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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Los Angeles 5, Colorado 4
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 12, 2025
Where: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
Referees: Justin Kea, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Mitch Hunt
Attendance: 17355
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Colorado 1124
Los Angeles 2215
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1
Colorado   Los Angeles
Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar. 0:00  
Giveaway by Erik Johnson. 0:30  
  0:30 Adrian Kempe hits Erik Johnson.
Wyatt Aamodt blocks shot from Andrei Kuzmenko. 0:34  
  0:35 Shot by Andrei Kuzmenko misses the net
  0:43 Shot by Adrian Kempe misses the net
  1:19 Phillip Danault hits Sam Malinski.
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 1:26  
  2:23 Alex Turcotte hits Wyatt Aamodt.
Chris Wagner wins the faceoff against Samuel Helenius. 2:34  
  2:39 Samuel Helenius hits Chris Wagner.
Jere Innala hits Jordan Spence. 2:42  
Parker Kelly blocks shot from Brandt Clarke. 3:12  
  4:03 Quinton Byfield scores. Assisted by Andrei Kuzmenko and Alex Laferriere.
Team penalty for Colorado delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Jimmy Vesey. 4:03  
  4:03 Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Jack Drury.
Parker Kelly blocks shot from Adrian Kempe. 5:19  
Takeaway by Logan O'Connor. 5:27  
  5:35 Adrian Kempe blocks shot from Logan O'Connor.
Valeri Nichushkin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Warren Foegele. 5:54  
  5:54 Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Adrian Kempe. 6:35  
Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar. 6:37  
  7:14 Kevin Fiala scores a power play goal. Assisted by Andrei Kuzmenko and Quinton Byfield.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 7:14  
Valeri Nichushkin hits Mikey Anderson. 7:23  
Wyatt Aamodt hits Warren Foegele. 7:52  
Joel Kiviranta blocks shot from Vladislav Gavrikov. 8:19  
  8:22 Alex Turcotte shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 8:31  
  8:36 Giveaway by Jordan Spence.
Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 8:41  
  9:00 Shot by Quinton Byfield misses the net
Keaton Middleton hits Kyle Burroughs. 9:36  
  9:37 Kyle Burroughs penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
  9:37 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  9:59 Trevor Moore penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Valeri Nichushkin.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar. 9:59  
Brock Nelson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Charlie Coyle and Martin Necas. 10:39  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 10:39  
  11:41 Quinton Byfield wins the faceoff against Joel Kiviranta.
  12:13 Jordan Spence hits Jack Drury.
Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen. 12:17  
  12:38 Takeaway by Mikey Anderson.
Erik Johnson hits Adrian Kempe. 12:40  
Giveaway by Erik Johnson. 12:46  
Wyatt Aamodt blocks shot from Samuel Helenius. 12:51  
  12:54 Quinton Byfield wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly.
Jack Drury blocks shot from Kevin Fiala. 13:01  
Sam Malinski blocks shot from Alex Laferriere. 13:03  
Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Quinton Byfield. 13:14  
  13:26 Quinton Byfield blocks shot from Keaton Middleton.
  13:33 Giveaway by Kevin Fiala.
  13:58 Alex Laferriere blocks shot from Jordan Spence.
Jack Ahcan hits Alex Turcotte. 14:14  
Jimmy Vesey hits Brandt Clarke. 14:23  
Giveaway by Wyatt Aamodt. 14:38  
Jere Innala blocks shot from Vladislav Gavrikov. 15:21  
  15:53 Jordan Spence shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  15:57 Anze Kopitar shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar. 15:58  
  16:08 Kyle Burroughs hits Martin Necas.
  16:10 Kyle Burroughs penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Martin Necas.
  16:10 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  16:33 Mikey Anderson hits Brock Nelson.
  18:19 Giveaway by Adrian Kempe.
Wyatt Aamodt shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 18:42  
Wyatt Aamodt hits Alex Laferriere. 19:18  
  19:58 Vladislav Gavrikov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
2
Colorado   Los Angeles
Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar. 0:00  
Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar. 0:07  
  0:53 Brandt Clarke hits Jack Drury.
  1:06 Adrian Kempe shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Keaton Middleton shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 1:16  
Joel Kiviranta hits Phillip Danault. 1:20  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 1:40  
  1:42 Trevor Moore blocks shot from Samuel Girard.
Samuel Girard shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 2:07  
Valeri Nichushkin scores. Assisted by Artturi Lehkonen and Samuel Girard. 2:13  
Chris Wagner wins the faceoff against Samuel Helenius. 2:13  
  2:34 Jeff Malott shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  2:38 Quinton Byfield wins the faceoff against Chris Wagner.
  2:41 Shot by Alex Laferriere misses the net
Chris Wagner wins the faceoff against Quinton Byfield. 2:49  
Chris Wagner hits Quinton Byfield. 3:14  
Parker Kelly hits Quinton Byfield. 3:39  
  3:44 Alex Laferriere shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  3:45 Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Jack Drury.
Takeaway by Logan O'Connor. 3:49  
Parker Kelly hits Brandt Clarke. 4:01  
Logan O'Connor hits Adrian Kempe. 4:03  
  4:19 Brandt Clarke blocks shot from Logan O'Connor.
  4:24 Adrian Kempe blocks shot from Samuel Girard.
Samuel Girard shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 4:40  
  4:43 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Samuel Girard blocks shot from Jacob Moverare. 4:59  
Wyatt Aamodt blocks shot from Mikey Anderson. 5:24  
  5:26 Trevor Moore shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  5:59 Alex Laferriere hits Samuel Girard.
  6:04 Quinton Byfield shoots misses the net
  6:10 Giveaway by Quinton Byfield.
Brock Nelson blocks shot from Alex Laferriere. 6:11  
  6:14 Alex Laferriere shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  6:15 Alex Laferriere shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Sam Malinski penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 6:18  
  6:18 Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  6:21 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Erik Johnson blocks shot from Anze Kopitar. 6:23  
  7:14 Shot by Quinton Byfield misses the net
  7:15 Anze Kopitar shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  7:18 Adrian Kempe hits Logan O'Connor.
Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 7:34  
  7:42 Shot by Trevor Moore misses the net
Joel Kiviranta shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 8:03  
Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin. 8:20  
Giveaway by Wyatt Aamodt. 8:44  
  8:52 Alex Turcotte hits Jack Ahcan.
  8:59 Vladislav Gavrikov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Jack Ahcan hits Quinton Byfield. 9:03  
  9:10 Jeff Malott blocks shot from Mikey Anderson.
  9:40 Anze Kopitar shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar. 9:41  
  9:52 Jordan Spence hits Joel Kiviranta.
Shot by Charlie Coyle misses the net 10:00  
Jere Innala shoots misses the net 10:20  
Chris Wagner blocks shot from Phillip Danault. 10:43  
  10:49 Warren Foegele shoots misses the net
  10:50 Quinton Byfield wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  10:57 Alex Laferriere scores. Assisted by Brandt Clarke and Quinton Byfield.
  10:57 Quinton Byfield wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  11:06 Takeaway by Kevin Fiala.
  11:48 Jordan Spence shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  11:58 Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  11:59 Shot by Adrian Kempe misses the net
  12:04 Andrei Kuzmenko hits Artturi Lehkonen.
Wyatt Aamodt shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 12:16  
Takeaway by Parker Kelly. 12:21  
  12:43 Brandt Clarke hits Parker Kelly.
  12:45 Samuel Helenius hits Keaton Middleton.
Giveaway by Keaton Middleton. 12:46  
Sam Malinski shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 12:48  
  12:48 Giveaway by Brandt Clarke.
  12:50 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Martin Necas hits Vladislav Gavrikov. 13:49  
  13:54 Samuel Helenius wins the faceoff against Chris Wagner.
Chris Wagner shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 14:23  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 14:28  
  14:38 Mikey Anderson hits Artturi Lehkonen.
  14:59 Trevor Moore shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  15:00 Quinton Byfield wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  15:05 Alex Laferriere hits Martin Necas.
  15:09 Quinton Byfield wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Takeaway by Wyatt Aamodt. 15:13  
  15:23 Jordan Spence hits Joel Kiviranta.
Jack Drury hits Kevin Fiala. 15:50  
  16:00 Shot by Adrian Kempe misses the net
  16:02 Anze Kopitar scores. Assisted by Adrian Kempe and Mikey Anderson.
Chris Wagner wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar. 16:02  
Jere Innala shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 16:23  
Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 16:42  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 16:43  
Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 16:46  
Samuel Girard blocks shot from Vladislav Gavrikov. 17:02  
  17:05 Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  17:51 Quinton Byfield wins the faceoff against Jack Drury.
  18:38 Giveaway by Alex Laferriere.
  18:51 Alex Turcotte blocks shot from Jack Ahcan.
  18:52 Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Valeri Nichushkin hits Anze Kopitar. 19:05  
  19:15 Adrian Kempe shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  19:17 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Jack Drury.
Parker Kelly hits Mikey Anderson. 19:41  
  19:45 Mikey Anderson hits Parker Kelly.
Shot by Jack Drury misses the net 19:46  
Parker Kelly hits Mikey Anderson. 19:50  
Shot by Jack Drury misses the net 19:57  
3
Colorado   Los Angeles
Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar. 0:00  
  0:06 Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Jack Drury.
  0:18 Jordan Spence hits Parker Kelly.
Shot by Parker Kelly misses the net 0:26  
  0:31 Giveaway by Andrei Kuzmenko.
Giveaway by Logan O'Connor. 0:36  
  0:58 Anze Kopitar shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 1:01  
  1:18 Vladislav Gavrikov hits Sam Malinski.
  2:07 Brandt Clarke shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  2:09 Samuel Helenius wins the faceoff against Chris Wagner.
Wyatt Aamodt blocks shot from Jeff Malott. 2:16  
Jack Ahcan shoots misses the net 2:32  
Jere Innala shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 2:34  
Shot by Erik Johnson misses the net 2:43  
  2:53 Alex Turcotte blocks shot from Jere Innala.
Jimmy Vesey hits Brandt Clarke. 2:57  
Joel Kiviranta blocks shot from Martin Necas. 3:23  
  3:58 Brandt Clarke blocks shot from Parker Kelly.
  4:12 Giveaway by Warren Foegele.
  4:21 Jacob Moverare blocks shot from Jack Drury.
  4:33 Quinton Byfield wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  5:17 Samuel Helenius wins the faceoff against Chris Wagner.
  5:27 Jeff Malott shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  6:13 Giveaway by Darcy Kuemper.
Wyatt Aamodt blocks shot from Andrei Kuzmenko. 6:26  
Jack Ahcan penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Adrian Kempe. 6:29  
  6:29 Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  6:32 Shot by Adrian Kempe misses the net
  6:57 Giveaway by Andrei Kuzmenko.
  7:26 Quinton Byfield wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  8:23 Adrian Kempe shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  8:24 Shot by Anze Kopitar misses the net
  8:38 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  9:03 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  9:12 Giveaway by Trevor Moore.
Sam Malinski scores. Assisted by Valeri Nichushkin. 9:18  
  9:18 Alex Laferriere wins the faceoff against Chris Wagner.
  9:32 Alex Laferriere shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Alex Laferriere. 9:34  
Logan O'Connor blocks shot from Jeff Malott. 9:47  
Jack Drury blocks shot from Jeff Malott. 9:55  
Shot by Joel Kiviranta misses the net 10:32  
Shot by Sam Malinski misses the net 10:39  
Shot by Samuel Girard misses the net 10:48  
  10:55 Trevor Moore blocks shot from Sam Malinski.
  11:15 Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Shot by Valeri Nichushkin misses the net 11:38  
Brock Nelson shoots misses the net 11:40  
Jack Drury wins the faceoff against Quinton Byfield. 11:42  
  12:11 Kevin Fiala scores. Assisted by Alex Laferriere.
Parker Kelly wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 12:11  
Giveaway by Jack Ahcan. 12:13  
  12:15 Jacob Moverare shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  12:20 Trevor Moore hits Jack Ahcan.
  12:32 Jacob Moverare blocks shot from Parker Kelly.
Chris Wagner shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 13:05  
Chris Wagner shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 13:05  
Giveaway by Jimmy Vesey. 13:09  
  14:12 Quinton Byfield wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Martin Necas. 14:51  
Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 15:03  
Sam Malinski shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 15:10  
Sam Malinski shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 15:11  
Shot by Parker Kelly misses the net 15:56  
Shot by Erik Johnson misses the net 16:02  
  16:05 Trevor Moore shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  16:11 Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Jack Drury.
Logan O'Connor blocks shot from Jacob Moverare. 16:12  
  16:21 Shot by Andrei Kuzmenko misses the net
Parker Kelly hits Jordan Spence. 16:24  
Jack Ahcan blocks shot from Andrei Kuzmenko. 16:40  
Giveaway by Parker Kelly. 16:44  
Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 17:15  
Brock Nelson scores. 17:20  
  17:20 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Chris Wagner.
  17:49 Takeaway by Trevor Moore.
  17:53 Trevor Moore shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Erik Johnson blocks shot from Warren Foegele. 17:56  
Artturi Lehkonen hits Anze Kopitar. 18:20  
  18:45 Shot by Darcy Kuemper misses the net
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar. 19:09  
  19:15 Shot by Vladislav Gavrikov misses the net
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar. 19:18  
  19:24 Mikey Anderson blocks shot from Martin Necas.
Takeaway by Sam Malinski. 19:42  
Sam Malinski blocks shot from Adrian Kempe. 19:42  
Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 19:50  
  19:59 Shot by Warren Foegele misses the net