NHL Predictions & Odds 4/8/23
Colorado Avalanche (47-24-6) vs. Los Angeles Kings (45-24-10)
April 8, 2023 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Kings +126 / Colorado Avalanche -156; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings meet Saturday in NHL action at the crypto.com Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 25.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 52 goals, Nathan MacKinnon has 67 assists and Cale Makar has 176 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 79.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has allowed 146 goals on 1,782 shots faced, and Pavel Francouz has given up 38 goals on 470 shots.
The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 25.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Adrian Kempe leads Los Angeles with 36 goals, Kevin Fiala has 49 assists and Viktor Arvidsson has 217 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 75.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonathan Quick has given up 99 goals on 798 shots faced, and Pheonix Copley has allowed 88 goals on 924 shots.
The Avalanche are 51-22 in their last 73 road games and 115-54 in their last 169 overall. The Kings are 11-3 in their last 14 home games and 12-4 in their last 16 overall. The over is 4-0 in Avalanche last 4 overall. The under is 5-1 in Kings last 6 overall. The Avalanche are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Los Angeles and 9-2 in the last 11 meetings. The favorite is 9-2 in the last 11 meetings. The road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
The Los Angeles Kings at home with the plus money is intriguing, as they’re a capable side. However, the Avs have proven time and time again they can win on the road, and they’re the more motivated side as they look to win a division. The Kings are where they are for the most part. I’ll lay the reasonable price with the Avalanche.
