Martin Necas scores 2 goals, and the Avalanche rout the Kings 4-1 in a dominant season opener

— Martin Necas scored two goals, Nathan MacKinnon had two assists to become the leading scorer in Avalanche history, and Colorado opened the regular season with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
Oct 8, 2025, 01:34 am - AP
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1st Period
No Goals Scored
2nd PeriodCOLLA
0:48Martin Necas (1)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (1), Artturi Lehkonen (1)
10
7:00Sam Malinski (1)
Unassisted
20
14:42Artturi Lehkonen (1)
Assists: Cale Makar (1), Nathan MacKinnon (2)
30
3rd PeriodCOLLA
10:43Martin Necas (2) (Power Play)
Assists: Cale Makar (2), Brock Nelson (1)
40
15:06Kevin Fiala (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Adrian Kempe (1), Anze Kopitar (1)
41

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Andrei Kuzmenko hit Brent Burns
  • Adrian Kempe hit Samuel Girard
  • Alex Laferriere Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Quinton Byfield Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Quinton Byfield hit Josh Manson
  • Brian Dumoulin hit Victor Olofsson
  • Jeff Malott hit Parker Kelly
  • Giveaway by Alex Turcotte
  • Trevor Moore hit Martin Necas
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  • Anze Kopitar Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Alex Laferriere faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Quinton Byfield hit Sam Malinski
  • Takeaway by Jeff Malott
  • Jeff Malott Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Parker Kelly shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Adrian Kempe Poke saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Joel Edmundson Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Warren Foegele faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Alex Laferriere
  • Quinton Byfield hit Sam Malinski
  • Gavin Brindley shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Adrian Kempe
  • Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  • Anze Kopitar hit Sam Malinski
  • Jeff Malott hit Josh Manson
  • Giveaway by Drew Doughty
  • Giveaway by Quinton Byfield
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Gavin Brindley
  • Giveaway by Joel Edmundson
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Andrei Kuzmenko
  • Giveaway by Anze Kopitar
  • Adrian Kempe hit Ross Colton
  • Giveaway by Jeff Malott
  • Cody Ceci hit Ross Colton
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Drew Doughty shot blocked by Warren Foegele
  • Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Warren Foegele Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Phillip Danault hit Samuel Girard
  • Takeaway by Quinton Byfield
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Kevin Fiala
  • Anze Kopitar hit Joel Kiviranta
  • Andrei Kuzmenko hit Artturi Lehkonen
  • Giveaway by Trevor Moore
  • Warren Foegele hit Sam Malinski
  • Mikey Anderson hit Sam Malinski
  • Jeff Malott Unsportsmanlike conduct against Josh Manson served by Kevin Fiala
  • Jeff Malott Fighting against Josh Manson
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Kevin Fiala hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Giveaway by Brandt Clarke
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Alex Turcotte
  • Joel Armia shot blocked by Kevin Fiala
  • Mikey Anderson hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Anze Kopitar Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Joel Edmundson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Andrei Kuzmenko hit Jack Drury
  • Cody Ceci Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Adrian Kempe hit Sam Malinski
  • Adrian Kempe hit Josh Manson
  • Joel Edmundson hit Ross Colton
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Quinton Byfield Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Takeaway by Trevor Moore
  • Trevor Moore Deflected saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Drew Doughty Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Anze Kopitar
  • Anze Kopitar hit Joel Kiviranta
  • Gavin Brindley shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Andrei Kuzmenko
  • Joel Edmundson Slashing against Gavin Brindley
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Giveaway by Mikey Anderson
  • Brandt Clarke Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Alex Turcotte faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Joel Edmundson Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Joel Edmundson hit Parker Kelly
  • Giveaway by Cody Ceci
  • Brian Dumoulin hit Martin Necas
  • Trevor Moore Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Adrian Kempe hit Brock Nelson
  • Andrei Kuzmenko Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Andrei Kuzmenko hit Jack Drury
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
  • Drew Doughty hit Martin Necas
  • Giveaway by Alex Laferriere
  • Mikey Anderson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Jeff Malott hit Josh Manson
  • Joel Armia hit Sam Malinski
  • Alex Turcotte Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Warren Foegele faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Joel Edmundson Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Drew Doughty
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Takeaway by Quinton Byfield
  • Giveaway by Anze Kopitar
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Drew Doughty Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Takeaway by Drew Doughty
  • Joel Armia Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Drew Doughty Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Alex Laferriere Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Brian Dumoulin Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Anze Kopitar Tip-In Wide Right
  • Drew Doughty Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Warren Foegele faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Warren Foegele Tip-In Wide Right
  • Alex Turcotte Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Warren Foegele Holding against Martin Necas
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Mikey Anderson
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Gavin Brindley
  • Kevin Fiala Roughing against Ross Colton
  • Joel Edmundson hit Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Drew Doughty
  • Takeaway by Adrian Kempe
  • Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Brandt Clarke Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Phillip Danault
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Kevin Fiala Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Adrian Kempe (1), Anze Kopitar (1)
  • Kevin Fiala hit Artturi Lehkonen
  • Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Andrei Kuzmenko
  • Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Andrei Kuzmenko Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Anze Kopitar Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Adrian Kempe Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Brandt Clarke Cross-checking against Artturi Lehkonen
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Takeaway by Mikey Anderson
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Joel Armia
  • Victor Olofsson shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  • Martin Necas hit Trevor Moore
  • Off-side
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Martin Necas hit Warren Foegele
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Mikey Anderson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  • Victor Olofsson hit Joel Armia
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Joel Kiviranta faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Puck in Benches
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Brian Dumoulin
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Jack Drury
  • Jack Drury shot blocked by Ross Colton
  • Ross Colton hit Quinton Byfield
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Phillip Danault shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Josh Manson hit Alex Laferriere
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brock Nelson hit Cody Ceci
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Puck in Benches
  • Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Nathan MacKinnon Tip-In High and Wide Left
  • Valeri Nichushkin Backhand Wide Right
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Parker Kelly faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Off-side
  • Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Brent Burns
  • Parker Kelly hit Andrei Kuzmenko
  • Parker Kelly hit Anze Kopitar
  • Takeaway by Gavin Brindley
  • Gavin Brindley Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Alex Turcotte
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Warren Foegele
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Josh Manson hit Warren Foegele
  • Josh Manson Fighting against Jeff Malott
  • Brock Nelson Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Off-side
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Martin Necas Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (1), Artturi Lehkonen (1)
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Brent Burns
  • Puck in Netting
  • Parker Kelly faceoff won against Alex Turcotte
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Gavin Brindley faceoff won against Alex Turcotte
  • Giveaway by Joel Kiviranta
  • Parker Kelly hit Joel Armia
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Ross Colton hit Cody Ceci
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Kevin Fiala
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Cody Ceci shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Cody Ceci
  • Sam Malinski Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none
  • Josh Manson hit Andrei Kuzmenko
  • Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Off-side
  • Martin Necas faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mikey Anderson shot blocked by Martin Necas
  • Cale Makar hit Warren Foegele
  • Warren Foegele shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  • TV Timeout
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Puck in Netting
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Alex Laferriere
  • Valeri Nichushkin Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Joel Kiviranta Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Gavin Brindley hit Alex Turcotte
  • Joel Armia shot blocked by Brent Burns
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Artturi Lehkonen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Cale Makar (1), Nathan MacKinnon (2)
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Drew Doughty shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Samuel Girard hit Brian Dumoulin
  • Brock Nelson Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Alex Turcotte
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • High Stick
  • Joel Armia shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Cody Ceci shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Gavin Brindley hit Cody Ceci
  • Puck in Netting
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Cale Makar Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Alex Laferriere
  • Brent Burns Hooking against Quinton Byfield
  • Kevin Fiala shot blocked by Jack Drury
  • Josh Manson hit Anze Kopitar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Cale Makar Hooking against Brian Dumoulin
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Josh Manson hit Quinton Byfield
  • Drew Doughty shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Drew Doughty shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Off-side
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Alex Laferriere
  • Takeaway by Brent Burns
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • TV Timeout
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Martin Necas Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (2), Brock Nelson (1)
  • Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  • Brian Dumoulin shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Samuel Girard hit Drew Doughty
  • Nathan MacKinnon Interference against Brandt Clarke
  • Josh Manson Cross-checking against Brandt Clarke
  • Off-side
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Kevin Fiala shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Icing
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Brandt Clarke
  • Joel Armia shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Josh Manson hit Phillip Danault
  • TV Timeout
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Victor Olofsson Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
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