third-place Kings with a game in hand. Edmonton’s victory over San Jose Saturday nudged them closer to first-place Vegas, which lost in overtime to Dallas, which is in a points tie with Colorado atop the Central.
Winger Denis Malgin tallied twice for Colorado with center Alex Newhook and defenseman Brad Hunt each potting a goal. Alexandar Georgiev beamed in a 38-save effort. The Kings turned in a tenacious, effortful first period in which they out-shot Colorado 18-4, won two thirds of the faceoffs and even out-hit the Avs while blocking nearly as many shots out of many fewer attempts. They had a strong five-on-five game, one power play that produced three shots and a penalty kill that managed to out-chance its opposition. Indeed the best opportunity of the frame was a two-on-none break that fizzled out when forward Rasmus Kupari pushed the puck wide.
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