Scott Wedgewood

Center Nathan MacKinnon (29) of the Colorado Avalanche skates around the net during the first period of Game 4 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Keeler: Avalanche sent Dallas, Minnesota message with sweep of Kings. Nathan MacKinnon will hit you back.

By Sean Keeler

April 26, 2026 at 7:13 p.m.

MacKinnon, who led the Avs with two goals and three points, sent a message from...

Center Nathan MacKinnon (29) of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates his goal with teammates during the first period of Game 4 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Avalanche finally breaks one open, sweeps the Kings in four games

By Corey Masisak

April 26, 2026 at 6:09 p.m.

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and added an assist, while Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves to...

Left wing Gabriel Landeskog (92) of the Colorado Avalanche congratulates goaltender Scott Wedgewood (41) after a 4-2 Avalanche win in Game 3 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Keeler: Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood is on an NHL Playoffs run Colorado hasn’t seen since Patrick Roy

By Sean Keeler

April 26, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

He's taken Patrick Roy to the Wedgewoodshed. He's chucked Philipp Grubauer, Jose Theodore, Alexandar Georgiev...

Left wing Andrei Kuzmenko (96) of the Los Angeles Kings tries to sneak one around the backside of the net while being defended by defenseman Cale Makar (8) of the Colorado Avalanche during Game 3 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Kings searching for answers as Scott Wedgewood, Avalanche eye sweep in first round of NHL Playoffs

By Corey Masisak

April 25, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The Los Angeles Kings are searching for answers and running out of time to find...

Defenseman Cale Makar (8) of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates his goal on goaltender Anton Forsberg (31) of the Los Angeles Kings during the second period of Game 3 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Keeler: Cale Makar is back, baby! But where was Avalanche power play vs. dirty Kings in Game 3?

By Sean Keeler

April 26, 2026 at 6:19 p.m.

A dead car battery's got more juice right now than the Colorado Avalanche with a...

Left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates with teammates after scoring in the third period of a 4-2 Avalanche win in Game 3 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Avalanche grind out another win in Game 3, push Kings to the brink

By Corey Masisak

April 24, 2026 at 9:42 a.m.

The Avs now lead the best-of-7 series 3-0, and will go for a sweep Sunday...

Left wing Gabriel Landeskog (92) of the Colorado Avalanche and center Scott Laughton (21) of the Los Angeles Kings fight for position during the third period of Game 1 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Ball Arena in Denver. Landeskog and Roy have helped the Avalanche hold the Kings to just two goals so far in this series. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Kings might want it this way, but Avalanche has proven its defensive chops

By Corey Masisak

April 22, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

The first two games of this series have played out almost exactly the way the...

Defenseman Sam Malinski (70) of the Colorado Avalanche, right wing Quinton Byfield (55) and defenseman Drew Doughty (8) of the Los Angeles Kings brawl during the first period of game two of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Ball Arena in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Keeler: Avalanche, Nicolas Roy overcome blind refs, shattered glass, take 2-0 series lead over Kings

By Sean Keeler

April 22, 2026 at 9:20 a.m.

In case of awful officiating, just break glass. And call in Nicolas Roy to clean...

Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar, center, draws up a play during a time out in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Which coach is under more pressure: Nuggets’ David Adelman or Avs’ Jared Bednar?

By Troy Renck

April 20, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

If the Nuggets lose to the Spurs, it will be viewed as a disappointment, not...

Goaltender Scott Wedgewood (41) of the Colorado Avalanche locks in as center Anze Kopitar (11) of the Los Angeles Kings looks at the puck during the third period of game one of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Ball Arena in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Keeler: Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood helps Colorado beat dirty Kings at their own game

By Sean Keeler

April 19, 2026 at 10:10 p.m.

If Scott Wedgewood keeps playing like he did Sunday, the Kings have only two paths...

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Keeler: Avalanche sent Dallas, Minnesota message with sweep of Kings. Nathan MacKinnon will hit you back.

Avalanche finally breaks one open, sweeps the Kings in four games

Keeler: Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood is on an NHL Playoffs run Colorado hasn’t seen since Patrick Roy

Kings searching for answers as Scott Wedgewood, Avalanche eye sweep in first round of NHL Playoffs

Keeler: Cale Makar is back, baby! But where was Avalanche power play vs. dirty Kings in Game 3?

Avalanche grind out another win in Game 3, push Kings to the brink

Kings might want it this way, but Avalanche has proven its defensive chops

Keeler: Avalanche, Nicolas Roy overcome blind refs, shattered glass, take 2-0 series lead over Kings

Which coach is under more pressure: Nuggets’ David Adelman or Avs’ Jared Bednar?

Keeler: Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood helps Colorado beat dirty Kings at their own game