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Kings most to blame for Round 1 sweep at hands of Avalanche

Apr 28, 2026 @ 9:37pm

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It was a strange 2025-26 NHL regular season for the Los Angeles Kings, who once again earned a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and yet did so while picking up only 19 regulation victories. The club was essentially known as “overtime merchants”, meaning they picked up a large number of points in the standings […] The post Kings most to blame for Round 1 sweep at hands of Avalanche appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Avalanche’s Cale Makar shares ‘stingy’ praise for Kings after 1st-round sweep

Apr 27, 2026 @ 12:49pm

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The Colorado Avalanche are the first team in the Western Conference to advance past the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and they’ll get some rest and relaxation before meeting either the Dallas Stars or Minnesota Wild in Round 2. Despite sweeping the Los Angeles Kings — finishing the job with a 5-1 […] The post Avalanche’s Cale Makar shares ‘stingy’ praise for Kings after 1st-round sweep appeared first on ClutchPoints.