Los Angeles Kings

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Colorado Avalanche

  1. Prediction
  2. SGP Picks
  3. Correct Score
  4. Odds
  5. Team Stats
  6. Player Stats
  7. Player Props
  8. Team News
  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings

Stanley Cup Playoffs Betting Preview: Kings vs Avalanche

The Los Angeles Kings (35-27-20 , 20-10-11 on the road) face the Colorado Avalanche (55-16-11, 26-9-6 at home) at Ball Arena in Game 2 of this first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series. Colorado leads the series 1-0.

Avs Look Capable of Covering the Line

The Avalanche -1.5 looks like a strong play on the puck line. Our prediction is that they’ll win by two or more goals against the Kings and you can get -114 on this selection.

Avs Edged Kings

Colorado opened the series with a 2-1 Game 1 victory against Los Angeles at Ball Arena.

The Avs put 30 shots on goal, with Artturi Lehkonen and Logan O’Connor each scoring once. Goalie Scott Wedgewood was strong in net, finishing with 24 saves (.960). The Kings had 25 shots, with Anton Forsberg making 28 saves (.933), while Artemi Panarin scored their lone goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Colorado has taken eight of the last 10 matchups against Los Angeles.

Starting Goalies

Anton Forsberg (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
26/27 0-4-1 2.5 .902 0
25/26 16-16-5 2.6 .909 3
Scott Wedgewood (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
26/27 1-3-1 4 .867 0
25/26 38-10-6 2.1 .918 4

Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction & Picks

Be ready for Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche with our in-depth betting tips, featuring a key match prediction, our expected scoreline, best player prop picks and a value-focused same game parlay.

Game Prediction

The underdogs look vulnerable in this Stanley Cup matchup and our pick is Colorado at -114 on the puck line. We need the the Avs to win by two or more goals to cover the -1.5 spread.

Our hockey picks are rooted in solid team news and up-to-date form for each franchise. We also dig deep to uncover the most relevant NHL stats that help guide and strengthen our predictions.

Key Kings vs Avalanche stats:

  • The -1.5 line has been covered by Avalanche in 7 of their last 10 games against Kings.

Avs -1.5 Probability

The best betting sites are estimating that there is a 53.2% likelihood of this pick winning. After careful examination, our experts have this probability close to 60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this hockey wager.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Scott Laughton Over 1.5 Shots -105 BetMGM logo

Scott Laughton (Kings) has covered the 1.5 shots on goal total in 5 straight games on the road. The stats suggest that he can oblige with our Overs wager and we’re more than happy to take the -105 available.

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Same Game Parlay Pick

Puck Line Avalanche -1.5
To Score Nathan MacKinnon
Shots on Goal Scott Laughton Over 1.5

We’ve compiled a same game parlay that includes the Avalanche -1.5 on the puck line accompanied by Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche) to score and Scott Laughton (Kings) to register Over 1.5 shots.

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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.

Avs Big Favorites to Win

The Colorado Avalanche have short betting odds and they’re overwhelming -278 favorites for this Stanley Cup game. This means the sportsbooks give them a 74% chance of winning. Los Angeles is trading at bigger odds than Colorado and the Kings can be backed at +225.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is currently 5.5. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. If you're keen on Over 5.5, this selection is available at -123.

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Player Props & Micro Betting

The gambling sites will have player props available for each game. Check out the various odds and take a view on whether a player’s Total Goals, Points, Assists or Shots will hit over or under a certain betting line.

Among the various options for wagering on the NHL, you will find that micro betting is provided. It focuses on short-term in-game outcomes such as whether a goal will be scored within the next 10 minutes.

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Last 5 & H2H

Head to Head

LA Kings vs Colorado
  • NHL: 26/04 2026 Avalanche 5 Kings 1
  • NHL: 24/04 2026 Avalanche 4 Kings 2
  • NHL: 22/04 2026 Kings 1 Avalanche 2
  • NHL: 19/04 2026 Kings 1 Avalanche 2
  • NHL: 03/03 2026 Avalanche 4 Kings 2
  • NHL: 30/12 2025 Kings 2 Avalanche 5
  • 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
Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Los Angeles Kings logo Los Angeles Kings Stats
Colorado Avalanche logo Colorado Avalanche Stats
Moneyline
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 home games
Puck Line
Puck Line
Total Goals
Total Goals
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Los Angeles Kings Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Kevin Fiala
Injured
Alex Turcotte
Injured
Andrei Kuzmenko
Injured

Colorado Avalanche Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Starting Lineups

Colorado Avalanche logo Colorado Avalanche

Los Angeles Kings logo Los Angeles Kings

41
Scott Wedgewood
7
Devon Toews
8
Cale Makar
62
Artturi Lehkonen
29
Nathan MacKinnon
88
Martin Necas
9
Adrian Kempe
11
Anze Kopitar
10
Artemi Panarin
8
Drew Doughty
44
Mikey Anderson
31
Anton Forsberg

Colorado Avalanche logo Colorado Avalanche

Los Angeles Kings logo Los Angeles Kings

41
Scott Wedgewood
84
Brent Burns
42
Josh Manson
17
Parker Kelly
11
Brock Nelson
13
Valeri Nichushkin
14
Alex Laferriere
55
Quinton Byfield
12
Trevor Moore
92
Brandt Clarke
6
Joel Edmundson
31
Anton Forsberg

Colorado Avalanche logo Colorado Avalanche

Los Angeles Kings logo Los Angeles Kings

41
Scott Wedgewood
27
Brett Kulak
70
Sam Malinski
92
Gabriel Landeskog
91
Nazem Kadri
10
Nicolas Roy
53
Jared Wright
21
Scott Laughton
40
Joel Armia
5
Cody Ceci
2
Brian Dumoulin
31
Anton Forsberg

Colorado Avalanche logo Colorado Avalanche

Los Angeles Kings logo Los Angeles Kings

41
Scott Wedgewood
94
Joel Kiviranta
18
Jack Drury
25
Logan O'Connor
39
Jeff Malott
79
Samuel Helenius
17
Mathieu Joseph
31
Anton Forsberg

Previous Los Angeles Kings Lineups

26 Apr NHL Playoffs
Avalanche 5-1 Kings
23 Apr NHL Playoffs
Avalanche 4-2 Kings
21 Apr NHL Playoffs
Kings 1-2 Avalanche
19 Apr NHL Playoffs
Kings 1-2 Avalanche
16 Apr NHL
Kings 1-3 Flames
14 Apr NHL
Kings 3-4 Canucks
13 Apr NHL
Kings 5-3 Kraken
11 Apr NHL
Oilers 0-1 Kings
09 Apr NHL
Canucks 1-4 Kings
06 Apr NHL
Predators 2-3 Kings

Previous Colorado Avalanche Lineups

26 May NHL Playoffs
Avalanche 1-2 Golden Knights
24 May NHL Playoffs
Avalanche 3-5 Golden Knights
22 May NHL Playoffs
Golden Knights 3-1 Avalanche
20 May NHL Playoffs
Golden Knights 4-2 Avalanche
13 May NHL Playoffs
Wild 3-4 Avalanche
11 May NHL Playoffs
Avalanche 5-2 Wild
09 May NHL Playoffs
Avalanche 1-5 Wild
05 May NHL Playoffs
Wild 2-5 Avalanche
03 May NHL Playoffs
Wild 6-9 Avalanche
26 Apr NHL Playoffs
Avalanche 5-1 Kings
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 18 13 3 2 28 0.778 12 13 69 43 26 5-1-1 8-2-1 0-1 7-3 1W
2 New Jersey 16 11 5 0 22 0.688 7 10 57 47 10 8-2-0 3-3-0 1-0 8-2 3W
3 NY Rangers 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 9 9 51 49 2 8-2-0 1-5-1 0-0 4-6 2W
4 Washington 15 9 6 0 18 0.6 8 9 53 51 2 7-4-0 2-2-0 0-0 6-4 1W
5 NY Islanders 15 7 6 2 16 0.533 5 6 43 44 -1 4-3-1 3-3-1 1-1 5-5 2L
6 Columbus 15 7 8 0 14 0.467 2 5 40 47 -7 6-3-0 1-5-0 2-0 5-5 1L
7 Pittsburgh 16 5 9 2 12 0.375 2 4 51 58 -7 4-3-1 1-6-1 1-1 2-8 4L
8 Philadelphia 18 4 10 4 12 0.333 4 4 39 61 -22 3-4-3 1-6-1 0-1 4-6 2L
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Boston 17 12 4 1 25 0.735 9 11 64 40 24 7-1-0 5-3-1 1-0 7-3 3W
2 Montreal 16 10 3 3 23 0.719 6 8 57 51 6 5-2-2 5-1-1 2-0 7-3 1W
3 Tampa Bay 15 10 3 2 22 0.733 9 10 56 46 10 8-0-0 2-3-2 0-1 6-4 2W
4 Ottawa 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 8 54 52 2 5-2-0 5-4-1 2-0 5-5 1W
5 Florida 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 7 9 55 51 4 4-2-0 5-4-2 0-0 6-4 1L
6 Buffalo 16 8 5 3 19 0.594 6 8 49 53 -4 4-4-0 4-1-3 0-1 5-5 1W
7 Toronto 17 8 7 2 18 0.529 7 8 62 56 6 4-4-1 4-3-1 0-1 5-5 1L
8 Detroit 17 7 7 3 17 0.5 5 5 49 52 -3 4-5-1 3-2-2 2-2 5-5 2L
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Minnesota 18 12 3 3 27 0.75 12 12 60 39 21 5-0-1 7-3-2 0-0 7-3 3W
2 Utah 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 10 61 59 2 4-2-0 6-4-1 0-0 5-5 1L
3 Nashville 17 8 4 5 21 0.618 6 7 52 51 1 6-3-2 2-1-3 1-3 6-4 4W
4 Dallas 16 9 5 2 20 0.625 6 8 45 38 7 5-4-0 4-1-2 1-2 7-3 1L
5 Colorado 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 9 9 68 56 12 6-1-2 3-5-0 0-1 5-5 2L
6 St Louis 17 7 8 2 16 0.471 7 7 50 53 -3 4-2-1 3-6-1 0-0 4-6 3L
7 Winnipeg 17 6 8 3 15 0.441 5 6 45 60 -15 3-4-1 3-4-2 0-0 2-8 2W
8 Chicago 17 4 12 1 9 0.265 3 4 37 67 -30 4-5-0 0-7-1 0-0 2-8 5L
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Edmonton 17 11 3 3 25 0.735 9 10 71 53 18 4-3-2 7-0-1 1-2 6-4 2L
2 Vegas 18 11 5 2 24 0.667 9 10 60 50 10 6-3-0 5-2-2 1-1 5-5 2W
3 Seattle 15 9 5 1 19 0.633 6 7 54 53 1 5-2-0 4-3-1 2-0 6-4 1W
4 Anaheim 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 8 9 64 64 0 2-4-1 7-3-0 0-0 5-5 4W
5 Calgary 17 7 9 1 15 0.441 7 7 42 60 -18 5-4-0 2-5-1 0-0 6-4 2L
6 San Jose 18 7 10 1 15 0.417 2 6 45 65 -20 3-5-0 4-5-1 1-1 3-7 4L
7 LA Kings 14 5 7 2 12 0.429 3 5 43 47 -4 2-4-0 3-3-2 0-0 5-5 1W
8 Vancouver 18 3 14 1 7 0.194 1 3 53 83 -30 1-7-0 2-7-1 0-0 1-9 4L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 18 13 3 2 28 0.778 12 13 69 43 26 5-1-1 8-2-1 0-1 7-3 1W
2 Boston 17 12 4 1 25 0.735 9 11 64 40 24 7-1-0 5-3-1 1-0 7-3 3W
3 Montreal 16 10 3 3 23 0.719 6 8 57 51 6 5-2-2 5-1-1 2-0 7-3 1W
4 Tampa Bay 15 10 3 2 22 0.733 9 10 56 46 10 8-0-0 2-3-2 0-1 6-4 2W
5 New Jersey 16 11 5 0 22 0.688 7 10 57 47 10 8-2-0 3-3-0 1-0 8-2 3W
6 Ottawa 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 8 54 52 2 5-2-0 5-4-1 2-0 5-5 1W
7 Florida 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 7 9 55 51 4 4-2-0 5-4-2 0-0 6-4 1L
8 Buffalo 16 8 5 3 19 0.594 6 8 49 53 -4 4-4-0 4-1-3 0-1 5-5 1W
9 NY Rangers 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 9 9 51 49 2 8-2-0 1-5-1 0-0 4-6 2W
10 Washington 15 9 6 0 18 0.6 8 9 53 51 2 7-4-0 2-2-0 0-0 6-4 1W
11 Toronto 17 8 7 2 18 0.529 7 8 62 56 6 4-4-1 4-3-1 0-1 5-5 1L
12 Detroit 17 7 7 3 17 0.5 5 5 49 52 -3 4-5-1 3-2-2 2-2 5-5 2L
13 NY Islanders 15 7 6 2 16 0.533 5 6 43 44 -1 4-3-1 3-3-1 1-1 5-5 2L
14 Columbus 15 7 8 0 14 0.467 2 5 40 47 -7 6-3-0 1-5-0 2-0 5-5 1L
15 Pittsburgh 16 5 9 2 12 0.375 2 4 51 58 -7 4-3-1 1-6-1 1-1 2-8 4L
16 Philadelphia 18 4 10 4 12 0.333 4 4 39 61 -22 3-4-3 1-6-1 0-1 4-6 2L
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Minnesota 18 12 3 3 27 0.75 12 12 60 39 21 5-0-1 7-3-2 0-0 7-3 3W
2 Edmonton 17 11 3 3 25 0.735 9 10 71 53 18 4-3-2 7-0-1 1-2 6-4 2L
3 Vegas 18 11 5 2 24 0.667 9 10 60 50 10 6-3-0 5-2-2 1-1 5-5 2W
4 Utah 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 10 61 59 2 4-2-0 6-4-1 0-0 5-5 1L
5 Nashville 17 8 4 5 21 0.618 6 7 52 51 1 6-3-2 2-1-3 1-3 6-4 4W
6 Dallas 16 9 5 2 20 0.625 6 8 45 38 7 5-4-0 4-1-2 1-2 7-3 1L
7 Colorado 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 9 9 68 56 12 6-1-2 3-5-0 0-1 5-5 2L
8 Seattle 15 9 5 1 19 0.633 6 7 54 53 1 5-2-0 4-3-1 2-0 6-4 1W
9 Anaheim 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 8 9 64 64 0 2-4-1 7-3-0 0-0 5-5 4W
10 St Louis 17 7 8 2 16 0.471 7 7 50 53 -3 4-2-1 3-6-1 0-0 4-6 3L
11 Calgary 17 7 9 1 15 0.441 7 7 42 60 -18 5-4-0 2-5-1 0-0 6-4 2L
12 Winnipeg 17 6 8 3 15 0.441 5 6 45 60 -15 3-4-1 3-4-2 0-0 2-8 2W
13 San Jose 18 7 10 1 15 0.417 2 6 45 65 -20 3-5-0 4-5-1 1-1 3-7 4L
14 LA Kings 14 5 7 2 12 0.429 3 5 43 47 -4 2-4-0 3-3-2 0-0 5-5 1W
15 Chicago 17 4 12 1 9 0.265 3 4 37 67 -30 4-5-0 0-7-1 0-0 2-8 5L
16 Vancouver 18 3 14 1 7 0.194 1 3 53 83 -30 1-7-0 2-7-1 0-0 1-9 4L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 18 13 3 2 28 0.778 12 13 69 43 26 5-1-1 8-2-1 0-1 7-3 1W
2 Minnesota 18 12 3 3 27 0.75 12 12 60 39 21 5-0-1 7-3-2 0-0 7-3 3W
3 Boston 17 12 4 1 25 0.735 9 11 64 40 24 7-1-0 5-3-1 1-0 7-3 3W
4 Edmonton 17 11 3 3 25 0.735 9 10 71 53 18 4-3-2 7-0-1 1-2 6-4 2L
5 Vegas 18 11 5 2 24 0.667 9 10 60 50 10 6-3-0 5-2-2 1-1 5-5 2W
6 Montreal 16 10 3 3 23 0.719 6 8 57 51 6 5-2-2 5-1-1 2-0 7-3 1W
7 Tampa Bay 15 10 3 2 22 0.733 9 10 56 46 10 8-0-0 2-3-2 0-1 6-4 2W
8 New Jersey 16 11 5 0 22 0.688 7 10 57 47 10 8-2-0 3-3-0 1-0 8-2 3W
9 Utah 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 10 61 59 2 4-2-0 6-4-1 0-0 5-5 1L
10 Ottawa 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 8 54 52 2 5-2-0 5-4-1 2-0 5-5 1W
11 Nashville 17 8 4 5 21 0.618 6 7 52 51 1 6-3-2 2-1-3 1-3 6-4 4W
12 Dallas 16 9 5 2 20 0.625 6 8 45 38 7 5-4-0 4-1-2 1-2 7-3 1L
13 Colorado 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 9 9 68 56 12 6-1-2 3-5-0 0-1 5-5 2L
14 Florida 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 7 9 55 51 4 4-2-0 5-4-2 0-0 6-4 1L
15 Seattle 15 9 5 1 19 0.633 6 7 54 53 1 5-2-0 4-3-1 2-0 6-4 1W
16 Buffalo 16 8 5 3 19 0.594 6 8 49 53 -4 4-4-0 4-1-3 0-1 5-5 1W
17 NY Rangers 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 9 9 51 49 2 8-2-0 1-5-1 0-0 4-6 2W
18 Anaheim 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 8 9 64 64 0 2-4-1 7-3-0 0-0 5-5 4W
19 Washington 15 9 6 0 18 0.6 8 9 53 51 2 7-4-0 2-2-0 0-0 6-4 1W
20 Toronto 17 8 7 2 18 0.529 7 8 62 56 6 4-4-1 4-3-1 0-1 5-5 1L
21 Detroit 17 7 7 3 17 0.5 5 5 49 52 -3 4-5-1 3-2-2 2-2 5-5 2L
22 NY Islanders 15 7 6 2 16 0.533 5 6 43 44 -1 4-3-1 3-3-1 1-1 5-5 2L
23 St Louis 17 7 8 2 16 0.471 7 7 50 53 -3 4-2-1 3-6-1 0-0 4-6 3L
24 Calgary 17 7 9 1 15 0.441 7 7 42 60 -18 5-4-0 2-5-1 0-0 6-4 2L
25 Winnipeg 17 6 8 3 15 0.441 5 6 45 60 -15 3-4-1 3-4-2 0-0 2-8 2W
26 San Jose 18 7 10 1 15 0.417 2 6 45 65 -20 3-5-0 4-5-1 1-1 3-7 4L
27 Columbus 15 7 8 0 14 0.467 2 5 40 47 -7 6-3-0 1-5-0 2-0 5-5 1L
28 LA Kings 14 5 7 2 12 0.429 3 5 43 47 -4 2-4-0 3-3-2 0-0 5-5 1W
29 Pittsburgh 16 5 9 2 12 0.375 2 4 51 58 -7 4-3-1 1-6-1 1-1 2-8 4L
30 Philadelphia 18 4 10 4 12 0.333 4 4 39 61 -22 3-4-3 1-6-1 0-1 4-6 2L
31 Chicago 17 4 12 1 9 0.265 3 4 37 67 -30 4-5-0 0-7-1 0-0 2-8 5L
32 Vancouver 18 3 14 1 7 0.194 1 3 53 83 -30 1-7-0 2-7-1 0-0 1-9 4L

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