![]() The home-ice advantage could come in handy: The Avalanche have been playing at a high level at home, going 16-0-1 in their last 17 at Ball Arena. Sean Walker scored for the Kings as they wrapped up their season on an 0-4-1 skid. Louis, which wound up with the fourth seed in the West. This was the first time the Avalanche have captured the Presidents’ Trophy since 2000-01, when they went on to hoist the Stanley Cup.Ĭolorado begins a first-round series Monday against St. Backup Jonas Johansson made 21 saves to help the Avalanche finish 7-1 against the Kings this season.Ĭolorado and Vegas both finished with 82 points, but the Avs earned the division crown and the Presidents’ Trophy - awarded to the team with the best regular-season mark - due to more regulation wins. ![]() Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Joonas Donskoi and Andre Burakovsky also scored in the pivotal period. DENVER (AP) - Tyson Jost scored two of Colorado’s five second-period goals as the Avalanche clinched the West Division and the top overall seed in the NHL playoffs with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
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