🏔️ Away Avalanche 33-16-3 before this game
4–2
Final
👑 Home Kings 27-18-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
COL 1034
LAK 1012

Avalanche at Kings

Avalanche beat Kings 4–2 at Crypto.com Arena on January 26, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Jan 26, 2002 · 15:00 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Chris Drury
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · 19:14 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Milan Hejduk
2 G
6 shots · 24:04 TOI · -1
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Joe Sakic
2 A
4 shots · 25:23 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
👑 Ian Laperriere Go-ahead 1st · 03:20
Assists: Mathieu Schneider, Aaron Miller · beat Patrick Roy
0–1
🏔️ Milan Hejduk PP Tying 1st · 06:14
Assists: Alex Tanguay, Adam Foote · beat Felix Potvin
1–1
3rd period
🏔️ Chris Drury Go-ahead 3rd · 05:17
Assists: Joe Sakic, Rob Blake · beat Felix Potvin
2–1
👑 Jaroslav Modry PP Tying 3rd · 07:14
Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Mathieu Schneider · beat Patrick Roy
2–2
🏔️ Milan Hejduk PP Go-ahead 3rd · 16:06
Assists: Joe Sakic, Chris Drury · beat Felix Potvin
3–2
🏔️ Chris Drury PP 3rd · 19:56
Assists: Adam Foote, Rob Blake · beat Felix Potvin
4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL LAK👑
21 Shots on goal 17
3/10 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
28 Hits 33
13 Blocked shots 13
3 Takeaways 6
9 Giveaways 9
6 Penalty minutes 22
COL shooting 19.0% (4/21) LAK shooting 11.8% (2/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Patrick Roy
15/17
.882 SV% · 2 GA · 59:49 TOI
👑Kings
Felix Potvin
17/21
.810 SV% · 4 GA · 59:26 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 33-16-3 (63% win rate, 52 games)
Kings
Kings — tied after 1st: 27-18-5 (54% win rate, 50 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 33-16-3 (63% win rate, 52 games)
Kings
Kings — tied after 2nd: 27-18-5 (54% win rate, 50 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Sakic · Drury · Hejduk 24:04
L2 Tanguay · Nieminen · Vrbata 15:33
L3 Hahl · Yelle · Willsie 12:52
L4 Larsen · Fairchild · Parker 5:36
D1 Blake · Foote 27:52
D2 Skoula · De Vries 22:50
D3 Trepanier · Berry 9:58
👑Kings
L1 Allison · Deadmarsh · Palffy 20:49
L2 Smolinski · Laperriere · Emerson 15:20
L3 Eloranta · Heinze · Chartrand 13:47
L4 Flinn · Mair · Buchberger 4:12
D1 Miller · Norstrom 25:32
D2 Schneider · Boucher 20:38
D3 Modry · Lilja 13:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
May 9, 2001
👑LAK @ 🏔️COL
1–5 · Avalanche won
May 6, 2001
🏔️COL @ 👑LAK
0–1 (OT) · Kings won
May 4, 2001
👑LAK @ 🏔️COL
1–0 · Kings won
May 2, 2001
🏔️COL @ 👑LAK
3–0 · Avalanche won
Apr 30, 2001
🏔️COL @ 👑LAK
4–3 · Avalanche won

❓ COL vs LAK, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Kings on January 26, 2002?

Avalanche won 4–2.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Kings?

The final score was Avalanche 4, Kings 2.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Chris Drury (2), Milan Hejduk (2).

Who scored for Kings?

Ian Laperriere, Jaroslav Modry.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Kings season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🏔️Avalanche
Previous game · Jan 24
🏔️COL @ 🔥CGY
2–0 · COL won
Next game · Jan 28
👑LAK @ 🏔️COL
6–4 · LAK won
👑Kings
Previous game · Jan 24
🌲MIN @ 👑LAK
1–4 · LAK won
Next game · Jan 28
👑LAK @ 🏔️COL
6–4 · LAK won
Also on January 26, 2002
🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–1 final
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
3–6 final
🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT
2–3 final
😈NJD @ 🌲MIN
2–2 final
🐆FLA @ 🐻BOS
2–4 final
⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI
2–6 final
🌪️CAR @ 🔔PHI
2–4 final
🌵PHX @ 🧥CBJ
3–2 final
Avalanche season page Kings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule