Well, it's been a full week here at 300 Oceangate, and we are still without TVs. So, I'm forced to listen on the radio. I was able to fashion a make-shift antennae from leftover masking tape from packing boxes around the office and paper clips. I even put a Jack In The Box Holiday Ball on the end, although I don't think it's making too much of a difference.

The Kings and Avalanche are seperated by four points. It is still early in the season, so the Kings are still in the playoff hunt. Dan Cloutier makes his fourth straight start, with no word of the return of Mathieu Garon. Jose Theodore, who was banged up in his last game, makes the start for Colorado.

The first score of the game was the result of another Kings defensive lapse. Former King Ian Laperriere put a shot on Cloutier, who made the save but couldn't hold onto the puck. Lappy got his own rebound, and spied Antti Laaksonen wide open across the crease. Laaksonen scores to make it 1-0.

The Kings had plenty of bodies back to try and help Cloutier, but it seemed no one knew who was covering whom.

The Kings' Peter Harrold gets the box for holding, putting the Kings down one man. The Kings are tied for fourth-worst in the league in penalty killing. The Avs worked the puck down low, and start swarming the crease with a flurry of players. The Staples Center fans groan, as Tyler Arnason jams it past Dan Cloutier, to make it 2-0.

Avery and Lappy decide to drop the gloves and play the Feud, much to the delight of the Staples Center. It is the first fight of the season for Sean Avery, if you can believe it. Avery gets his jersey pulled over his head, and that's when the refs pull the players apart. Avery receives 5 minutes for fighting and a game misconduct for his tie-down strap being unattached. Not too sure if this will be held against Avery's "Double Secret Probation."

With the "victory", Lappy is a goal away from scoring the rare "Gordie Howe Hat Trick."

The Kings get three straight power plays, but come up empty.

First period: Avalanche 2, Kings 0

The Kings finally get on the board, when Tom Kostopoulos puts a shot on Jose Theodore. But the puck eludes Theodore, as it pops over his pads for the Kings first score. Derek Armstrong gets the assist, as the Kings start to get their game together. They have out-shot the Avalanche, 8-1.

Michael Cammallari ties the game when he puts one past Theodore. The Kings overload the zone, causing a mismatch for the Colorado defenders. It is Cammy's 11th goal, and the assists go to Derek Armstrong, Tom Kostopoulos.

Anze Kopitar had another beauty of a chance, as his shot just trickles past Theodore, but it doesn't cross the line.

Craig Conroy got called for holding Karlis Skrastins, putting the Avs on the man-advantage. John-Michael Liles gets a power-play goal, Colorado's second of the game. Liles takes the shot from the top of the slot, after being set up beautifully by Joe Sakic to put the Avalanche back on top, 3-2.

However, the Kings have shown in this game that they can come back from two goals down, and they outshot the Avs, 20-14.

Second period: Avalanche 3, Kings 2

Brad Richardson gets two minutes for tripping Dustin Brown, and Brown makes the Avs pay. Cammallari scores his second goal, as he was positioned in the right spot for Brown to snake a pass to him to tie the game again.

But the Kings' celebration was short-lived, as Mattias gives the puck away to Pierre Turgeon, who scores an unassisted goal to make it 4-3.

Scott Thornton makes it just on the ice, as he gets the puck from and scores one past Theodore with a quick release to tie the game for a third time.

Craig Conroy forces a turnover, as the puck goes in deep. He fires it toward the goalie, and immediately crashes the net, getting his own rebound to give the Kings their first lead of the game. Brian Willsie and Cowan get the assists. The Kings have held the Avalanche to two shots so far this period.

The Avalanche pull Theodore with a minute and a half left. Colorado is buzzing, but Cloutier is playing as solid as he has all night. Blake knocks the puckout of the zone to finish the game.

Third period: Kings 5, Avalanche 4