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NHL Prop Bets: Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche (April 23, 2026)

The Colorado Avalanche face the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round at Crypto.com Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup. The Avalanche are favored to win at -155. They're currently +164 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Kings are -198 to cover the +1.5 puck line.

  • The Avalanche have a 42-42 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Kings hold a record of 32-52.

The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -115 and UNDER at -105.

  • The Avalanche have a 31-49-4 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 31 games have gone over the total points line, 49 have gone under and four have resulted in a push). The Kings have a 37-45-2 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Avalanche are averaging 3.63 goals per game this season (1st in the league). Comparatively, the Kings are averaging only 2.68 (29th).
  • Defensively, the Avalanche are giving up only 2.40 goals per game this season (1st in the league), while the Kings are giving up an average of 2.90 goals (T7th).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, Colorado is averaging 33.7 shots per game this season (1st in the NHL). Meanwhile, Los Angeles is allowing its opposition 27.2 shots per game (11th).
  • Flipping that script, the Avalanche are allowing 26.1 shots per game (5th in the NHL), while the Kings are averaging 28.0 shots (17th).

Power Play

  • Colorado holds a power play percentage of 17.1%, ranking 27th in the league this season, while Los Angeles sits 28th with 17.0% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Avalanche have a penalty kill rate of 84.6% (ranked 1st), easily outperforming the Kings, who sit at 74.6% (30th).

P1 Result

Colorado is +160 to win the first period, while Los Angeles is +210.

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Colorado 34-16-34 17-8-18 17-8-16 2-0-8
    Los Angeles 29-26-29 14-11-16 15-15-13 4-2-4

To Go To Overtime

Thursday's matchup is +270 to go to overtime.

  • The Avalanche have played in 19 games that have gone to overtime this season (including playoffs), while the Kings have appeared in 34.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Avalanche have played in 10 games that have gone to a shootout this season (including playoffs), while the Kings have appeared in 14.

Last Time They Met

The Avalanche recorded a 2-1 overtime victory over the Kings at Ball Arena on Tuesday. The Avalanche now hold a 2-0 series lead. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Quinton Byfield did all he could for his team, recording 1 assist. The Avalanche have now won five straight against the Kings.