Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/13/2022

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Venue:  Ball Arena, Denver, CO

Where to Watch:  TNT

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Kings +195, Avalanche -240; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Kings +195, Avalanche -240; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Kings +195, Avalanche -250; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Los Angeles Kings:  38-26-10 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

Colorado Avalanche:  52-14-6 (1st place, Central Division)

 

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Los Angeles Kings:  4-4-2 last 10

Colorado Avalanche:  8-1-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Kings are coming into this game with 86 points, a 38-26-10 record overall, and they are 20-10-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Winnipeg Jets while their 3 losses since then have come against the Calgary Flames, the Edmonton Oilers, and the Minnesota Wild in their last game. They lost that game on the road 6-3. Carl Grundstrom, Adrian Kempe, and Rasmus Kupari each scored 1 goal in that one. Viktor Arvidsson led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Cal Petersen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 6 goals on 33 shots with 27 saves and a .818 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 212 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 214 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Avalanche are coming into this game with 110 points, a 52-14-6 record overall, and they are 28-4-3 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 7 of their last 8 games and are coming into this one on a 6 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Minnesota Wild while their 7 wins in that span came against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Calgary Flames, the San Jose Sharks, the Pittsburgh Penguins twice, the Winnipeg Jets, and the Edmonton Oilers in their last game. They won that game on the road in a shootout 2-1. Nathan MacKinnon scored the only goal in that game while Valeri Nichushkin and Devon Toews assisted. Cale Makar led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Darcy Kuemper was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 50 shots with 49 saves and a .980 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 275 goals this season averaging 3.8 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 198 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game. 

 

 

The Kings have not been playing very well in their recent games as they have lost their last 3 straight coming into this one. The Kings are still fighting to keep their 3rd place spot in the division for the playoffs but they have had a lot of injured players recently and they have the Vegas Golden Knights hot on their trail just 2 points behind with a game in hand. They are going up against an Avalanche side that has been playing very well recently and just keeps winning their games, becoming the first team in the NHL this season to hit 110 points after their last win. They have won 6 straight games but 3 of their last 4 wins have only been by 1 goal and their last 2 even went past regulation. They are back at home with a few days of rest now though and the Kings are traveling on a back-to-back here with an already banged up team. The cards are stacked against the Kings here, the Avalanche will win this game at home and they should win by 2 or more goals.

 

Kings Avalanche Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, April 13, 2022 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Avalanche 4 Kings 1.

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Los Angeles Kings: 88-112 (-5.7u) ML in all games. 9-17 (-3.4u) ML in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 54-31 UNDER revenging a loss where the team got shut out.

Colorado Avalanche: 148-75 (+23.8u) ML in all games. 47-17 (+10.6u) ML in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 13-6 UNDER after winning their previous game in overtime.

 

 

Los Angeles Kings:  A. Edler (D) Ques Tues - Undisclosed injury. A. Athanasiou (LW) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury. M. Anderson (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury. D. Brown (RW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury. D. Doughty (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury. S. Walker (D) out for season - Lower Body injury.

Colorado Avalanche:  N. Kadri (C) Early May - Upper Body injury. R. Murray (D) Out indefinitely - Hand injury. G. Landeskog (LW) Early May - Knee injury.

 

 

 

“They’re good teams. They’re fighting for playoffs, too. We've got to regroup here and make sure we’re ready for the next game, and we can’t put our heads down too much. It’s hard enough, but we've got to find ways.” - Phillip Danault after their loss against the Wild on Sunday night.

 

 

“It’s always nice to end it with a save and it’s a great feeling getting the win. We know we have a special group in here and it’s been a really fun season getting that many wins, but our ultimate goal is still ahead of us here.” - Darcy Kuemper after their win against the Oilers on Saturday night.

 

 

 

LW Iafallo, Alex

C Kopitar, Anze

RW Kempe, Adrian

LD Roy, Matt

RD Stecher, Troy

G Petersen, Cal

 

LW Burakovsky, André

C Nathan MacKinnon

RW Rantanen, Mikko

LD Johnson, Jack

RD Makar, Cale

G Kuemper, Darcy

 

 

Points: A. Kopitar (61)

Goals: A. Kempe (32)

Assists: A. Kopitar (43)

GAA: J. Quick (2.67)

 

Points: M. Rantanen (86)

Goals: M. Rantanen (35)

Assists: N. Kadri (57)

GAA: D. Kuemper (2.37)

 

Coaches:

Los Angeles Kings: Todd McLellan (3rd season)

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (6th season)