Nicolas Roy Ended It in OT and Colorado Just Went Up 2-0 on the Kings

Nicolas Roy buried a loose puck at 7:44 of overtime to send the Colorado Avalanche past the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night in Denver. That's back-to-back wins for Colorado, who now hold a commanding 2-0 lead in this Western Conference first-round matchup. The Kings are facing an uphill battle heading into Game 3 on Thursday night in Los Angeles.

Roy Finds the Loose Puck When It Mattered Most

Roy's overtime winner was a textbook playoff goal. He got to a loose puck sitting in the slot, and instead of trying to be a hero, he simply shot it through the legs of Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke. The puck slipped past goalie Anton Forsberg and that was it. Game over. Colorado survives another one.

The Avalanche had been down 1-0 heading into the final stretch. Gabriel Landeskog tied it up with just 3:35 remaining in regulation, cutting across the net to score on a one-timer after Martin Necas fed him the puck. For most of the night, both teams were locked in a scoreless battle until Trevor Moore and Artemi Panarin broke through for Los Angeles with just over seven minutes left in the third.

Wedgewood Is Putting on a Clinic in Goal

Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves for the Avalanche and remains the anchor back there. During the regular season, he led the entire NHL in goals-against average at 2.02 and save percentage at .921. On Tuesday, he made one of the biggest saves of the series when he got his glove down to stop a penalty shot from Quinton Byfield in the second period on a short-handed breakaway.

Anton Forsberg was stellar for the Kings too, making 34 saves in his second career playoff start. He's been sharp lately, holding opponents to two goals or fewer in eight of his last nine starts. Still wasn't enough.

The Chaos That Nearly Stopped Everything

The game got weird when fans behind the LA bench broke the glass midway through the second period, sending shards down on interim coach D.J. Smith. Play stopped for 19 minutes while crews cleaned it up and got a new pane installed. Colorado also had a goal waved off nine seconds into the third when Sam Malinski's one-timer appeared to go in off the left point, but replays showed the puck was stuck on the outside of the post.

Game 3 is Thursday night in Los Angeles. The Kings desperately need to steal one at home or this series could be over before it really starts.

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