Ryan Smyth scored two second-period goals then was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being checked into the boards, Jordan Leopold had three assists and the Colorado Avalanche halted a four-game home skid with a 5-2 win over the Kings on Saturday night.
Smyth was injured when Kings defenseman Jack Johnson checked him into the glass at the end of the Avalanche bench late in the second period.
The Colorado forward lay motionless on the ice for several minutes as trainers rushed to attend to him. The Avalanche reported that he was conscious and walking but was sent to the hospital for further examination.
Smyth's goals, his 13th and 14th of the season, came 1:50 apart.
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Avalanche takes down Kings (LATIMES) 
