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Avalanche Sweep Kings, Kopitar's Era Ends

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Colorado Avalanche dominates Los Angeles Kings, sweeping them in the first round of the playoffs with a decisive five-to-one win. Nathan MacKinnon shines with two goals and an assist, while Gabriel Landeskog contributes two assists. The Kings Joel Edmundson scores their only goal, but its not enough to prevent the sweep. Meanwhile, Kings captain Anze Kopitar, who announced his retirement last year, plays his last game, marking the end of a twenty-year career all with LA. Fans bid him farewell at Crypto.com Arena. The Avalanche awaits the winner of the Dallas versus Minnesota series, which is tied at two games apiece.

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Avalanche Sweep Kings, Kopitar's Era Ends

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NHL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Avalanche Sweep Kings, Kopitar's Era Ends. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 27, Colorado Avalanche just swept the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs with a solid 5-1 win in Game 4. Nathan McKinnon lit it up with two goals and an assist, while Kale McCarr, Nicholas Roy, and Devon Toa's also found the net. Gabriel Landisgog, Chipped in to assist, and Scott Wedgwood stopped 24 shots in net. This caps a dominant series for the top-seated Avalanche from the Central Division. For the Kings, Joel Edmondson got their only goal, with Anton Forsberg making 27 saves, but it wasn't enough to avoid the broom. Sunday marked the end of an era for Kings Captain Anzacopatar, wrapping up his 20-year career all with LA. The 38-year-old center led them to Stanley Cups in 2012 and 2014, and he holds the franchise record with one. 316 points. Copatara announced last September, this would be his final season, passing the torch after taking over as Captain back in the 2016-17.

Year. Fans gave him a heartfelt send-off in his last game at Crypto.com Arena. Avalanche. Now wait for the winner of Dallas vs. Minnesota, a series sitting at two games a piece after the wild's overtime win Saturday. Colorado's rolling strong into the next round. Team coverage, powered by AI. This is NHL News today. I'm Corey with The Story.

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