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Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Avalanche logo
Avalanche
Colorado
2
vs
Kings logo
Kings
Los Angeles
1
COL 66%34% LAK
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Colorado Avalanche 66% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Avalanche:

  • Offensive Efficiency. Avalanche offense (3.8 PPG) outpaces Kings (2.6 PPG)
  • Home Field Advantage. Avalanche are 0-0 at home this season
  • Recent Form. Avalanche (42-10) in better form than Kings (25-22)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: COL 60% (−6)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: COL 60% (−6)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: COL 61% (−5)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: COL 62% (−4)

Win probability movement

COL home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement71%66%61%Apr 18Apr 21

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueBall Arena
Denver, CO

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Kings (away)
Avalanche (home)
34%
Win probability
66%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Avalanche defeated the Kings 2-1.

Our model predicted the Avalanche would win with 66% confidence -- and they delivered. A solid prediction that lined up with the result.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Avalanche and was a contributing factor: Avalanche offense (3.8 PPG) outpaces Kings (2.6 PPG)
  • Home Field Advantage favored the Avalanche and was a notable factor: Avalanche are 0-0 at home this season
  • Recent Form favored the Avalanche and was a contributing factor: Avalanche (42-10) in better form than Kings (25-22)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Avalanche won 2-1

Avalanche won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Avalanche at 66%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Colorado Avalanche
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Colorado Avalanche
  • Recent FormFavors Colorado Avalanche
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Colorado Avalanche
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

LAK
COL
Offensive Efficiency
Home Field Advantage
Recent Form
Defensive Efficiency
Favours LAK|Favours COL

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/21/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Kings

Carter GeorgeG
Anton ForsbergG
Darcy KuemperG
Scott LaughtonC
Alex TurcotteC

Avalanche

Mackenzie BlackwoodG
Trent MinerG
Scott WedgewoodG
Magnus ChronaG
Egor ShilovC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Avalanche has a 66% win probability, while Kings has a 34% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Ball Arena in Denver, CO.

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