A wild and entertaining game on the ice and on the scoreboard in the final frame in clutch time in the third period and in the extra frame in overtime saw the Los Angeles Kings nearly tie up the series in the West at 1-1 with the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night (April 21).
Anton Forsberg and Artemi Panarin gave the Los Angeles Kings a chance to win the game on the scoreboard in the extra frame in overtime vs. Colorado in Game 2
Interim head coach DJ Smith and the Kings' coaching staff took another game to the extra time in overtime yesterday on the ice vs. the Avalanche. Despite the Kings hanging tough with the Avalanche on the scoreboard in the final frame late in clutch time in the third period, LA still suffered a heart-wrenching defeat in the extra frame in overtime yesterday.
The Kings played a fantastic game in the zone on the blue line on defense and in front of goalie Anton Forsberg. Mikey Anderson, Brandt Clarke, and the Kings on the blue line on defense kept the Avs at bey for most of regulation and the extra time in overtime yesterday.
The fact that the Kings couldn't take advantage of the opportunity to win the game on the scoreboard offensively, scoring the puck cost them the win when it was all said and done on the ice yesterday in the final frame in the third period in clutch time.
Smith and the Kings' coaching staff played their game on the ice and on special teams for the top unit in the opening frame in the first period yesterday. The game's first goal wasn't scored on the scoreboard until the final frame in the third period in clutch time.
The Kings managed to keep the Avs off the board on the scoreboard until late in the game in the final frame in the third period yesterday. The anticipation was high late in clutch time in the final frame in the third period, which saw the Avs tie the game up on the scoreboard at 1-1.
Sammy Helenius had a chance to win the game in overtime in the extra frame for the Kings, but the Colorado goalie, Scott Wedgewood, came up big with a huge clutch save in front of the net for the Avs yesterday. Colorado missed out on another big opportunity to steal a game in the West in this series in the postseason in the playoffs.
Here are the takeaways from the Kings' crushing 2-1 overtime loss in the extra frame vs. the Avalanche in Game 2 on April 21 in the postseason in the playoffs in the West.
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