Avalanche defeat Kings in overtime to take a 2-0 series lead

[p]It was a major goalie battle as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wedgewood-scott/lAPibPUq/"]Scott Wedgewood[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/forsberg-anton/WlFCFscl/"]Anton Forsberg[/a] combined for 58 saves. The series will now head to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-kings/CIDo8i2o/"]Los Angeles[/a] for Game 3 (April 23rd) and Game 4 (April 26th).[/p][embed guid="0207767c-9111-46c4-be7a-7bb7bc746777" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2046831725221757254?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Recap & Highlights[/h2][p]This game didn't have a goal until under seven minutes left in the third, but that didn't mean it wasn't short of excitement. [/p][p]Things got heated early on after a full-out brawl ensued halfway through the first period as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kulak-brett/YcwvEJnk/"]Brett Kulak[/a] (COL) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-mikey/QyCAU8wA/"]Mikey Anderson[/a] (LA) both got sent to the sin bin.[/p][embed guid="3e161c21-902e-42e6-abef-5c91e8e350e8" url="https://x.com/br_openice/status/2046782471295897625?s=61" social-type="twitter" /][p]After neither team scored in the first, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/byfield-quinton/U31FxIdk/"]Quinton Byfield[/a] had a penalty shot opportunity to put the Kings up 1-0. [/p][p]But Wedgewood made a stunning save as he stretched out with the glove to deny Byfield, keeping it scoreless. [/p][p]He became just the second goalie in Avs history to make a save on a penalty shot during the playoffs, joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/grubauer-philipp/bDrJxh6t/"]Philipp Grubauer[/a] (2019).[/p][embed guid="31f1cbb9-abab-4cea-82b0-8c888a4e2d93" url="https://x.com/nhl/status/2046796369021546765?s=61" social-type="twitter" /][p]The save sent Avs fans into such a frenzy that fans behind the Kings bench broke the glass, causing a delay. [/p][p]Nobody on the Kings' bench was hurt as a result of the broken glass. Play would resume shortly after a crew put in a piece of replacement glass.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-avalanche/hACAnvBa/"]Colorado[/a] had a brief power play before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mackinnon-nathan/dhMyX3sE/"]Nathan MacKinnon[/a] received a two-minute minor for interference as the game went to a 4-on-4 for almost a full two minutes. [/p][embed guid="7560a5af-e250-4ce4-a5bc-97e3fd817ae8" url="https://x.com/br_openice/status/2046795960743755973?s=61" social-type="twitter" /][p]The first goal of the game wouldn't come until late in the third when the Los Angeles Kings went on the power play.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/panarin-artemi/00gQH7nB/"]Artemi Panarin[/a] would score his second goal of the playoffs to give the Kings a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/los-angeles-kings-CIDo8i2o/?mid=8YvSnG9E"]1-0[/a] lead with 6:56 left. [/b]It was Panarin's first shot on net throughout the entire game, while both of his goals in these playoffs came on the power play.[/p][p]The goal gave the Kings their first lead of the series at that point. [/p][embed guid="89dbf3a9-d072-452c-bae7-a94439afb29b" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2046820866600714398?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]After being a brick wall throughout the entire game, Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg would eventually let one by shortly after his own team's first goal. [/p][p][b]Much like Panarin, Colorado's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/landeskog-gabriel/6ikuwFTl/"]Gabriel Landeskog[/a] scored on his first shot on net to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/los-angeles-kings-CIDo8i2o/?mid=8YvSnG9E"]1-1[/a] with under three minutes left in the third en route to an overtime win.[/b][/p][embed guid="c2672fb3-615d-4251-91f4-d02581a498df" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2046822267095527571?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]