Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks
Next Thursday night will be a key date for the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL playoffs, as they will finally face a game at home in the series against the Colorado Avalanche. However, it should be noted that the Avalanche have a 2-0 lead, so they are expected to play this game very calmly but with higher motivation to increase their offensive effectiveness at Crypto.com Arena.
In this regard, it’s worth noting that the Los Angeles Kings have a four-game losing streak, during which they couldn’t score more than three goals per game. Taking this factor into account, players like Artemi Panarim and Alex Laferriere are expected to increase their scoring ratio, as that will be their only way to compete against such a dangerous team as the Colorado Avalanche.
Meanwhile, the Colorado Avalanche were also very far from demonstrating their best possible performance, as they weren’t able to score more than two goals in any of their first two games of the series. Keeping these factors in mind, it will be very difficult for the Avalanche to remain the strongest favorites to lift the Stanley Cup with such poor offensive performances, so Nathan MacKinnon is expected to appear more frequently in the following two games in LA.
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Los Angeles Kings against Colorado Avalanche : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
A. Forsberg
D. Kuemper
J. Edmundson
M. Anderson
B. Clarke
D. Doughty
C. Ceci
B. Dumoulin
A. Kopitar
T. Moore
J. Wright
J. Malott
A. Laferriere
S. Helenius
Q. Byfield
J. Armia
A. Panarin
S. Laughton
A. Kuzmenko
A. Kempe
M. Blackwood
S. Wedgewood
C. Makar
D. Toews
B. Kulak
B. Burns
J. Manson
S. Malinski
M. Necas
R. Colton
N. Roy
P. Kelly
L. O'Connor
J. Drury
A. Lehkonen
G. Landeskog
N. Kadri
V. Nichushkin
N. MacKinnon
B. Nelson
Most goals and assists
Los Angeles Kings
Colorado Avalanche
A. Kempe
(37 Goals)
N. MacKinnon
(60 Goals)
N. MacKinnon
(82 Assists)
Los Angeles Kings - Colorado Avalanche Key Points
- The Colorado Avalanche have an eight-game road winning streak, during which they didn’t concede more than two goals per game.
- The Los Angeles Kings have a four-game home winning streak, but they scored four or more goals in only two of them.
- The Colorado Avalanche scored four or more goals in four of their last five road meetings against the Los Angeles Kings.
- The Los Angeles Kings shot 10 or more times on goal in only one of the first six periods played against the Avalanche in this playoff series.
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Our Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction
As can be seen, this third game of the series between the Kings and the Avalanche is expected to bring another brilliant goaltending spectacle from Anton Forsberg, who really became the MVP for the Kings during the first two games of the series despite losing them.
Summarizing, even though it will be very difficult for the Los Angeles Kings to come from behind in the series, playing at home could become such a motivating experience, especially for players like Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar. Therefore, the pick for the Colorado Avalanche – Los Angeles Kings is: Over 5.5 Goals!
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