The Latest Breaking News from Alex Newhook

LOS ANGELES — The Colorado Avalanche cracked the code of the Los Angeles Kings exactly as expected: without a point for Nathan MacKinnon or Mikko Rantanen, and without Cale Makar or Bo Byram even in the lineup.

If the Avs want to keep their reputation as the most feared team in the un-wild west, they’ll have to do better than they did Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA — No captain Gabriel Landeskog, no winger Valeri Nichushkin, no winger Artturi Lehkonen for the reigning Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche, due to injury. That was (almost) no problem for the Flyers, who have been decimated by injuries of their own for the last two seasons.

Alexandar Georgiev broke out the same celebration.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Colorado Avalanche made it two wins over the Carolina Hurricanes in less than a week Thursday, coming away with a 3-2 overtime victory at PNC Arena.

ELMONT, N.Y. — Just when one problem seemed to be solved for the Colorado Avalanche, the headache multiplied instead.

DENVER — There were moments throughout this hard-fought contest against the defending Stanley Cup champions when the Seattle Kraken showed signs of “lapses” that coach Dave Hakstol warned had cost his team a couple of nights before.

DENVER — So maybe Colorado has some experimenting to do with its second, third and fourth lines. Maybe the penalty kill needs intense self-evaluation. Maybe the Avalanche lacks depth.

Hey, no pressure, Bo Byram.