Postgame: Nic Roy Scores OT Winner, Avs Secure 2-0 Series Lead in Wonky Game

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Nic Roy scored 7:44 into Game 2’s overtime on Tuesday night to lift the Avalanche to a 2-1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings at Ball Arena, capping off a long, wonky game between the two clubs.

The game-winning tally from one of the Avs’ big trade-deadline acquisitions put an end to a more than three-and-a-half-hour-long game. It gave Colorado its first 2-0 series lead since the 2022 Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Just like Game 1, it took just two goals to get the win.

But the Avs had to work hard for them. “I liked our mentality again tonight. Similar to the other night, it’s hard checking, hard to produce scoring chances,” head coach Jared Bednar said.

“We know they’re going to check hard and play the right way and they’ve been consistent at that all year and so have we. ” Roy capitalized on a loose puck in front of the net to get the winner. The play started on the stick of Nazem Kadri.