Playing tonight in the Frozen Fury at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings scored a first period goal, but the Colorado Avalanche tied the game at 1-1 on a second-period score by David Jones.
This if the fifth of six preseason games for the Kings, who are 2-1-1 so far. The Kings end their preseason schedule with a game Sunday night in Anaheim at the Honda Center against the Ducks.
Yesterday, the Kings made a roster move, assigning defenseman Thomas Hickey to the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL. They have 32 players on their current preseason roster.