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The Los Angeles Kings hope their upcoming homestand will start better than the last one ended.The Kings host the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night after going 2-0-1 on a three-game road trip.Los Angeles (7-12-1) lost the final three contests of a seven-game homestand that concluded with a 5-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 13.Article continues below ...That loss came the day after the Kings learned goaltender Jack Campbell would undergo surgery on his knee to repair a torn meniscus. Campbell had taken over as the starter after Jonathan Quick had a similar surgery Oct. 31.Cal Petersen was recalled Nov. 12 and made his first NHL start at the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday Henrik Lundqvist Jersey Kids , earning his first win in the 2-1 shootout victory. Petersen started the following night in a 5-3 loss at the Nashville Predators, and returned to the goal crease for the third time in four days and produced 29 saves in a 2-0 victory at the St. Louis Blues on Monday.“It’s been a fair bit of a whirlwind considering it was three in four,” Petersen told LA Kings Insider after the shutout. “But whenever I get a quiet moment, or whenever I get to talk with my parents or be with my parents, it’s been kind of taking the time to soak everything in and appreciate the opportunity.”Petersen will be up against the third-highest scoring team in the NHL on Wednesday.Colorado (10-6-4) averages 3.55 goals and features the top two point scorers in the NHL entering Tuesday.Mikko Rantanen scored the game-winning goal with 1.3 seconds left in overtime of a 4-3 victory at the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. He has eight points (three goals, five assists) in the past four games, and 32 points (eight goals, 24 assists) on the season.Nathan MacKinnon also had three points against Anaheim Jimmy Vesey Jersey , giving him 11 points (five goals, six assists) in the past seven games, and 29 points (13 goals, 16 assists) on the season.“Highly competitive, that’s what it is. He’s a highly competitive individual player,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said of MacKinnon. “He wants to be on the ice all the time.”The win against Anaheim was also the third time in six games the Avalanche prevailed after trailing entering the third period, the best winning percentage in the NHL in that situation.Colorado forward Carl Soderberg said that speaks to the growing maturity of the Avalanche.“We know we can do it,” Soderberg said of the late comebacks. “We have done it.”Petersen isn’t the only rookie doing good things for the Kings lately. Matt Luff scored his first NHL goal against St. Louis Kevin Hayes Jersey , which came five days after he was recalled from the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League for the second time this month.“When I sent (Luff) down last time, I talked to him about working harder, and he came back and he’s worked harder,” Kings coach Willie Desjardins said. Detroit is on a winning streak and someone besides Connor McDavid is making news for Edmonton as the Red Wings and Pistons meet Saturday at Little Caesars Arena.The rebuilding Red Wings have won three in a row after starting the season 1-7-2.“I think we’re just starting to play. We’re getting some bounces and we’re holding on to the puck a lot longer in the offensive zone,” Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall said after Thursday’s 4-3 home victory over the New Jersey Devils. Article continues below ...“All in all, we’re spending more time in the offensive zone. I think when you have control over the puck there and guys are holding on to it leads to confidence. I think that’s been a big plus here of late.”Center Dylan Larkin, 22 and in his fourth season, has been Detroit’s best player this season with six goals and eight assists for 14 points in 13 games and been even better in the past three with two goals and five assists.“He’s been tremendous for us this year Kevin Shattenkirk Jersey ,” Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard said of Larkin. “He’s one of our best players night in and night out. He’s been flying, creating a lot of havoc in the offensive zone and been really responsible in the defensive zone. He has made so many great strides.”Larkin has been going up against opponents top centers and top lines and is expected to play head-to-head against McDavid (nine goals and 19 points in 12 games) on Saturday night.“We challenged him with playing against the othe” teamop lines in the last little bit and he loves that challenge. It just seems to bring out the best in him,” said Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill.“I thought that a year ago, I thought that at the World Championships (Blashill coached Larkin on the U.S. team in May). And he’s certainly done that over the last number of games. He’s played against some great lines and he will again on Saturday.”The Oilers (7-4-1) got 40 saves from backup goalie Mikko Koskinen in a 4-0 home win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.“Honestly, I only care if we win or lose, so it feels good because we won,” Koskinen said. “That’s all that matters. We need points.”He is 2-0-0 this season with a 1.51 goals-against average and .955 save percentage.“Great for him, he’s been a good teammate the last month or month and a half http://www.officialhockeyrangersshop.com/authentic-adidas-marc-staal-jersey ,” Edmonton coach Todd McLellan said of Koskinen. “Guys want to play for him.”The Oilers sent 19-year-old defenseman Evan Bouchard, their first-round pick (10th overall) in June’s NHL Draft, to his junior team, London of the Ontario Hockey League. Bouchard had a goal in seven games.Edmonton also recalled defenseman Kevin Gravel from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League. Gravel, 26, had an assist in five games with Bakersfield and had no points in two games in an earlier stint with the Oilers this season.Defenseman Danny DeKeyser is expected to return for Detroit Saturday night after missing eight games. The Red Wings will be without defenseman Jonathan Ericsson (unknown), center Frans Nielsen (unknown) and forwards Andreas Athanasiou (leg) and Thomas Vanek (lower body).