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The Colorado Avalanche face the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 (10/7/25) in an NHL regular season game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

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The puck drops on the NHL season Oct. 7 with a tripleheader that includes the Florida Panthers raising a Stanley Cup banner for a second consecutive year and Mike Sullivan