The Avalanche and Sabres weren't the only teams that were unbeaten during the abbreviated Week 12, as the Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets each won both of their games. In addition, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota Wild and Seattle Kraken came away with points in all three of their contests, going 2-0-1.

Coming off a blowout win over the Ducks, the Kings struggle to rediscover their scoring touch in a 5-2 loss to the first-place Colorado Avalanche.

For long stretches of Monday nights game in Ball Arena, the Kings went toe-to-toe against the best team in the NHL, then Colorado exposed Los Angeles' mistakes that ultimately doomed them to a 5-2 loss.

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A new year is almost here, but first, the Blues have unfinished business. St. Louis heads to Colorado on New Year’s Eve to take on the first-place Avalanche, a team that hasn’t lost in eight straight games.

Nathan MacKinnon and Brock Nelson spearheaded Colorado’s offensive onslaught, combining for four points as the Avalanche extended their winning streak to eight games with a 5–2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

This Colorado Avalanche has continued to find different ways to win during this historic start to the 2025-26 campaign, but there won’t be a lot from this one on the season highlight reel.

Joel Armia and Corey Perry score for the Kings, but Nathan MacKinnon scores his NHL-best 32nd goal and Colorado prevails, 5-2, winning its eighth straight game and remaining nearly unbeatable at

A lack of quality goaltenders in the trade market reportedly has some NHL teams trying to coax Marc-Andre Fleury out of retirement. Meanwhile, the Avalanche could pursue players before the trade deadline.