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Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2025-04-12 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 5 - 4 Colorado Avalanche
🚨 Upset Win (60% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 40.2%
COL: 59.8%
Expected Goals
LAK: 2.97
COL: 3.08
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 37%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
Darcy Kuemper - 19-14-15 | 0.891 SV% | 2.78 GAA
COL
Scott Wedgewood - 31-6-6 | 0.921 SV% | 2.02 GAA
StatLAKCOL
Season SV%0.9130.919
Last 5 SV%0.8330.968
SV% vs Opponent0.8260.960
GAA2.272.13
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 69% • LAK at home vs COL: 2-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-05-03COL
2026-05-01COL
2026-04-29COL
2026-04-26LAK 1 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2026-04-23LAK 2 - 4 COLCOLCOL

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 59.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 5 - 4 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 3.0 - 3.1