Man, you gotta see what went down with our Kings last night.
Kings fans, waking up this morning feels a little… rough. Our Los Angeles Kings dropped a tough one to the Colorado Avalanche, 2-1 in overtime, and honestly, it stings. We were neck and neck all night in Denver. It was looking like a real nail-biter, and then Artemi Panarin finally broke the deadlock on the power play in the third, like, thirteen minutes in, off assists from Trevor Moore and Quinton Byfield. Crypto was probably going wild back home, right? But then Gabriel Landeskog tied it up for Colorado a few minutes later, and then, ugh, Nico Roy got the overtime winner for the Avalanche. Our boys really brought it, though. David Rittich stood on his head, facing 36 shots while we only put up 25. That kind of road effort after the 405 traffic we usually have to deal with feels like a win in itself sometimes.
This loss, even though it’s just one point, hits different because we’re in such a tight race. We’re still holding onto that Wild Card #2 spot in the West, which is good, but the standings are so close, dude. This means every single point matters, and dropping an overtime game stings extra when you look at the big picture. We're sitting at 90 points, still fourth in the Pacific, and our 6-2-2 record in the last ten shows we're playing some good hockey. We just gotta close these out. We need to keep that momentum going and not let this one get us down, especially with the schedule ahead.
* **Final Score:** Los Angeles Kings 1 — Colorado Avalanche 2 (OT) * **Kings Goal Scorer:** Artemi Panarin (PP) * **Key Moment:** Colorado's late tying goal in the third period. * **Standings:** Still 2nd Wild Card, 90 points.
The mood here in Los Angeles this morning is probably a little quiet, like when the Dodgers lose a close one. People are still sipping their coffee, thinking about what could've been. But you know us, we don't panic. We’ve seen our Kings fight through tougher spots. We’ll shake this off, grab some tacos at Guisados in Boyle Heights later, and get ready for the next one. That’s just facts, dude.
Los Reyes. LA Kings hockey. I'm Gabi Vásquez — gnarly game, let's go Kings.
My homie Julian and the crew are probably already breaking this down, check 'em out live at mornings.live.