Kings vs. Avalanche Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Kings vs. Avalanche NHL game on December 29, 2025 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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P3 19:15 Goal scored by Cale Makar assisted by Valeri Nichushkin and Brock Nelson
P3 19:13 Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 18:23 Goal scored by Nathan MacKinnon assisted by Artturi Lehkonen (Empty Net)
P3 18:13 Shot on goal by Kevin Fiala saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 17:48 Shot missed by Quinton Byfield
P3 16:43 Shot missed by Ross Colton
P3 16:41 Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 16:14 Shot missed by Corey Perry
P3 15:58 Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 15:20 Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Adrian Kempe
P3 14:28 Shot on goal by Warren Foegele saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 13:47 Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 13:15 Shot on goal by Kevin Fiala saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 11:32 Shot missed by Martin Necas
P3 11:06 Shot missed by Joel Edmundson
P3 11:02 Shot missed by Kevin Fiala
P3 10:19 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Joel Kiviranta saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 09:41 Power play - Shot missed by Drew Doughty
P3 09:21 Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Laferriere saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 09:18 Power play - Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:15
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Samuel Helenius in neutral zone
  3. P3 19:15
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Cale Makar assisted by Valeri Nichushkin and Brock Nelson
    2-5
  4. P3 19:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Anton Forsberg
  5. P3 18:43
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Alex Turcotte in neutral zone
  6. P3 18:43
    Stoppage - Offside
  7. P3 18:23
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Alex Turcotte in neutral zone
  8. P3 18:23
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Nathan MacKinnon assisted by Artturi Lehkonen (Empty Net)
    2-4
  9. P3 18:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kevin Fiala saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  10. P3 17:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Quinton Byfield
  11. P3 17:34
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  12. P3 17:34
    Stoppage - Icing
  13. P3 16:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ross Colton
  14. P3 16:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Anton Forsberg
  15. P3 16:14
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Corey Perry
  16. P3 15:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  17. P3 15:20
    SHOT
    Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Adrian Kempe
  18. P3 14:31
    Josh Manson credited with hit on Alex Turcotte in defensive zone
  19. P3 14:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Warren Foegele saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  20. P3 13:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Anton Forsberg
  21. P3 13:16
    Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  22. P3 13:16
    Stoppage - Offside
  23. P3 13:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kevin Fiala saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  24. P3 11:32
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Martin Necas
  25. P3 11:20
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Alex Turcotte in defensive zone
  26. P3 11:20
    Stoppage - Icing
  27. P3 11:06
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Joel Edmundson
  28. P3 11:04
    Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
  29. P3 11:04
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  30. P3 11:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kevin Fiala
  31. P3 10:45
    Power play - Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
  32. P3 10:45
    Stoppage - Offside
  33. P3 10:19
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Joel Kiviranta saved by Anton Forsberg
  34. P3 09:41
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Drew Doughty
  35. P3 09:21
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Laferriere saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  36. P3 09:18
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  37. P3 09:00
    Power play - Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  38. P3 09:00
    Penalty to Jack Drury 2 minutes for Hooking
  39. P3 08:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Anton Forsberg
  40. P3 08:22
    Ross Colton won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in defensive zone
  41. P3 08:22
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  42. P3 08:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Warren Foegele saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  43. P3 07:42
    Samuel Girard credited with hit on Alex Turcotte in defensive zone
  44. P3 06:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anze Kopitar
  45. P3 06:32
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
  46. P3 06:32
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  47. P3 06:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  48. P3 06:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Anton Forsberg
  49. P3 06:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Anton Forsberg
  50. P3 04:58
    Shorthanded - Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Gavin Brindley in neutral zone
  51. P3 04:58
    GOAL
    Shorthanded - Goal scored by Joel Armia
    2-3
  52. P3 04:48
    SHOT
    Power play - Cale Makar shot blocked by Adrian Kempe
  53. P3 04:30
    Power play - Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Adrian Kempe in neutral zone
  54. P3 04:30
    Stoppage - Offside
  55. P3 03:44
    Power play - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in offensive zone
  56. P3 03:44
    Penalty to Brandt Clarke 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Joel Kiviranta)
  57. P3 03:18
    SHOT
    Brandt Clarke shot blocked by teammate
  58. P3 03:18
    SHOT
    Cody Ceci shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  59. P3 03:17
    Sam Malinski credited with hit on Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
  60. P3 02:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Laferriere
  61. P3 02:26
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
  62. P3 02:26
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  63. P3 02:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Laferriere saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  64. P3 01:24
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Alex Turcotte in defensive zone
  65. P3 01:24
    Stoppage - Icing
  66. P3 00:37
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
  67. P3 00:15
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  68. P3 00:15
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  69. P3 00:11
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Artturi Lehkonen
  70. P3 00:00
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
  71. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  72. P2 19:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Trevor Moore
  73. P2 18:45
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
  74. P2 18:45
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  75. P2 18:32
    SHOT
    Brian Dumoulin shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  76. P2 18:24
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Andrei Kuzmenko saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  77. P2 17:30
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Alex Laferriere in neutral zone
  78. P2 17:30
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Brock Nelson assisted by Joel Kiviranta and Samuel Girard
    1-3
  79. P2 17:01
    SHOT
    Corey Perry shot blocked by Josh Manson
  80. P2 16:26
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Jack Drury in defensive zone
  81. P2 16:26
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  82. P2 16:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brent Burns
  83. P2 16:09
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
  84. P2 16:07
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Anton Forsberg
  85. P2 15:20
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  86. P2 14:10
    Shorthanded - Alex Laferriere won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
  87. P2 14:10
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  88. P2 14:10
    Penalty to Brandt Clarke 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Artturi Lehkonen)
  89. P2 14:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
  90. P2 13:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
  91. P2 13:47
    SHOT
    Brent Burns shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  92. P2 13:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Avalanche saved by Anton Forsberg
  93. P2 13:21
    Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
  94. P2 13:21
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Martin Necas assisted by Gabriel Landeskog
    1-2
  95. P2 13:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Gabriel Landeskog
  96. P2 12:50
    SHOT
    Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  97. P2 12:36
    SHOT
    Martin Necas shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  98. P2 12:34
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in offensive zone
  99. P2 12:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Anton Forsberg
  100. P2 12:29
    Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Alex Turcotte in offensive zone
  101. P2 12:29
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  102. P2 12:24
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Anton Forsberg
  103. P2 11:12
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Anton Forsberg
  104. P2 10:38
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Parker Kelly
  105. P2 10:02
    SHOT
    Power play - Brandt Clarke shot blocked by Josh Manson
  106. P2 09:58
    Power play - Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  107. P2 09:58
    Penalty to Ross Colton 2 minutes for Misconduct
  108. P2 09:55
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
  109. P2 09:55
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  110. P2 09:54
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Anton Forsberg
  111. P2 09:19
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Victor Olofsson
  112. P2 08:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Anton Forsberg
  113. P2 07:54
    Shorthanded - Alex Laferriere won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
  114. P2 07:54
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  115. P2 07:54
    Penalty to Brian Dumoulin 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Jack Drury)
  116. P2 07:40
    SHOT
    Joel Armia shot blocked by Cale Makar
  117. P2 06:36
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cale Makar
  118. P2 06:30
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Gavin Brindley
  119. P2 05:40
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Gabriel Landeskog
  120. P2 05:36
    SHOT
    Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Trevor Moore
  121. P2 05:15
    Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  122. P2 05:15
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Corey Perry assisted by Kevin Fiala and Joel Edmundson
    1-1
  123. P2 04:41
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Anton Forsberg
  124. P2 03:42
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Brock Nelson shot blocked by Drew Doughty
  125. P2 03:18
    Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
  126. P2 03:18
    Penalty to Parker Kelly 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Samuel Helenius)
  127. P2 02:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Parker Kelly
  128. P2 02:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cody Ceci
  129. P2 01:49
    Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Jack Drury in defensive zone
  130. P2 01:49
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  131. P2 01:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Anton Forsberg
  132. P2 01:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Warren Foegele saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  133. P2 01:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandt Clarke saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  134. P2 01:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandt Clarke saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  135. P2 00:42
    SHOT
    Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Brent Burns
  136. P2 00:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Adrian Kempe
  137. P2 00:00
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
  138. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  139. P1 19:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
  140. P1 18:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Samuel Girard
  141. P1 18:21
    SHOT
    Kings shot blocked by teammate
  142. P1 18:00
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Jack Drury in defensive zone
  143. P1 18:00
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  144. P1 17:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Anton Forsberg
  145. P1 17:35
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
  146. P1 17:06
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Anton Forsberg
  147. P1 16:55
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Trevor Moore saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  148. P1 15:43
    Power play - Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
  149. P1 15:43
    Penalty to Andrei Kuzmenko 2 minutes for Interference
  150. P1 15:40
    Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Parker Kelly in offensive zone
  151. P1 15:40
    Stoppage - Offside
  152. P1 15:24
    Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Parker Kelly in offensive zone
  153. P1 15:24
    Stoppage - Offside
  154. P1 14:55
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Corey Perry
  155. P1 14:30
    Samuel Helenius won faceoff against Parker Kelly in neutral zone
  156. P1 14:30
    Stoppage - Offside
  157. P1 14:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Anton Forsberg
  158. P1 14:16
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
  159. P1 14:16
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  160. P1 13:57
    SHOT
    Warren Foegele shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  161. P1 13:30
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
  162. P1 13:30
    Stoppage - Offside
  163. P1 13:25
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Warren Foegele
  164. P1 13:21
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cody Ceci
  165. P1 13:07
    Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  166. P1 13:07
    Stoppage - Icing
  167. P1 13:00
    Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  168. P1 13:00
    Stoppage
  169. P1 11:50
    Parker Kelly won faceoff against Alex Turcotte in offensive zone
  170. P1 11:50
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  171. P1 11:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Anton Forsberg
  172. P1 11:43
    Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Parker Kelly in offensive zone
  173. P1 11:43
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  174. P1 11:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Drew Doughty saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  175. P1 11:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anze Kopitar saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  176. P1 11:08
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  177. P1 11:08
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  178. P1 11:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Anton Forsberg
  179. P1 10:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Anton Forsberg
  180. P1 09:24
    Samuel Helenius won faceoff against Jack Drury in neutral zone
  181. P1 09:24
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Jack Drury assisted by Ross Colton
    0-1
  182. P1 08:40
    Parker Kelly won faceoff against Alex Turcotte in defensive zone
  183. P1 08:40
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  184. P1 08:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brian Dumoulin saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  185. P1 08:24
    SHOT
    Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  186. P1 08:23
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Alex Laferriere in offensive zone
  187. P1 08:12
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
  188. P1 06:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Avalanche
  189. P1 06:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  190. P1 05:52
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
  191. P1 05:52
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  192. P1 05:19
    SHOT
    Kevin Fiala shot blocked by Devon Toews
  193. P1 05:04
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cody Ceci
  194. P1 04:51
    SHOT
    Gavin Brindley shot blocked by Alex Turcotte
  195. P1 04:26
    SHOT
    Samuel Girard shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  196. P1 03:42
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Trevor Moore in neutral zone
  197. P1 03:42
    Stoppage - High Stick
  198. P1 03:09
    SHOT
    Martin Necas shot blocked by Joel Armia
  199. P1 02:25
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  200. P1 02:25
    Stoppage - Icing
  201. P1 02:17
    SHOT
    Kevin Fiala shot blocked by Josh Manson
  202. P1 02:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Turcotte saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  203. P1 01:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Anton Forsberg
  204. P1 01:54
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Alex Turcotte in defensive zone
  205. P1 01:54
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  206. P1 01:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kevin Fiala saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  207. P1 01:51
    SHOT
    Cody Ceci shot blocked by Jack Drury
  208. P1 00:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Drew Doughty
  209. P1 00:31
    Warren Foegele credited with hit on Cale Makar in offensive zone
  210. P1 00:24
    Trevor Moore won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  211. P1 00:24
    Stoppage - Offside
  212. P1 00:00
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
  213. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Kings
STATS
Avalanche
25Shots on Goal26
50% Faceoff Win % 50%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/0
8Penalty Infraction Mins6
29Hits18
11 Shots Blocked 9
18Giveaways17
KingsLA
AvalancheCOL
25Shots on Goal26
50% Faceoff Win % 50%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/0
8Penalty Infraction Mins6
29Hits18
11 Shots Blocked 9
18Giveaways17

Kings vs. Avalanche: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Kings vs. Avalanche
  • Date: Monday, December 29, 2025
  • Time: 9:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Ball Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Avalanche favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 5.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Kings +210, Avalanche -225

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Kings: 36%
  • Avalanche: 64%

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 Kings a win probability of 36%, while the Avalanche have a win probability of 64%. 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 Ball Arena on Tuesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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