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Kings Open Season With 8-4 Loss to Avalanche as MacKinnon Erupts

The Kings' season opener in Colorado got away from them fast, and mijo, it was not a quiet one.

By City of Angels ·
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Ay, mija, pour the coffee and sit down, because this one hurts a little.

The Kings dropped their season opener Wednesday night, falling 8-4 to the Colorado Avalanche, per ESPN. Eight goals against. In the opener. My comadre texted me a crying face emoji and honestly, same.

The big story was Nathan MacKinnon, who scored twice as part of a four-goal second period for Colorado, per ESPN. A four-goal period. That's the kind of stretch where you mute the TV so the tíos stop yelling at the defense.

And then, of all things, MacKinnon capped his night with a fight, something ESPN called rare for him. A star center dropping the gloves is not something you see every week, and it tells you a little about how chippy this one got.

Eight goals let in is a lot for anybody's blood pressure, mijo. The scoreboard says the Kings got four of their own, so it wasn't like the boys didn't show up and try to answer back. But you can't give up eight and expect to walk away happy, no matter how many you score on the other end.

It's one game. Just one. The season is long, there's a lot of hockey left, and nobody's canceling the family watch parties over opening night. But if the defense looks like that again next time, abuela's going to have some things to say.

Highlights from the game are up on ESPN if you want to relive it — or if you're the type who likes to torture yourself a little. I get it. I do it with the Dodgers all the time.

For now, we regroup. We always regroup. That's what family does, and that's what this team is going to have to do too.

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