The Los Angeles Kings put together one of their finest periods of hockey against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. Then, they called it a night. In a period where the Kings outshot (9-5) and out-attempted (11-7) the Avalanche,

Nathan MacKinnon had three assists to extend his season-opening home point streak to 11 games (five goals, 20 assists) for the Avalanche (9-8-0), who have won three straight. Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist, and Alexandar Georgiev made 12 saves.

Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen, left, shoots the puck past Kings center Anze Kopitar, center, and goaltender Darcy Kuemper for a goal during the first period on Wednesday night in Denver. Colorado won, 4-2. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The Kings have been on a decent run, going 6–3–1 in their last 10 games. They hold the top spot in the Pacific Division. Colorado Avalanche Projected Lineup Artturi Lehkonen - Nathan MacKinnon - Mikko RantanenJoel Kiviranta - Casey Mittelstadt - Logan O’ConnorIvan Ivan - Parker Kelly - Nikolai KovalenkoNikita Prishchepov - TJ Tynan - Chris Wagner Devon Toews - Cale MakarSamuel Girard - Josh MansonCalvin de Haan - Sam Malinski Alexandar Georgiev Los Angeles Kings Projected Lineup Trevor Lewis- Anze Kopitar - Adrian KempeTrevor Moore- Phillip Denault- Kevin FialaWarren Foegele- Quinton Byfield- Alex LaferriereAndre Lee- Samuel Helenius- Akil Thomas Michael Anderson- Vladislav GavrikovJoel Edmundson- Brandt ClarkeAndreas Englund- Jordan Spencer Darcy Kuemper Follow along with the game in the comments below!