In Denver, Philipp Grubauer made 18 saves to help the Colorado Avalanche to a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night.
“We’ve been doing a great job lately and we’ve got to stick with it,” Grubauer said. “Our division’s really tight, so every point matters. We don’t need to win every game 6-1 or 6-0, so good job by everybody.”
Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon scored for the Avs.
“We talked a lot this morning that we need to bear down on the goal-scoring,” Rantanen said. “We got some really good looks. I think it’s confidence too. I think we’re fighting it a little bit now scoring-wise, but we’re playing well. With this team and this talent, we know it’s going to come soon.”
“We’ve got to give Colorado some credit,” Kings head coach Todd McLellan said. “They played a [heck] of a game; they’ve done that to a lot of teams lately. Their pace of play with the puck is evident, but their pace of play without the puck, their ability to close and take lanes away and force you into mistakes is as good as we’ve seen from a team all year.
“Our guys, I didn’t think our team to a man, we didn’t play well. We didn’t execute when we did have time, we didn’t make the plays we needed to make. But don’t take anything away from how well the Avalanche played.”
Calvin Petersen made 44 saves in the loss.
“It was a bit of a surprise,” Petersen said. “I got notified I was being put in protocol and had to wait it out, take it day by day and follow the protocol. By this morning I was able to get released back. I think it was a false positive. Glad to be back. I’m glad it was handled well and I was able to join the team.”
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