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Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Avalanche vs. Kings NHL game on April 26, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 26, 8:30PM Crypto.com Arena
Apr 26, 8:30PM Crypto.com Arena
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Bets
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Avalanche | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Kings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Avalanche | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Kings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
P3 16:24 Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 15:34 Shot on goal by Taylor Ward saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 11:43 Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 11:12 Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 10:35 Shot on goal by Trevor Moore saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 10:28 Shot on goal by Drew Doughty saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 09:13 Shot missed by Brock Nelson
P3 08:31 Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 08:21 Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Brett Kulak
P3 08:09 Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Brent Burns
P3 08:06 Mikey Anderson shot blocked by teammate
P3 07:09 Brent Burns shot blocked by Jared Wright
P3 06:59 Goal scored by Devon Toews
P3 05:10 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 04:51 Power play - Shot on goal by Quinton Byfield saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 03:37 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 02:12 Shot missed by Devon Toews
P3 01:48 Shot on goal by Alex Turcotte saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 00:18 Shot on goal by Anze Kopitar saved by Scott Wedgewood
P2 18:20 Anze Kopitar shot blocked by Devon Toews
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
End of 3rd Period.
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Jack Drury won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Scott Laughton in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Jack Drury won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Anton Forsberg
Avalanche won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
Jack Drury won faceoff against Kings in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Taylor Ward saved by Scott Wedgewood
Jack Drury won faceoff against Scott Laughton in offensive zone
Scott Laughton won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in neutral zone
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
Avalanche won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
Stoppage - Hand Pass - TV timeout
Jack Drury won faceoff against Trevor Moore in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in defensive zone
Brandt Clarke credited with hit on Nick Blankenburg in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Anton Forsberg
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Anton Forsberg
SHOT
Shot on goal by Trevor Moore saved by Scott Wedgewood
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Trevor Moore in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Drew Doughty saved by Scott Wedgewood
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
Stoppage
Avalanche won faceoff against Cody Ceci in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
SHOT
Shot missed by Brock Nelson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Anton Forsberg
SHOT
Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Brett Kulak
SHOT
Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Brent Burns
SHOT
Mikey Anderson shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by Jared Wright
Jack Drury won faceoff against Scott Laughton in offensive zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Devon Toews
4-1
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
Power play - Samuel Helenius won faceoff against Jack Drury in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Anton Forsberg
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Quinton Byfield saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Anton Forsberg
Avalanche won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
Avalanche won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
Samuel Helenius won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in neutral zone
Samuel Helenius won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Devon Toews
Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Turcotte saved by Scott Wedgewood
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anze Kopitar saved by Scott Wedgewood
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
SHOT
Anze Kopitar shot blocked by Devon Toews
SHOT
Cody Ceci shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brett Kulak saved by Anton Forsberg
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Trevor Moore saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Anton Forsberg
Avalanche won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Scott Laughton saved by Scott Wedgewood
Avalanche won faceoff against Samuel Helenius in offensive zone
Avalanche won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Scott Laughton in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Malinski
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Brock Nelson
SHOT
Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by teammate
Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Martin Necas shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
SHOT
Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Anton Forsberg
SHOT
Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
Avalanche won faceoff against Kings in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
GOAL
Goal scored by Cale Makar assisted by Nicolas Roy and Nazem Kadri
2-0
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Scott Laughton won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
SHOT
Nazem Kadri shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cody Ceci saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jared Wright saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
SHOT
Shot missed by Adrian Kempe
Nazem Kadri won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Brock Nelson
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Scott Wedgewood
Power play - Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Scott Laughton in offensive zone
Penalty to Jeff Malott 2 minutes for Misconduct
Penalty to Jack Drury 2 minutes for Misconduct
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
Ross Colton won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in offensive zone
Stoppage
Avalanche won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
Scott Laughton won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in defensive zone
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Alex Laferriere
SHOT
Shot missed by Quinton Byfield
SHOT
Shot missed by Parker Kelly
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Anton Forsberg
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
Adrian Kempe won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Anton Forsberg
Shorthanded - Scott Laughton won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in offensive zone
Power play - Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Anze Kopitar
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Anton Forsberg
Power play - Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
Penalty to Nick Blankenburg 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Jared Wright)
SHOT
Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by Alex Turcotte
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Quinton Byfield saved by Scott Wedgewood
Power play - Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Laferriere saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Adrian Kempe
Power play - Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Ross Colton
Avalanche won faceoff against Kings in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Anton Forsberg
Jeff Malott credited with hit on Brent Burns in offensive zone
Alex Turcotte credited with hit on Nick Blankenburg in neutral zone
Alex Turcotte credited with hit on Nazem Kadri in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Scott Laughton saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cody Ceci saved by Scott Wedgewood
Scott Laughton won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Laferriere
Giveaway by Drew Doughty in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Malinski
Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 32 | Shots on Goal | 25 | |||
| 54% | Faceoff Win % | 46% | |||
| 2/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 8 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 26 | |||
| 21 | Hits | 50 | |||
| 17 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 15 | Giveaways | 13 |
| |
|---|
| 32 | Shots on Goal | 25 | |||
| 54% | Faceoff Win % | 46% | |||
| 2/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 8 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 26 | |||
| 21 | Hits | 50 | |||
| 17 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 15 | Giveaways | 13 |
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Avalanche vs. Kings: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Avalanche vs. Kings
- Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026
- Time: 4:30 PM ET
- Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Avalanche favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 5.5
- Moneyline Odds: Avalanche -160, Kings +162
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Avalanche: 60%
- Kings: 40%
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 Avalanche a win probability of 60%, while the Kings have a win probability of 40%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Avalanche are more likely to beat the Kings in the NHL game at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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