Colorado Avalanche (48-28-4) vs. LA Kings (45-24-9)
April 12, 2025 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: LA Kings -198 / Colorado Avalanche 164; Over/Under: 5.5
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The Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings meet Saturday in NHL action at the crypto.com Arena. Here’s a Kings vs Avalanche Prediction. This article will include a Kings vs Avalanche Pick.
Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Golden Knights, lost to the Canucks, and they play the Ducks next. The Avs have won 10 of their last 16 games.
The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.31 goals per game and are scoring on 24.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Nathn MacKinnon leads Colorado with 32 goals, Cale Maker has 62 assists, and Devon Toews has 138 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 2.80 goals per game and are killing 79.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Mackenzie Blackwood has allowed 79 goals on 933 shots faced, while Scott Wedgewood has given up 35 goals on 426 shots.
Los Angeles Kings Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Kings lost to the Kraken, beat the Ducks, and they play the Oilers, Kraken, and Flames next. The Kings have won 14 of their last 18 games.
The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 2.96 goals per game and are scoring 16.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Adrian Kempe leads Los Angeles with 33 goals, Anze Kopitar has 44 assists, and Kevin Fiala has 225 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 2.45 goals per game and are killing 81.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 96 goals on 1,225 shots faced, while David Rittich has allowed 78 goals on 703 shots.
Why the Los Angeles Kings will win
- The Kings have won eight of their last nine home games against Central Division opponents.
- The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games against Western Conference opponents.
- The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the last five games between the Avalanche and Kings.
- The favorites have won the third period in each of the last six games between the Avalanche and Kings.
Why the Colorado Avalanche will win
- The Avalanche have won each of their last three games as underdogs.
- The Kings have lost three of their last four day games against Central Division opponents.
- The Kings have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four day games against Central Division opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in six of the Avalanche’s last seven games.
- The Avalanche have won the second period in seven of their last eight games against the Kings when trailing after the first period.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Los Angeles Kings rank 2nd in the league for goals against per game this season (2.42).
- The Los Angeles Kings rank 4th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (81.98%).
- The Colorado Avalanche rank 5th in the league for goals per game this season (3.31).
- The Colorado Avalanche rank 3rd in the league for shots against per game this season (25.9).
Kings vs Avalanche Injury Report
The Kings will be without Tanner Jeannot, while Alex Turcotte, Joel Edmundson, and Drew Doughty are questionable.
The Colorado Avalanche will be without Tucker Poolman, Sean Behrens, Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon, Ryan Lindgren, Jonathan Drouin, Ross Colton, Josh Manson, and Cale Makar.
Kings vs Avalanche Prediction
There’s value with the Avalanche and the plus money, as they’ve won seven of the last 10 games against the Kings, which includes a 4-0 win a couple of weeks ago. With that said, the Avalanche are dealing with endless injuries, and it makes it hard to win on the road against good teams. The Kings are also a ridiculous 30-5-4 on their home ice this season. I can’t go against the Kings at home, and of course I’ll lay the PL to shave down the price. The Kings reach 100 points for the seventh time in franchise history.
