Avalanche Edge Kings in Playoff Opener

0:00It's April 19th. This is NHL News Today, powered by AI your team, your update. Colorado Avalanche kicked off their playoffs with a tight 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 Sunday at ballerina. Scott Wedge would shown in his Stanley Cup debut, stopping 24 shots while Arturie Laconin and Logan O'Connor tallied the goals with Nathan. McKinnon picking up an assist for the top-seated President's trophy winners. Laconin struck first in the second period, cleaning up a rebound from McKinnon's shot to put Colorado up. One nothing. That set the tone early as the as-control play against the Kings, who snuck in as the West's second wildcard. O'Connor's third period tally made it to nothing, a speed rush passed the defense for his first goal since hip surgery back in March. But the Kings fought back late when Artemi Pinerin ripped the power play wrist shot through traffic to cut the deficit. McKinnon Forsberg held strong in net for LA, making 28 saves in his own playoff first.

1:01The abs killed penalties and stayed disciplined, showing why they're the West's best. Game 2 goes down Tuesday night at 10pm Eastern, back in Denver, and with this one goal edge, the series is just heating up.