Anze Kopitar's stellar NHL career comes to an end in Kings' playoff loss to Avalanche
The Kings couldn't keep up with the President's Cup-winning Colorado Avalanche, losing 5-1 in Game 4 in captain Anze Kopitar's final NHL game.
Kings captain Anze Kopitar controls the puck in front of Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar during the Kings' 5-1 season-ending playoff loss at Crypto. com Arena on Sunday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Seven times in the past 12 seasons the Kings have advanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs, only to leave after the first round.
They’ve changed coaches five times, general managers twice, even the team captains have changed over that span. But the results have not. The latest flameout came Sunday when the Colorado Avalanche rode two goals from Nathan MacKinnon and goals from Cale Makar, Nicolas Roy and Devon Toews to a 5-1 win and a four-game sweep of the best-of-seven series.
The Kings will begin the offseason for the first time in two decades without Anze Kopitar, who played the final game of his Hall of Fame career Sunday. Fans at Crypto. com Arena chanted "Thank you, Kopi!
" in the final minute of the game, giving him a standing ovation. Kopitar received another standing ovation after the team handshakes, acknowledging the cheers from the crowd. Read more: Anze Kopitar honored after Kings beat nemesis Oilers during regular-season home finale Joel Edmundson had the lone score for the Kings.
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