LOS ANGELES — The Avalanche wasn’t nearly at its best but used strong goaltending and timely goals to finish 2-0 on its Southern California road trip.
The Avs capped their SoCal sweep with a 4-1 victory on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena. Western Conference-leading Colorado, despite being outplayed through the first two periods, extended its points streak to 11 games (10-0-1).
A night after goalie Pavel Francouz made 34 saves in a 2-0 victory against the Ducks in Anaheim, goalie Darcy Kuemper made 40 saves against the Kings. The Avs got goals from forwards Mikko Rantanen (power play), Kiefer Sherwood and Nicolas Aube-Kubel — the latter seconds after Colorado killed off L.