Kings all-time Frozen Fury history

Los Angeles is 11-4-2 all-time at Frozen Fury and 8-4-2 against the Colorado Avalanche. Last year, the series was extended through the 2016 preseason.

All-time Frozen Fury Results:

2013: KINGS 4, New York Rangers 1 (Game 1)

The Kings breezed to victory in the first half of their annual Frozen Fury weekend in Las Vegas as the Rangers ended a week out West with four losses in as many games.

Anze Kopitar beat Henrik Lundqvist 15 seconds after the opening faceoff and the Kings never looked back. Jeff Carter added a power-play goal at 11:39 before J.T. Miller beat Jonathan Quick to get one back for the Rangers, who were shut out by the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.

Mike Richards’ wrister beat Lundqvist for a power-play goal at 17:27, and Trevor Lewis scored his first of the preseason at 16:15.

L.A. outshot the Rangers 33-23. The Kings face the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday in Las Vegas.

The Rangers will return to New York for a brief break before heading to Glendale, Ariz., and their season-opener against the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday. It’s the first of nine in a row on the road while the renovation of Madison Square Garden is completed.

“We didn’t get the results we wanted [in the preseason],” said Lundqvist, who gave up nine goals in five periods in the losses to the Canucks and Kings, “but now we get home, regroup and we are excited to get going.”

Colorado 3, KINGS 2 (Game 2)
night, rallying the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Frozen Fury XV at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Ryan O’Reilly started Colorado’s comeback from two goals down at 8:11 of the second period, and Landeskog tied it at 2-2 with 7:02 remaining in the period, beating Mathieu Garon on the first shot he faced after replacing L.A.-starter Ben Scrivens.

Landeskog got the tiebreaker with 3:54 remaining, knocking in a rebound from just in front of the goal.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 23 saves for the Avalanche (3-3-0), who will open its 2013-14 regular season at 7:30 p.m. (MT) Wednesday at home vs. Anaheim.

Mike Richards scored twice for Los Angeles, putting the Kings (3-3-1) on the scoreboard with 3:22 left in the first and doubling the lead 14 seconds into the second period. Scrivens had 17 saves and Garon finished with nine.

With 15 seconds left in the game, the Kings’ Azne Kopitar had one final chance to tie with a loose puck just right of the net, but couldn’t get a good shot off.

Offseason-acquisition Andre Benoit had two assists for Colorado, who improved to 6-6-2 all-time in Frozen Fury meetings with the Kings.
Associated Press

2012: Did Not Play

2011: Colorado 4, KINGS 1
Matt Duchene tallied his first two goals of the preseason in a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Las Vegas, NV., on Saturday night.

The 20-year-old center got the Avs on the board at 12:29 of the first period with a shot that beat Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick.

The lead would increase to two, when Paul Stastny scored an unassisted goal less than a minute later.

Duchene would tally his second goal of the night on a five-on-three power play, as he banged home a rebound at 11:47 of the second period. David Jones increased the lead to four goals just 29 seconds later, putting the game out of reach.

Simon Gagne scored the lone goal for the Kings 54 seconds into the third period.

Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov turned aside 13-of-14 shots en route to the victory.

Milan Hejduk and Erik Johnson finished with two assists apiece.
ColoradoAvalanche.com

2010: KINGS 3, Colorado 2
Ryan Smyth’s wrist-shot goal from the left faceoff circle with 1:34 left in the third period gave the Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at MGM Grand Arena on Saturday.

Smyth’s goal was assisted by Jack Johnson and Anze Kopitar, who tallied the Kings’ first goal with 12:14 left in the first period.

Drew Doughty also scored a goal for the Kings while David Jones tallied both goals for the Avalanche.

Smyth also assisted on Kopitar’s first preseason goal. Kopitar is tied for the team lead in scoring with Johnson and now has a goal and five assists while Johnson has two goals and four assists.

Johnson’s first assist occurred on Doughty’s power-play goal that broke a 1-1 tie with 19:37 left in the third period, as the Kings had the man advantage going into the period. Doughty tallied off a Johnson pass while perched in the left face-off circle.

The Avalanche made it a 2-2 tie following Jones’ power-play goal with 13:38 left in the third period. Jones fired a slap-shot goal after T.J. Galiardi and Kevin Porter assisted on the play.

Jones’ first goal, which tied the score at 1-1, occurred after he received a pass from Ryan O’Reilly. Jones scored from the left side while the Kings were still in transition with 17:26 left in the second period. Jones’ wrist-shot goal was only the Avalanche’s fourth shot of the game at the time.
Associated Press

2009: KINGS 5, Colorado 3
Anze Kopitar scored on a penalty shot in the third period to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Saturday night in front of 11,263 fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the 12th annual Frozen Fury exhibition. Kopitar’s penalty shot followed a controversial ruling in which the referees penalized the Avalanche for covering the puck during a pileup in front of goalie Craig Anderson. With just 6:35 remaining in the game, Kopitar buried the penalty shot with a backhander through Anderson’s legs to put the Kings up 4-3. “I just tried to stay calm,” said Kopitar, who scored the tying goal in the second period. “I kind of envisioned in my head what I was going to do. I just got in there and fortunately it worked out for me.” Los Angeles improved to 9-2-2 in Frozen Fury.

2008: Colorado 4, KINGS 3 (SO)
Anze Kopitar and Matt Moulson tallied power-play goals and Vladimir Dravecky also scored for the Kings but Jordan Leopold, Matt Hendricks and Darcy Tucker scored for the Avalanche as they tied the score late in the third period and won in a shootout 4-3 over Los Angeles in Frozen Fury XI. The first period was an eventful one, with the Avalanche taking an early 2-0 lead on goals by Hendricks and Tucker. Yet the Kings would score twice in little over a minute on goals by Moulson and Dravecky to tie the score at 2-2 at the end of the first period. The Kings would take a 3-2 lead in the second period on their second power-play goal of the night, this one a Kopitar score. Yet the Kings could not hold on for their ninth Frozen Fury victory, surrendering a goal by Leopold 15:24 into the third period before falling in a shootout.

2007: KINGS 3, Colorado 2 (SO)
Anze Kopitar tallied a goal and an assist, Dustin Brown scored a goal and the game-winning shootout goal as the Kings overcame 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to prevail, 3-2 over Colorado in Frozen Fury X. Tyler Arnason put Colorado up early with his first-period goal, the lone score of the period. Yet the Kings tied it 37 seconds into the second on Kopitar’s tally. Paul Stastny put the Avalanche back on top a minute later and Brown would tie the score late in the third. After a scoreless OT, Michael Cammalleri and Brown converted on the shootout while Jonathan Bernier stopped both Colorado attempts to secure the win. The Kings shutdown the Avalanche’s power-play, killing all four penalties.

2006: KINGS 3, Colorado 2
Kings rookie center Patrick O’Sullivan scored with 52 seconds remaining as the Kings overcame a two-goal deficit with a three-goal third-period outburst for an exciting, come-from-behind, 3-2 win over the Avalanche. Colorado’s John Laliberte gave the Avalanche the lead with the lone goal of the second period. After falling behind 2-0 on a power-play goal by Colorado’s Jeff Finger, the Kings scored three unanswered goals – Lubomir Visnovsky (6:56), Alexander Frolov (16:26), and O’Sullivan (19:08) – to take the game and improve their Frozen Fury record to 7-3. Goaltenders Dan Cloutier and Peter Budaj each made 22 saves.

2005: KINGS 1, Colorado 1 (OT)
Coming off a year-long layoff due to the lockout, the Kings and Avalanche once again fed off the Las Vegas energy to provide a thrilling finish. Steve Konowalchuk beat L.A. goalie Jason LaBarbera 57 seconds into overtime to give the Avs a 2-1 triumph over the Kings. Following two scoreless periods, Dustin Brown got the Kings on the board first with their only goal 4:07 into the third period on a power-play. Despite an outstanding effort from LaBarbera in which he made 20 saves, and some fancy dance moves from Jeremy Roenick, Colorado managed to tie the game on a short-handed goal by Antti Laaksonen. The Kings out-shot the Avalanche 30-22 yet lost the game.

2004: Did Not Play

2003: KINGS 3, Colorado 1
The Kings continued their Frozen Fury dominance at Frozen Fury VII, beating the Avalanche, 3-1. The win was the third straight victory for Los Angeles and helped build their Frozen Fury record to 6-2. Eric Belanger and Derek Armstrong were the big heroes for L.A, both tallying third period goals to seal the win. After a scoreless first period, Kings left winger Luc Robitaille gave the Kings an early 1-0 lead with a goal 2:56 into the second period. Colorado would tie the game at 1-1 with a second period penalty shot by Cody McCromick, but goals by Belanger and Armstrong in the final period proved too much for the Avalanche to overcome. The Kings were effective in their penalty killing, as the Avalanche were 0-of-8 on power-plays.

2002: KINGS 6, Colorado 5
Frozen Fury VI may have started slow but that was no indication of what was to come. After the Avalanche netted the only goal of the first period with Steven Reinprecht’s short-handed goal, Los Angeles and Colorado combined for 10 more goals, including seven in the third period, as L.A. snuck by with a 6-5 win. After falling behind 2-0 in the second period, goals by Kings center Eric Belanger and left wing Derek Armstrong tied the game at 2-2 heading into the final period. The third period proved to be exciting, the two teams scoring a total of seven goals in the period. Adam Deadmarsh, a former member of the Colorado Avalanche, scored as a member of the Kings in the eventful third period, redeeming himself in the eyes of Kings fans. Left winger Alexander Frolov scored the final goal of the night for the Kings. Los Angeles goaltender Felix Potvin out-dueled Colorado’s legendary goaltender, Patrick Roy, making 30 saves to Roy’s 26.

2001: KINGS 4, San Jose 3
Trailing 1-0 after the first period, the Kings exploded for four goals in the final two periods to walk away from Frozen Fury V with a 4-3 triumph over the San Jose Sharks. San Jose center Mike Ricci scored the first goal of the game, giving the Sharks the lead 5:07 into the first period. Yet the Kings would not be disheartened as Los Angeles netted two goals in the second period by center Randy Robitaille and right wing Ziggy Palffy to head into the final period tied at 2-2. After the Sharks moved ahead 3-2 on a goal by Owen Nolan, the Kings would score twice in a little over a minute of gametime on goals by Jaroslav Bednar and Jozef Stumpel.

2000: Colorado 5, KINGS 4
The fourth version of Frozen Fury was a race to the finish as for three periods, the Kings and Colorado Avalanche traded goals back-and-forth, tying the score on four separate occasions. It was the Avalanche, however, that had the last laugh, thanks to a late third-period goal by Colorado forward Chris Drury with just 31 seconds left in the game. Peter Forsberg was a force for the Avs, accumulating two goals and two assists, while Rob Blake dished out two assists and netted a goal of his own for L.A. The Kings took an early 1-0, scoring the lone goal of the first period on a goal by defenceman Lubomir Visnovsky. The second period saw a total of five goals scored – three by the Avalanche, two by the Kings – sending the game into the third period with the teams tied at 3-3. The Kings took a 4-3 lead in the third period on a goal by center Bob Corkum, but the goals by Forsberg and Drury gave Colorado the win.

1999: KINGS 4, Phoenix 0
It didn’t take long for Frozen Fury III to turn into a romp. L.A. defenceman Aki-Petteri Berg scored 21 seconds into the first period, helping lead the way to a 4-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes. Craig Johnson, Dan Bylsma and Len Barrie all tallied goals for Los Angeles while the Kings out-shot the Coyotes 39-19. Goaltender Stephane Fiset pitched a shutout in net, stopping all 19 shots he faced. Both teams spent quite some time in the penalty box, with the Coyotes totaling 63 minutes in the box and the Kings 53 minutes.

1998: KINGS 3, Colorado 2 (Game 1)
Frozen Fury II was unique for several reasons, not the least of which was that it marked the first double header in the history of the event. It also featured a glimpse into the future, as the Kings and Avs settled Game 1 with a post-game shootout, something that would become a regularity in the NHL seven years later.

Game 1 of the 1998 Frozen Fury would end in a 2-2 tie before the Kings won a 10-round overtime shootout, giving Los Angeles a 3-2 win. After trailing 1-0 on a goal by Colorado center Chris Drury in the first period, Kings forward Pavel Rosa tied the game with a goal just 57 seconds into the second period. However, less than five minutes later Colorado regained the lead on a goal by right winger Milan Hejduk. The Kings were able to net another quick goal, this one coming on a power-play 44 seconds into the third period by right winger Glen Murray. Kings right winger Sandy Moger gave Los Angeles a 3-2 win with his shootout goal in the 10th round.

Colorado 5, KINGS 4 (Game 2)
The two teams met up again the very next night, only this time it would be Colorado that came out on top, 5-4. The Kings trailed 2-1 after the first period, but took a 3-2 lead in the second period on goals by Stacey Moger and Scott Barney. After surrendering the lead in the third period, the Kings regained a 4-3 advantage on a power-play goal by left winger Luc Robitaille 7:04 into the third period. Yet the Kings were unable to hang on for the win, surrendering goals by Colorado left wing Valeri Kamensky and right wing David Jones.

1997: KINGS 4,Colorado 3 (OT)
The first ever Frozen Fury debuted with a bang, as Kings center Donald MacLean netted the game winner 2:51 into overtime to give L.A. a 4-3 victory. MacLean’s goal came after Colorado forward Joe Sakic sent the game into overtime by scoring on a power-play with just 40 seconds left in the third period, knotting the score at three. The Avalanche scored first, taking an early 1-0 lead in the first period on center Josef Marha’s goal 13:13 into the period. The two teams traded goals in the second period, with Kings forward Roman Vopath tying the score at 1-1 with a power-play goal before defenceman Eric Messier gave the Avalanche the lead 14:51 into the second period. The Kings took a 3-2 lead in the third period on goals by center Olli Jokinen and left winger Craig Johnson, setting up Sakic’s tying goal with 40 seconds left.

-Recaps provided by LAKings.com and Associated Press. For photo galleries and box scores, click here.

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