Avalanche continue hot streak by beating Kings 4-1

By DAN GREENSPAN
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiefer Sherwood scored his first goal in nearly three years, Mikko Rantanen had a power-play goal and the Colorado Avalanche stayed hot with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Devon Toews also scored for the Avalanche who have won five straight and are 10-0-1 in their past 11. Darcy Kuemper made 40 saves as Colorado won the second game of back-to-back after defeating Anaheim 2-0 on Wednesday. Anze Kopitar had a power-play goal, Jonathan Quick made 23 saves and the Kings have lost three straight.