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2026-27 Season Live

Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2025-03-27 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 4 - 0 Los Angeles Kings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 50.5%
LAK: 49.5%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.31
LAK: 2.97
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Mackenzie Blackwood - 13-1-1 | 0.924 SV% | 2.07 GAA
LAK
David Rittich - 16-14-2 | 0.886 SV% | 2.84 GAA
StatCOLLAK
Season SV%0.9240.886
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.072.84
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
COLMackenzie Blackwood22220100.0%1.7001.70
LAKDavid Rittich2622484.6%2.311-1.69
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 65% • COL at home vs LAK: 8-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-09-30COL 8 - 4 LAKCOLCOL
2026-04-26LAK 1 - 5 COLCOLLAK
2026-04-23LAK 2 - 4 COLCOLCOL
2026-04-21COL 2 - 1 LAKCOLCOL
2026-04-19COL 2 - 1 LAKCOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1900.60
1LAK1100.54
2COL810.77
2LAK1200.53
3COL1300.95
3LAK1400.63
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 50.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 4 - 0 Los Angeles Kings
Expected: 3.3 - 3.0