"For Kings' captain Anze Kopitar, Tuesday's season-opener was the beginning of the end while for Ken Holland, the team's first-year general manager, it was the end of the beginning. For both it was also a night to forget, with the Colorado Avalanche skating through, over and around the Kings in a dominant 4-1 victory built on second-period goals from Martin Necas, Sam Malinski, Artturi Lehkonen and a second Necas score midway through the third."
"Kopitar, the Kings' all-time leader in several other categories, including games, announced last month that this season, his 20 th in the NHL, would be his last yet. And while those numbers will eventually take him to the Hall of Fame, first there will be a farewell tour around the league, one that got off to an uneven start Tuesday with the sellout crowd at Crypto.com Arena saluting him with a standing ovation pregame."
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 in the season opener, powered by second-period goals from Martin Necas, Sam Malinski and Artturi Lehkonen and a second Necas tally in the third. Kevin Fiala scored the Kings' lone goal on a late power play, with Kopitar earning his 839th career assist. Kopitar announced this season will be his 20th and final NHL campaign and received a pregame standing ovation, but had limited impact in the game. First-year GM Ken Holland’s roster changes yielded an uneven start as the Kings lost their opener again.
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