The Colorado Avalanche secured a victory against the Los Angeles Kings in a hockey match, with Mikko Rantanen leading the charge. Rantanen showcased an impressive performance, contributing four points to the team's success. The game ended with the Avalanche's triumph, highlighting their strong gameplay and Rantanen's exceptional skills.
Mikko Rantanen enjoys 4-point night as Avalanche handle Kings. 👏 https://t.co/fOVMW6V93r https://t.co/9AAGr7JlbV
Two goals, two assists for Mikko Rantanen in Avs' 5-2 win. Cam Talbot stops 32 of 36 in his Kings debut. Alexandar Georgiev with 34 saves. Kings PP goes 0-for-5. Didn't help not having Jordan Spence on second unit.
Final is 5-2 with an Avs victory. a total of 8 points from the top line tonight! #Avs #GoAvsGo📷 @TheRinkColorado
Avs win 5-2, led by their stars.
FINAL: The #Avs beat the Kings 5-2 in the season opener. Mikko Rantanen scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon had three points and Alexandar Georgiev was strong in net, especially on the penalty kill.
Wood gets one into an empty cage with 3:52 left. 5-2 Avs.
Miles Wood deserved to be rewarded with a goal. The empty netter will seal this one for the Avs. 5-2
Miles Wood with a diving attempt to poke the puck into an empty net Avs up 5-2 #Avs #GoAvsGo📷 @TheRinkColorado
Miles Wood buries an ENG. Ross Colton deserves credit for that play, too. He made a diving effort to chip the puck away from the Kings. 5-2 Avs
Miles Wood puts it in the empty net 10 seconds after the Kings pulled Talbot. 5-2. The #Avs are going to be 1-0.
Kings go for the early goaltender pull and Miles Wood picks the empty net. 5-2.
Kings pull the goalie with less than four minutes left and the Avs immediately capitalize, 5-2 COL.
Ross Colton dives to get the puck to Wood for the empty netter. Avs lead 5-2.
Kings have chances on PP and come close to tying it. Avs kill it off and then make it 4-2, with Rantanen getting his second off a tip of a point shot.
What a big goal. 4 points for Rantanen. He had 4 assists in the season opener last year.
Mikko gets his fourth point of the night with the tip on the shot from Jack Johnson and the Avs are up 4-2. #Avs #GoAvsGo📷 @TheRinkColorado
After a big penalty kill, the #Avs add to their lead. Mikko Rantanen tipped in a Jack Johnson point shot for his second goal of the game. It's 4-2. But Bowen Byram is going to the box for the second time, this time for a hit on Adrian Kempe into the boards.
COL Goal - Avalanche make it 4-2 against the run of play. Rantanen gets his fourth point of the night, really nice tip from the slot. Kings had a lot of momentum too, but trail by two with 15:01 on the clock.
Shot from the left point by Jack Johnson. Looked like Mikko Rantanen got a piece of it. 4-2 #Avs
Rantanen gets a stick on a point shot that beats Talbot for his second, 4-2 COL.
Rantanen scores again, this time on the deflection, after MacKinnon beats the icing. Big dogs doing the work tonight. Avs lead 4-2.