In a close game on the scoreboard and on the ice for most of the contest in Game 3 on home ice at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night (April 23), the Los Angeles Kings looked to be closely competing with the Colorado Avalanche. Interim head coach DJ Smith and the Kings looked to try and get the series' first win for LA after falling to Colorado by a score of 2-1 in the extra time in overtime this past Tuesday night (April 21).
Anton Forsberg and the Los Angeles Kings fall to the Avalanche in Game 3 in the West in the postseason in the playoffs late this week
The Kings fell behind early on the scoreboard yesterday and on the ice in the opening frame in the first period vs. Colorado on home ice at Crypto Arena this postseason in the playoffs late this week on Thursday night. LA pushed back on the ice and on the scoreboard in the middle frame in the second period, tying the game up by a score of 1-1 in the middle of the game yesterday.
The production, scoring the puck offensively in the zone really picked up for Colorado late in the middle frame in the second period and in the final frame yesterday. Colorado scored a couple of goals on the scoreboard in the final frame in the third period yesterday, jumping out to a multi-goal lead for the first time this series in the postseason in the playoffs this spring.
Colorado was able to hold onto a lead on the scoreboard late in the game in clutch time in the final frame in the third period yesterday against the Kings, leading to a win in the West by a score of 4-2 on Thursday night.
Here are the takeaways from the Kings' Game 3 4-2 loss on home ice at Crypto.com Arena in the postseason in the playoffs on April 23 vs. the Avalanche.
