GDT ***Los Angeles Kings @ Colorado Avalanche GDT Playoffs Round 1 Game 1 4/18/26 12:00pm on TNT & FanDuel SoCal***

[Halfwall]

Damn, and the Avs score, despite QB winning the faceoff.

Mikey again, just flailing with his arm at the puck instead of going after it.

 

[Ice Rhino]

Weak ass play by Doughty.

This. Defense 101: tie up the stick.

 

[pray4mojo]

use your stick Drew!

 

[King of Pentacle5]

Oh, Doughty. You got played.

KEEP YOUR STICK ON THE ICE BRO

 

[VCRW]

Drew could not contain his man. We are going to see that kind of fail often in this series. Kings were fortunate the first goal was wiped out with #8 involved that one too.

 

[MiketheKing]

This. Defense 101: tie up the stick.

Or casually just skating and watch as the other guy scores

 

[MiketheKing]

We can't get any kind of counterattack

 

[VCRW]

Malott is big and plays with attitude. It’s a shame his hockey skills are sorely lacking. And having him on the ice when MacKinnon is out there should be strictly verboten.

 

[Nyssa42]

Of course once I got a chance to listen the Ava scored. Should be able to watch the 3rd & beyond!

 

[JC6388LAKings]

End of 2nd. Avs get a late goal thanks to Anderson misplaying the puck in the corner and DD unable to contain Lekkonen for the goal. The Kings were lucky it wasn't 2-0 thanks to Drury making contact on Forsberg on what would have been the actual 1st goal for the Avs.

Gotta bounce back in the 3rd, LA. Hiller's no longer on the bench, so you have no excuse not giving your all in the playoffs here.

 

[Madness20721]

Doughty is a liability. Any way the Kings can force him to retire after this season?

 

[Jran]

Doughty is a liability. Any way the Kings can force him to retire after this season?

Seems like number 8 is always on the ice and to blame...he is so slow and his lazy d play is not new.

 

[jammer06]

After 2 I can't tell if I'm happy or sad it's not tied. So many almosts...

 

[Statue4Deano]

Wedgewood is making every save look easy. He’s definitely on top of his game.

Avs are doing their best to make the Kings 1st line look just a half step out of sync. But there are flashes of that line taking over. This is the best game Kopi has played in weeks.

 

[JC6388LAKings]

Doughty is a liability. Any way the Kings can force him to retire after this season?

DD was good back then but the later years have gotten to him as he's becoming too chirpy and not taking full responsibility for his brain-farts at times and actually contributes to being a detriment to his team. It's a shame considering that somewhere I imagined he could've been a good two-way D-man there in his career.

 

[Statue4Deano]

Byfield has had a strong game but there’s just very little room in the offensive zone for that unit to make any plays or sustain pressure.

 

[Jran]

Byfield has had a strong game but there’s just very little room in the offensive zone for that unit to make any plays or sustain pressure.

Unless you count faceoffs. His d play has excelled but he cant win a faceoff. And constantly miscues the puck...

 

[Statue4Deano]

Laughton has been extremely effective limiting the high danger chances against and Jared Wright has looked better as the game goes on. Armia is having a tough night so far.

 

[Madness20721]

Kings have no shot at winning any series with a sh1t poor power play and shoddy defense.

 

[Statue4Deano]

Unless you cont faceoffs

Faceoffs are just about the least of my concerns with Byfield (see: the goal allowed). Byfield won that faceoff and it still ended up in the net. If he’s playing defense, making plays with the puck and using his speed to create space for this wingers then he’s doing his job.