n Denver, second period goals from Tyler Toffoli and Trevor Lewis helped the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday.
“We need to win some games and get a streak going so we can get into the playoffs so we can be comfortable and not be waiting until the last game of the season. It was a big
Tyler Toffoli had asecond period goal for LA in win over Avs – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
game for us,” Toffoli said.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Kings who had also lost five of their last six; they improved to 29-26-4.
Peter Budaj made 24 saves to pick up the win for LA.
“The standings are tight and we need every point we can get,” Budaj said. “It’s a big win for us.”
Mikko Rantanen was the lone goal scorer for the Avs who dropped to 16-39-3.
Colorado hot iron all night with the pipes pinging from near misses.
“I hit one crossbar and one post and had one yawning cage where it just hopped over my stick. We just weren’t sharp enough around the net and it ended up costing us,” the Avs’ Gabriel Landeskog said.
The Avs took a 1-0 lead with just 32 seconds gone in the middle frame on Rantanen’s goal.
“We just bounced back,” Budaj said. “The guys played very well after we got the lead. Our penalty kill was very strong. The Avalanche have a very skilled power play. It always helps a lot when the players block shots in front of you. We had at least six to 10 blocked shots on their power play.”
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Calvin Pickard made 30 saves in taking the loss.
“You want to win, but I can’t get frustrated. I just have to do my job and limit my mistakes,” Pickard said after another loss.
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