PLAYOFFS!! Game Day Thread
ROUND 1 GAME #3 - 4/23/26
>>7:00pm<<
on FanDuel SoCal
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Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings
Crypto.com Arena | Los Angeles, CA
**Game Time 7:00pm**
TV:
Radio: ESPN LA app, Kings app & KLAA 830 AM
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Anton Forsberg & DJ Smith 4/21 Post-Game Quotes
On the disappointment in going down 0-2 after two strong efforts
It’s tough, the way it ended, both games. We’re right in there, playing well, we’re fighting, we’re fighting hard. Just got to stick with it and turn this around.
On the belief of the group heading into Game 3 on home ice
I mean, at the end of the day, we’ve got to look on how we’re playing. We believe in our plan and I mean, we’re right there with one of the best teams in the league. You’ve just got to stick with it and hopefully find a way here.
On the delay in the second period and if that impacted him at all
No, I didn’t think it changed anything in the game. We still played our game, they played theirs. It was a 0-0 game going into the third so I wouldn’t say that was a big difference.
On his mentality throughout his first two career playoff games
Yeah. I mean, it’s the same game. It is. Obviously, everybody’s trying a little bit harder, but it’s still the same game that you’re playing. It’s one puck, there’s five players on the ice and two goalies, one goalie on each team. It’s the same way. We’ve just got to do what we do and focus on that.
D.J. Smith
On the disappointment in going down 0-2, despite two strong road efforts
We’ve played two good games, tonight better than the first. We had every opportunity. We got a lead with three and whatever to go and you’ve got to be able to close it out.
On the physicality tonight and the play of his fourth line
To a man, we’re playing hard. We hoped to be split here, but regardless, we’re going to have to win at home. The fourth line was really good today. They’re physical, they stayed within the rules, they had scoring chances. We’re going to need them. For us to win this series, we’ve got to play everybody and I thought they were good tonight.
On the team’s play and how they can turn that into results at home
We did play really well and we’ll get last change and we can get our matchups a little bit better and we’re going to have to roll four lines over and be physical again. We’ve got to find a way to win a game. Clearly, good isn’t enough. We’ve got to win a game and keep taking a piece of them keep playing physical, but within the rules, and give ourselves a chance to keep lengthening the series.
On the team’s offensive chances tonight and needing to score more goals
We had some good looks. We had some guys that were in alone, I thought we really had the momentum in overtime, we were outchanging them at that point. Then, maybe a bad bounce, or a turnover, whatever, it ends up in your net. To a man, this team is playing hard and we got to find a way to win, though. Yeah, they’re a good team, but we’ve just got to do what we do. I expect us to we play two good games here and I expect that we’ll be better at home.
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