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Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Blues vs. Kings NHL game on April 1, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 2, 1AM Crypto.com Arena
Apr 2, 1AM Crypto.com Arena
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Bets
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blues | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blues | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
OT1 01:01 Shot on goal by Quinton Byfield saved by Jordan Binnington
OT1 00:50 Dylan Holloway shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
OT1 00:40 Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Jordan Binnington
P3 16:07 Goal scored by Philip Broberg assisted by Dylan Holloway
P3 15:38 Shot on goal by Alex Laferriere saved by Jordan Binnington
P3 13:20 Shot on goal by Robert Thomas saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 13:11 Colton Parayko shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
P3 13:00 Shot on goal by Colton Parayko saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 12:35 Shot missed by Philip Broberg
P3 11:05 Cody Ceci shot blocked by Colton Parayko
P3 10:32 Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Jordan Binnington
P3 09:12 Shot on goal by Robert Thomas saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 08:36 Shot missed by Colton Parayko
P3 07:49 Shot on goal by Trevor Moore saved by Jordan Binnington
P3 06:33 Drew Doughty shot blocked by Theo Lindstein
P3 06:26 Shot missed by Mathieu Joseph
P3 04:37 Dylan Holloway shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
P3 03:57 Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Dalibor Dvorsky
P3 03:50 Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Jonatan Berggren
P3 02:55 Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by teammate
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
OT
GOALS
ALL
End of 1st OT.
End of 1st OT.
SHOT
Shot on goal by Quinton Byfield saved by Jordan Binnington
SHOT
Dylan Holloway shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Jordan Binnington
Scott Laughton won faceoff against Robert Thomas in neutral zone
End of 3rd Period.
Cam Fowler won faceoff against Kings in defensive zone
Anze Kopitar credited with hit on Robert Thomas in neutral zone
Robert Thomas won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Blues won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
Joel Armia won faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Joel Armia won faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Philip Broberg assisted by Dylan Holloway
1-1
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Laferriere saved by Jordan Binnington
Pavel Buchnevich won faceoff against Scott Laughton in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Robert Thomas saved by Anton Forsberg
SHOT
Colton Parayko shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
SHOT
Shot on goal by Colton Parayko saved by Anton Forsberg
SHOT
Shot missed by Philip Broberg
Pavel Buchnevich won faceoff against Kings in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - Ice problem
SHOT
Cody Ceci shot blocked by Colton Parayko
Robert Thomas won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Jordan Binnington
SHOT
Shot on goal by Robert Thomas saved by Anton Forsberg
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Colton Parayko
Blues won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
Stoppage
SHOT
Shot on goal by Trevor Moore saved by Jordan Binnington
SHOT
Drew Doughty shot blocked by Theo Lindstein
SHOT
Shot missed by Mathieu Joseph
Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Pius Suter in neutral zone
Pavel Buchnevich won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Dylan Holloway shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
SHOT
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Dalibor Dvorsky
SHOT
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Jonatan Berggren
SHOT
Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by teammate
Pavel Buchnevich won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in offensive zone
SHOT
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by teammate
Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Pius Suter in neutral zone
Dalibor Dvorsky won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Scott Laughton saved by Jordan Binnington
Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Blues won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
SHOT
Philip Broberg shot blocked by teammate
Adrian Kempe credited with hit on Justin Holl in defensive zone
SHOT
Mikey Anderson shot blocked by Colton Parayko
Blues won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Adrian Kempe
0-1
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Edmundson
Scott Laughton won faceoff against Jack Finley in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot missed by Philip Broberg
Robert Thomas won faceoff against Scott Laughton in offensive zone
SHOT
Pius Suter shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
Alexey Toropchenko credited with hit on Brandt Clarke in offensive zone
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Pius Suter in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jordan Kyrou saved by Anton Forsberg
SHOT
Shot on goal by Quinton Byfield saved by Jordan Binnington
Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich in neutral zone
SHOT
Justin Holl shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Justin Holl saved by Anton Forsberg
Robert Thomas won faceoff against Alex Laferriere in offensive zone
Robert Thomas won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Logan Mailloux
SHOT
Shot missed by Jordan Kyrou
Pavel Buchnevich won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in neutral zone
Stoppage - High Stick
Blues won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Jared Wright
SHOT
Scott Laughton shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot missed by Brian Dumoulin
SHOT
Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Colton Parayko
SHOT
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Jonatan Berggren
Robert Thomas won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Jimmy Snuggerud
Power play - Robert Thomas won faceoff against Alex Laferriere in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Logan Mailloux shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
SHOT
Power play - Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
Power play - Dalibor Dvorsky won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
SHOT
Logan Mailloux shot blocked by Trevor Moore
Blues won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
Blues won faceoff against Kings in defensive zone
Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Robert Thomas in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jared Wright saved by Jordan Binnington
Dalibor Dvorsky won faceoff against Scott Laughton in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Theo Lindstein saved by Anton Forsberg
Robert Thomas won faceoff against Alex Laferriere in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Trevor Moore saved by Jordan Binnington
SHOT
Shot on goal by Trevor Moore saved by Jordan Binnington
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Jake Neighbours
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Pavel Buchnevich saved by Anton Forsberg
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Dalibor Dvorsky
SHOT
Joel Armia shot blocked by teammate
Robert Thomas won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Jordan Binnington
Blues won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Jordan Kyrou
SHOT
Joel Armia shot blocked by Jimmy Snuggerud
SHOT
Shot on goal by Colton Parayko saved by Anton Forsberg
Blues won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Scott Laughton
SHOT
Alexey Toropchenko shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
Jack Finley won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anze Kopitar saved by Jordan Binnington
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Holloway saved by Anton Forsberg
Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Robert Thomas in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexey Toropchenko saved by Anton Forsberg
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexey Toropchenko saved by Anton Forsberg
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jonatan Berggren saved by Anton Forsberg
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jonatan Berggren saved by Anton Forsberg
SHOT
Theo Lindstein shot blocked by Alex Laferriere
Robert Thomas won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
SHOT
Logan Mailloux shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
Joel Edmundson credited with hit on Robert Thomas in defensive zone
Stoppage - Offside
Jonatan Berggren won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Trevor Moore saved by Jordan Binnington
Trevor Moore won faceoff against Robert Thomas in offensive zone
Power play - Dalibor Dvorsky won faceoff against Scott Laughton in offensive zone
Penalty to Brian Dumoulin 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Jimmy Snuggerud)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anze Kopitar saved by Jordan Binnington
Giveaway by Colton Parayko in defensive zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 24 | Shots on Goal | 26 | |||
| 48% | Faceoff Win % | 53% | |||
| 3/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/1 | |||
| 11 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 11 | |||
| 15 | Hits | 26 | |||
| 14 | Shots Blocked | 23 | |||
| 17 | Giveaways | 21 |
| |
|---|
| 24 | Shots on Goal | 26 | |||
| 48% | Faceoff Win % | 53% | |||
| 3/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/1 | |||
| 11 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 11 | |||
| 15 | Hits | 26 | |||
| 14 | Shots Blocked | 23 | |||
| 17 | Giveaways | 21 |
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Blues vs. Kings: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Blues vs. Kings
- Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Kings favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 5.5
- Moneyline Odds: Blues +130, Kings -130
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Blues: 45%
- Kings: 55%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Blues a win probability of 45%, while the Kings have a win probability of 55%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Kings are more likely to beat the Blues in the NHL game at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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