🏔️ Away Avalanche 45-18-16 before this game

3–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
COL	1	2	0	3
LAK	2	0	3	5

Avalanche at Kings

Kings beat Avalanche 5–3 at Crypto.com Arena on April 2, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Apr 2, 2003 · 21:30 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Eric Belanger

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · 21:21 TOI · +1

2nd star 👑 LAK

Ziggy Palffy

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 25:48 TOI · +4

3rd star 👑 LAK

Derek Armstrong

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 17:22 TOI · +2

4rd star 👑 LAK

Cristobal Huet

30 saves

0.909 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Milan Hejduk Go-ahead 1st · 01:12

Assists: Joe Sakic, Greg De Vries · beat Cristobal Huet

1–0

👑 Eric Belanger Tying 1st · 02:33

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Jaroslav Modry · beat Patrick Roy

1–1

👑 Derek Armstrong Go-ahead 1st · 17:47

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Lubomir Visnovsky · beat Patrick Roy

1–2

2nd period

🏔️ Martin Skoula PP Tying 2nd · 09:01

Assists: Adam Foote, Steve Reinprecht · beat Cristobal Huet

2–2

🏔️ Steve Reinprecht Go-ahead 2nd · 18:12

Assists: Riku Hahl, Serge Aubin · beat Cristobal Huet

3–2

3rd period

👑 Ian Laperriere PP Tying 3rd · 01:32

Assists: Joe Corvo, Eric Belanger · beat Patrick Roy

3–3

👑 Ziggy Palffy Go-ahead 3rd · 06:10

Assists: Derek Armstrong · beat Patrick Roy

3–4

👑 Eric Belanger Empty net 3rd · 19:09

Assists: Aaron Miller

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL LAK👑

33 Shots on goal 23

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

20 Hits 16

10 Blocked shots 12

2 Takeaways 5

17 Giveaways 11

21 Penalty minutes 19

COL shooting 9.1% (3/33) LAK shooting 21.7% (5/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 59:44 TOI

👑Kings

Cristobal Huet

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Forsberg · Sakic · Hejduk 20:26

L2 Tanguay · Battaglia · Reinprecht 16:20

L3 Hahl · Aubin · Hinote 12:25

L4 Messier · Shantz · Parker 7:34

D1 Blake · Foote 24:54

D2 Morris · De Vries 19:49

D3 Marchment · Skoula 15:10

👑Kings

L1 Frolov · Belanger · Palffy 21:21

L2 Avery · Armstrong · Laperriere 17:22

L3 Sim · Kelly · Chartrand 12:17

L4 Eloranta · Flinn · Smithson 6:58

D1 Norstrom · Corvo 23:50

D2 Visnovsky · Miller 20:09

D3 Modry · Zizka 16:14

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ COL vs LAK, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Kings on April 2, 2003?

Kings won 5–3.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Kings?

The final score was Avalanche 3, Kings 5.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Martin Skoula, Milan Hejduk, Steve Reinprecht.

Who scored for Kings?

Eric Belanger (2), Derek Armstrong, Ian Laperriere, Ziggy Palffy.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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 · Mar 31

👑Kings

Previous game · Mar 31

Also on April 2, 2003

Avalanche season page Kings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule