Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings (8:30 p.m.)

Key Highlights

• Will it be the desperate Kings that come out on top, or are the Avalanche just too good?Colorado Avalanche: 39-10-9The Opponent: LA Kings (24-21-14)Time: 8:30 p. m.
• MTWatch: Altitude, Altitude+, ESPN+Listen: Altitude Sports Radio, 92.5 FMColorado AvalancheThose fans who constantly yell ‘Shoot!’ whenever the Avalanche hold the puck in the offensive zone for too long usually annoy me—but right now, they’re validated.
• In their last outing against the Blackhawks, Colorado passed up way too many prime scoring chances, allowing a rebuilding Chicago team to stick around in a game they had no business being competitive in.
• Let’s see if the Avs can buck that trend tonight. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNothing has been written or talked about more in Colorado than their power play, which continues to struggle mightily at generating dangerous looks and seems all too content with perimeter point shots from Cale Makar and cross-ice one-timers.
• The lack of creativity comes off as stubborn and entitled at this point.