Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 3/27/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Kings (-132) Avalanche (+110)

The Colorado Avalanche (43-25-3) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Kings (39-21-9) at Ball Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has Los Angeles at -132 and Colorado is sitting at +110. The total comes in at 6.5.

The Los Angeles Kings will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 7-2 victory over the Bruins in their previous contest . Los Angeles tallied 8 penalty mins for this game. The Kings had a good offensive outing and it showed in this win. Moreover, they had 1 chance with the advantage but didn't get a goal. In the outing, they tallied a score on 7 of the 23 shots they attempted.

Get all of our NHL Betting Picks

At even strength, the Kings have given up 138 goals while earning 177 on offense. Los Angeles Kings opponents have 198 power play tries (16th in hockey) and have tallied 36 goals in those chances. In terms of scoring goals, the Los Angeles Kings have earned 202 goals (19th in hockey) this season and have surrendered 174. Los Angeles has tried 1,925 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.5%. For the year, they have recorded 87 points and their points percentage is sitting at .630. The Kings so far have had 1,753 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .901. Los Angeles steps onto the ice with 159 power play opportunities and they have scored 25 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 15.72%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Darcy Kuemper. During his career on the ice, Kuemper has 227 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .555. His save percentage sits at .914 during his 22,051 mins on the ice. Kuemper has had 12,146 shots taken against him and has amassed 11,104 total saves. The opposition has notched 1,042 goals against Kuemper in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.84. He has compiled a record of 202-144-53 and he has started in 409 games. Kuemper has been involved in 430 games over the course of his hockey career.

In their last game, Colorado played the Canadiens in an outing where the Avalanche got the tie by a final score of 4-4. They had 2 chances on the power play in this outing and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Avalanche notched 4 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they tried.

Colorado has attempted 2,117 shots (5th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.20%, while allowing their opponents 1,847 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 79.10% on their oppositions 177 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.1%. They have recorded 205 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 24.39%. The Avalanche have accumulated 187 goals at even strength and 50 goals (7th in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 202 goals to be scored by of a combination of 165 goals at even strength and 37 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Colorado Avalanche have 237 goals, 89 points, in addition to a points percentage of .627.

For the opposition you are likely to see Mackenzie Blackwood between the pipes. He is sitting with 6,561 saves out of the 7,243 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .906. Blackwood is the owner of a career mark of 100-99-28 and has participated in 245 games. He has started in 230 games and has accumulated 11,117 mins. Blackwood's quality start rate comes out to 54.8% and he has 126 quality starts in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 3.68 goals per contest and he has allowed 682 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-132)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here