As desperate as the Kings will be to extend the series, the Avalanche will be just as motivated to finish it.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I mean, it\u2019s important. We\u2019ve got a team down, you want to keep them down, and if you have an opportunity to close it out, you want to do that,\u201d Landeskog said. \u201cHaving said that, the fourth one is always the toughest one. So, we\u2019ll make sure we get our rest here tomorrow and Saturday, and then get back at it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Kings were once again wondering what they have to do to get an edge on the Avalanche. Through three games, the Kings have led the Avalanche for just three minutes, 21 seconds, and that was when\u00a0Artemi Panarin<\/a>\u2019s power-play goal gave them a 1-0 lead at 13:04 of the third period in Game 2. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe keep saying we\u2019re right there, but I think each guy, including myself, we have to give a little bit more,\u201d Kings forward Quinton Byfield<\/a>\u00a0said. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the right things, but we just have to dig in a little more.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cmore\u201d they have to do is score. The Avalanche haven\u2019t blown out the Kings at any point, but they\u2019re scoring in various ways. On Thursday, they came through with even-strength and short-handed goals. When they\u2019ve gotten chances, they\u2019ve capitalized.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have to keep doing a lot of the things we are doing. Obviously, we have to clean up giving up some of these chances that we\u2019re giving up and we\u2019d like to get more than two goals,\u201d Kings defenseman Drew Doughty<\/a>\u00a0said. \u201cWe have one (goal) in the first two (periods), and two tonight, and unfortunately against this team, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s enough.\u201d<\/p>\n