Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 10/11/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-110) Kings (-110)

The Los Angeles Kings (47-25-10 last season) are hosting the Colorado Avalanche (50-24-7 last year) at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Avalanche at -110 and the Kings are sitting at -110. The total is set at 7.

The Colorado Avalanche will look to clean up some issues after taking a 2-1 loss to the Kraken in their last outing. The Avalanche had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the loss. In the game, they finished 1 out of the 34 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 1 power play opportunity and were able to score 1 goal. Colorado compiled 2 minutes in the box for this game.

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Colorado Avalanche opposition had 246 power play tries (17th in hockey) and racked up 51 goals in those attempts. The Avalanche had 2,539 shots tried against them and held a save percentage of .912. Colorado tried 2,727 shots and had a shot percentage of 10.1%. When playing at even strength, the Avalanche conceded 172 goals while getting 210. Colorado compiled 257 power play chances and notched 64 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 24.90%. For the year, they scored 107 points and their points % was .660. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche accumulated 274 goals (10th in hockey) for the previous season surrendered 223.

The player between the pipes for this game is Alexandar Georgiev. The opposition has been able to score 499 goals versus Georgiev in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.80. Georgiev has been involved in 191 games throughout his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .912 for his 10,701 mins between the pipes. He has accumulated an overall mark of 98-64-17 and he started in 179 games. During his career on the ice, Georgiev has accrued 100 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .559. Georgiev has seen 5,652 shots taken against him and has recorded 5,153 total saves.

When they were on the ice last, Los Angeles went up against the Oilers in a game where the Kings took the loss by a final score of 5-4. The Kings scored 4 goals out of the 44 shots on goal they took. They had 3 chances on the power play in this outing and scored 2 out of those tries.

Last season, the Los Angeles Kings accounted for 274 goals, 104 points, as well as a points percentage of .634. They granted a total of 254 goals to be scored by way of 189 goals at even strength and 65 goals while they were shorthanded. The Kings accumulated 206 goals at even strength and 68 goals (4th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They had 269 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 25.28%. Los Angeles put up 2,658 shots (11th in professional hockey) and accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.31%, while allowing the opposition 2,289 shots. They accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 75.84% on their opponent's 269 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage came in at 88.9%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Cam Talbot in the crease. Talbot has compiled a career mark of 218-156-36 and has played in 432 contests. Talbot's quality start rate is 54.2% and he has earned 224 quality starts in his NHL career. He has tallied 11,517 stops out of 12,607 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .914. The opposition is averaging 2.65 goals per contest and he has surrendered 1,090 goals altogether. He has made the start in 413 games and has been on the ice for 24,666 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado (-110)

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