Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Picks & Odds | 29 Dec 2025

By Robert Carter, NHL Analyst | Published: 3 months ago | Last Updated: Dec 29, 15:38 | 6 min read

Los Angeles Kings

Ice Hockey NHL Ball Arena Mon 29 Dec 21:00

Colorado Avalanche

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NHL Betting Preview: Kings vs Avalanche

The Los Angeles Kings clash with the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena, with face-off scheduled for 21:00 on Monday, December 29.

Under 5.5 Looks the Value Bet

The Kings and the Avalanche might not light the lamp on too many occasions and that leads us to backing the +112 that there are Under 5.5 goals.

4-1 Avs Triumph in Previous H2H

Los Angeles Kings previous game saw them claim a 6-1 home win over Anaheim Ducks at Crypto.com Arena. Anze Kopitar landed 3 points, all of them were assists. Goalie Anton Forsberg had an awesome game, keeping out 24 shots (.960).

Colorado Avalanche have triumphed in their last thirteen home games. Most recently, they won on the road when beating Vegas Golden Knights 6-5 (SO) at T-Mobile Arena. Martin Necas scored twice, with Nathan MacKinnon, Artturi Lehkonen and Samuel Girard scoring one goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was a 4-1 win for the Avs at Crypto.com Arena when they last played the Kings. The Avs have won six of the past 10 games that these teams have played.

Starting Goalies

Anton Forsberg (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	12-11-5	2.8	.903	2
23/24	15-12-0	3.21	.890	2

Mackenzie Blackwood (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	21-9-1	2.6	.899	3
23/24	10-25-1	3.45	.899	2

Los Angeles Kings – Last 10 Games

4 wins, 4 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 27.5 shots on goal, with a 15.2% powerplay efficiency. The Kings have given up 2.2 goals from 28.6 shots, averaging 4.7 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 76.6%.

Adrian Kempe is the top points scorer with 8 points, 4 goals and 4 assists, with Alex Laferriere racking up 7 points, 4 goals and 3 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Anton Forsberg have a 2.48 goal against average with a .918 save percentage.

Colorado Avalanche – Last 10 Games

The Avs have 9 wins and 0 overtime loss, averaging 3.8 goals from 36.6 shots on goal, with a 14.7% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.2 goals from 28.3 shots, averaging 3.0 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 86.7%.

The top points scorer is Nathan MacKinnon with 18 points, 9 goals and 9 assists, while Martin Necas is next in line after having 14 points, 4 goals and 10 assists. Goalie Scott Wedgewood have a 2.35 GAA with a .914 SV%, including one shutout.

Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction & Picks

We dive into the top Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche betting angles, including our main match prediction, correct score play, standout player prop picks and a bet builder tailored for value.

Game Prediction

Generous odds of +112 look too good to miss when it comes to going under the total line. We might not see a great deal of scoring power in this NHL encounter.

Recent form is always part of the equation and we combine it with team news as soon as it’s available. To deliver expert hockey picks, our handicappers also analyze the latest NHL stats to ensure we’re working with the best information possible.

Key Kings vs Avalanche stats:

The 5.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 4 Kings games on the road.
The 5.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Kings games.
The 5.5 line hasn’t been covered in 14 of the last 20 Kings games.
The 5.5 line hasn’t been covered in 3 of the last 5 Avalanche games at home.
The 5.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Avalanche games at home.

Under 5.5 Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 47.2% chance of landing a return. However, we think that the probability sits between 50-55% taking all factors into consideration. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Quinton Byfield Over 1.5 Shots -145

Quinton Byfield (Kings) has recorded Over 1.5 shots on goal in 4 straight games. The stats suggest that he can oblige with our Overs wager and we’re more than happy to take the -145 available.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Under 5.5

To Score Adrian Kempe

Shots on Goal Quinton Byfield Over 1.5

Get in the game with a same game parlay. Our picks are Under 5.5 on the total, Adrian Kempe (Kings) to find the net and Quinton Byfield (Kings) to have Over 1.5 shots.

A hockey same game parlay is a fantastic way of cheering on different selections within the same game. You can predict a number of outcomes and get bigger odds than a single bet. The odds can combine to great effect.

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Correct Score Prediction

Kings

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Avalanche

Our prediction for the correct score is the Avalanche to land a 3-1 victory and this is available at +1500. It’s a fun wager to place which lands a bigger potential return.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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2-1

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Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Books Have Avs as Heavy Favorites

Colorado Avalanche are strong -227 favorites to win this game according to the Moneyline betting odds. The sportsbooks give them a 69% chance of claiming victory. At +184, Los Angeles Kings are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is currently 5.5. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you want to wager Over 5.5, there are odds of -141.

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Puck Line

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Player Props & Micro Betting

Should you be more interested in a specific player, check out the gambling sites’ prop bets where you can pick out goalie and player props that focus on performance rather than the game lines and final score. For example Goaltender Saves and Powerplay Points.

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Last 5 & H2H

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Last 5 Games

Kings

NHL: 28/12 Ducks1 Kings 6
NHL: 24/12 Kraken3 Kings 2
NHL: 23/12 Blue Jackets3 Kings 1
NHL: 19/12 Kings2 Lightning 1
NHL: 18/12 Kings2 Panthers 3

Avalanche

NHL: 28/12 Avalanche6 Golden Knights 5
NHL: 24/12 Mammoth0 Avalanche 1
NHL: 22/12 Avalanche5 Wild 1
NHL: 20/12 Jets2 Avalanche 3
NHL: 17/12 Avalanche5 Kraken 3

Head to Head

LA Kings vs Colorado

NHL: 08/10 2025 Avalanche 4 Kings 1
NHL: 12/04 2025 Avalanche 4 Kings 5
NHL: 28/03 2025 Kings 0 Avalanche 4
NHL: 14/11 2024 Kings 2 Avalanche 4
NHL: 27/01 2024 Kings 1 Avalanche 5
NHL: 04/12 2023 Avalanche 1 Kings 4
NHL: 12/10 2023 Avalanche 5 Kings 2
NHL: 09/04 2023 Avalanche 4 Kings 3
NHL: 10/03 2023 Kings 5 Avalanche 2
NHL: 30/12 2022 Kings 5 Avalanche 4

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Los Angeles Kings Stats

Colorado Avalanche Stats

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

9 wins and 1 defeat in the last 10 games
10 wins and 0 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 4.90 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.10 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 5.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.70 goals and allowed 2.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.40 pts and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.90 goals and allowed 2.30 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 4.60 goals and allowed 1.60 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 27.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 10.5
Blocks: 15
Faceoff Wins : 31.1
Hits: 18.7
Giveaways: 16.8
Takeaways: 5.2

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 27.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 3.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 7.8
Blocks: 17.7
Faceoff Wins : 26.5
Hits: 17.2
Giveaways: 15.7
Takeaways: 4.4

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 36.6
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 6.3
Blocks: 20
Faceoff Wins : 31.5
Hits: 16.3
Giveaways: 16.1
Takeaways: 4.9

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 34.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3
Empty Net Goals: 0.5
Penalty Minutes: 6.6
Blocks: 16.3
Faceoff Wins : 29.8
Hits: 16.7
Giveaways: 16.2
Takeaways: 4.3

Team News

Los Angeles Kings Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
9	Adrian Kempe	37	19.22	13	18	31	11
22	Kevin Fiala	37	18.93	13	11	24	-5
55	Quinton Byfield	36	19.98	5	16	21	1

11	Anze Kopitar	33	18.95	6	14	20	14
55	Brandt Clarke	37	18.54	5	13	18	7
14	Alex Laferriere	37	16.66	10	8	18	6
	Corey Perry	31	13.55	7	9	16	5
40	Joel Armia	37	14.28	8	7	15	7
12	Trevor Moore	36	15.85	5	8	13	1
6	Joel Edmundson	37	18.26	2	11	13	7
96	Andrei Kuzmenko	32	14.46	7	5	12	-3
8	Drew Doughty	30	22.65	3	10	12	13
2	Brian Dumoulin	37	19.27	0	8	8	3
44	Mikey Anderson	37	19.93	2	6	8	12
5	Cody Ceci	37	17.35	1	6	7	-2
15	Alex Turcotte	36	9.7	2	4	6	-2
37	Warren Foegele	29	13.97	5	1	6	2
39	Jeff Malott	22	8	2	0	2	-2
79	Samuel Helenius	10	5.9	0	0	0	-2
43	Jacob Moverare	8	9.73	0	0	0	-2

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
29	Pheonix Copley	1	3.07	0.893
31	Anton Forsberg	14	2.6	0.905
35	Darcy Kuemper	23	2.19	0.917

Colorado Avalanche Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
29	Nathan MacKinnon	37	22.08	31	33	64	47
88	Martin Necas	37	20.7	18	31	49	37
8	Cale Makar	37	25.16	11	32	43	32

62	Artturi Lehkonen	37	19.61	14	16	30	33
11	Brock Nelson	37	18.69	14	12	26	11
13	Valeri Nichushkin	29	17.88	8	14	22	5
70	Sam Malinski	37	15.86	3	18	21	19
84	Brent Burns	37	19.49	5	14	19	18
95	Victor Olofsson	37	13.09	7	12	19	1
92	Gabriel Landeskog	37	16.02	6	13	19	15
20	Ross Colton	37	12.88	5	9	14	8
17	Parker Kelly	37	11.79	7	6	13	8
7	Devon Toews	37	22.59	1	11	12	22
42	Josh Manson	37	17.73	2	10	12	24
18	Jack Drury	37	14.61	5	6	11	8
49	Samuel Girard	22	16.93	3	7	10	8
54	Gavin Brindley	25	9.95	5	4	9	5
93	Zakhar Bardakov	25	6.89	1	4	5	3
94	Joel Kiviranta	20	9.53	1	2	3	-1
18	Jack Ahcan	6	11.35	0	1	1	4
82	Ivan Ivan	3	8.33	0	1	1	1
57	Tristen Nielsen	4	6.3	0	1	1	1
28	Ilya Solovyov	9	11.56	0	0	0	-4
	Taylor Makar	3	5.57	0	0	0	0
	Jason Polin	2	6	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
41	Scott Wedgewood	24	2.13	0.919
50	Trent Miner	2	2.12	0.909
39	Mackenzie Blackwood	14	2.16	0.924

Injuries & Suspensions

Los Angeles Kings Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Colorado Avalanche Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Logan O'Connor

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Colorado Avalanche

Los Angeles Kings

Mackenzie Blackwood

Devon Toews

Cale Makar

Gabriel Landeskog

Nathan MacKinnon

Martin Necas

Adrian Kempe

Anze Kopitar

Alex Laferriere

Drew Doughty

Mikey Anderson

Anton Forsberg

Line 2

Colorado Avalanche

Los Angeles Kings

Mackenzie Blackwood

Josh Manson

Brent Burns

Artturi Lehkonen

Brock Nelson

Valeri Nichushkin

Trevor Moore

Quinton Byfield

Warren Foegele

Brandt Clarke

Joel Edmundson

Anton Forsberg

Line 3

Colorado Avalanche

Los Angeles Kings

Mackenzie Blackwood

Samuel Girard

Sam Malinski

Ross Colton

Jack Drury

Victor Olofsson

Andrei Kuzmenko

Alex Turcotte

Kevin Fiala

Cody Ceci

Brian Dumoulin

Anton Forsberg

Line 4

Colorado Avalanche

Los Angeles Kings

Mackenzie Blackwood

Joel Kiviranta

Parker Kelly

Gavin Brindley

Corey Perry

Samuel Helenius

Joel Armia

Anton Forsberg

Previous Los Angeles Kings Lineups

27 Dec NHL

Ducks 1-6 Kings

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	74	47	21	6	100	0.676	34	42	263	218	45	26-10-2	21-11-4	5-3	6-4	1W
2 Pittsburgh	75	38	21	16	92	0.613	31	35	263	238	25	18-12-8	20-9-8	3-10	6-4	2W
3 NY Islanders	76	42	29	5	89	0.586	28	38	222	221	1	21-13-2	21-16-3	4-5	5-5	2L
4 Columbus	75	38	25	12	88	0.587	27	32	239	231	8	20-10-8	18-15-4	6-2	5-5	4L
5 Philadelphia	74	37	25	12	86	0.581	23	28	220	225	-5	17-12-8	20-13-4	9-4	7-3	1L
6 Washington	75	38	28	9	85	0.567	32	36	238	223	15	23-11-5	15-17-4	2-6	6-4	3W
7 New Jersey	74	38	34	2	78	0.527	26	34	205	227	-22	19-15-2	19-19-0	4-0	6-4	1L
8 NY Rangers	75	31	35	9	71	0.473	22	28	215	233	-18	12-18-7	19-17-2	3-1	4-6	3W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	75	46	21	8	100	0.667	38	41	263	221	42	24-10-4	22-11-4	5-0	6-4	2W
2 Tampa Bay	74	46	22	6	98	0.662	37	42	268	207	61	23-13-1	23-9-5	4-2	6-4	1L
3 Montreal	74	43	21	10	96	0.649	31	41	262	234	28	22-13-2	21-8-8	2-5	7-3	6W
4 Boston	75	43	24	8	94	0.627	31	39	256	233	23	28-10-1	15-14-7	4-3	7-3	4W
5 Ottawa	74	38	26	10	86	0.581	32	35	247	230	17	18-11-6	20-15-4	3-1	6-4	3L
6 Detroit	74	39	27	8	86	0.581	28	37	216	223	-7	20-14-3	19-13-5	2-3	3-7	2L
7 Toronto	75	32	30	13	77	0.513	23	31	235	264	-29	18-12-8	14-18-5	1-4	5-5	1W
8 Florida	74	36	35	3	75	0.507	28	31	222	247	-25	20-15-3	16-20-0	5-1	4-6	1W

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	74	49	15	10	108	0.73	43	46	283	193	90	24-8-5	25-7-5	3-6	5-5	1L
2 Dallas	75	44	19	12	100	0.667	34	39	255	209	46	22-10-4	22-9-8	5-4	3-7	2L
3 Minnesota	74	41	21	12	94	0.635	26	37	242	216	26	20-10-8	21-11-4	4-5	4-6	1L
4 Utah	74	38	30	6	82	0.554	29	38	235	212	23	19-14-3	19-16-3	0-0	4-6	1W
5 Nashville	74	34	31	9	77	0.52	25	30	220	246	-26	20-15-3	14-16-6	4-1	5-5	3L
6 Winnipeg	74	32	30	12	76	0.514	25	30	213	228	-15	18-14-6	14-16-6	2-4	6-4	2W
7 St Louis	74	31	31	12	74	0.5	27	30	196	234	-38	18-12-7	13-19-5	1-4	6-4	2L
8 Chicago	75	27	34	14	68	0.453	20	24	195	248	-53	13-16-8	14-18-6	3-5	2-8	4L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	75	41	29	5	87	0.58	24	33	252	260	-8	23-10-3	18-19-2	8-0	5-5	3L
2 Edmonton	75	38	28	9	85	0.567	29	38	261	251	10	20-13-4	18-15-5	0-3	6-4	4W
3 Vegas	75	33	26	16	82	0.547	25	32	236	236	0	17-12-9	16-14-7	1-7	4-6	1W
4 LA Kings	74	30	26	18	78	0.527	19	26	197	223	-26	11-17-8	19-9-10	4-8	4-6	1W
5 San Jose	73	35	31	7	77	0.527	23	33	224	260	-36	19-12-5	16-19-2	2-1	4-6	3W
6 Seattle	73	32	30	11	75	0.514	25	31	206	227	-21	17-14-5	15-16-6	1-6	3-7	2L
7 Calgary	74	31	35	8	70	0.473	24	27	191	234	-43	21-12-5	10-23-3	4-3	6-4	1L
8 Vancouver	74	22	44	8	52	0.351	15	17	195	283	-88	8-25-5	14-19-3	5-2	3-7	1W

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