Avalanche's Fourth Line Shines in Game One

0:00It's April 20th. This is NHL News today, driven by AI, your team, non-stop. The Colorado Avalanche kicked off the playoffs with a gritty 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1, living up to their billing as heavy, favorites. Those Kings came in as massive underdogs, but the off's fourth line stepped up big to seal the deal late. Both goalies put on a clinic, with Scott Wedgewood looking every bit to study he was all season, topping nearly everything until a late power play. Slip-by. L.A.'s Anton Forsberg matched him shot for shot, turning away most of the 52 combined chances. Fans are buzzing about the OBS power play going 0-4, which can't keep up if they want to go deep. Sure, Forsberg was lights out, but this unit fixed itself late in the regular season, so they got to shake off the rust soon. Logan O'Connor emerged as the unlikely hero for that bottom-six crew, roofing the game winner early in the third after an overturned goal earlier.

1:00That fourth line hounded the Kings all night, creating pressure in a low-scoring battle. A wins a win this early, no matter how ugly, and now the OBS eye a two-nothing lead in game 2, before heading to L.A.