Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 3/15/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-175) Kings (+145)

The Los Angeles Kings (33-20-8) are welcoming the Colorado Avalanche (42-13-5) at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Avalanche at -175 while the Kings are sitting at +145. The total has been set at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 3-0 victory against the Flames in their previous outing. Colorado tallied 4 minutes in the box for this game. Furthermore, they had 2 attempts on the power play and were able to net 1 goal. The Avalanche were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in this victory. For the matchup, they earned a goal on 3 out of the 32 shots they tried.

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When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have notched 230 goals (2nd in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have allowed 169. For the year, they have scored 89 points and their points percentage sits at .742. Colorado has accumulated 210 power play opportunities and they have notched 49 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 23.33%. When at even strength, the Avalanche let the opposition score 129 goals while notching 181 as an offensive unit. Colorado has attempted 2,113 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.9%. The Avalanche have had 1,902 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .911. Colorado Avalanche opponents have earned 176 power play opportunities (11th in hockey) and have a total of 40 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Darcy Kuemper. Kuemper has been involved in 284 contests during his NHL career. He has an overall record of 134-91-34 and was named the starter in 266 games. Opponents have been able to score 657 goals against Kuemper in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.47. Kuemper has had 7,970 shot attempts against him and has accrued 7,313 total saves. His save percentage is .918 for his 15,955 minutes played. In his career, Kuemper has compiled 150 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .564.

In their last game, Los Angeles faced off against the Panthers in an outing where the Kings took home the victory by a score of 3-2. They had 4 power play opportunities in this matchup and converted 1 goal out of those opportunities. The Kings recorded 3 goals of the 37 shots on goal they were seeking.

On the year, the Los Angeles Kings have earned a total of 175 goals, 74 points, and a points percentage of .607. They have permitted 171 goals to be scored by way of 129 goals at even strength and 42 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Kings have accumulated 144 goals at even strength and 31 goals (22nd in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 186 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 16.67%. Los Angeles has put up 2,151 shots (2nd in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.14%, while allowing their opponents 1,745 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 75.00% on their opponents 168 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 90.2%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Calvin Petersen in net. He has gathered 2,215 saves out of the 2,431 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .911. Petersen has compiled a career record of 35-34-7 and has played in 81 games. He has started in 76 contests and has played for a total of 4,696 minutes. Petersen's percentage of quality starts is 55.3% and he has earned 42 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. His opponents are averaging 2.76 goals per game and he has yielded 216 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado (-175)

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