Avalanche continue hot streak by beating Kings

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Playing the second game of a back-to-back set, the Colorado Avalanche looked tired. They weren't able to bombard the Los Angeles Kings with their typical offensive brilliance, finding themselves on the wrong side of a 14-shot disparity.

And they still won.

Kiefer Sherwood scored his first goal in nearly three years, Mikko Rantanen had a power-play goal and the Avalanche stayed hot with a 4-1 victory over the Kings on Thursday night.

"You know, we’re used to having the puck for long stretches of time, and that wasn’t really the case tonight," said Darcy Kuemper, who made 40 saves. "But we found a way to win in a different style, and that’s really important."

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Colorado Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper deflects a shot during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Devon Toews also scored for the Avalanche, who have won five straight and are 10-0-1 in their past 11 after also defeating Anaheim 2-0 on Wednesday.

Jonathan Quick made 23 saves for the Kings, who have lost three straight.

"We need some things for us to go right for us offensively," Kings coach Todd McLellan said. "We explode for five or six (goals) and then all of a sudden, we’re back down to one or two."

Despite taking a 2-0 lead at 3:06 of the second period, with Sherwood whipping around for a wrist shot on a loose puck in the right circle to score his first goal of the season, Anze Kopitar got the Kings back within a goal at 2-1 on the power play at 8:58 after Kuemper took himself out of the play trying to cut