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Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Avalanche · SUN · MAR 7 · 3:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SUN · MAR 7 · 3:00 PM CT
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ABTV · ALT
Los Angeles Kings
Kings
0–1–1
VS
Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche
2–0–0
Upcoming
SUN · MAR 7 · 3:00 PM CT
ABTV · ALT
Los Angeles Kings
Home · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
VS
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The read
The Kings have dropped 11 of the last 13 to Colorado, and that history walks in with them. But Artemi Panarin has solved Mackenzie Blackwood before, 11 goals on 62 shots.
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Colorado Avalanche
Away · Avalanche
2–0–0
4 PTS
Kings
GOALIES
Avalanche
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Mackenzie Blackwood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Expected
.912 SV% · 2.50 GAA · 2W
.886 SV% L5 · Cooling
Kings
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Avalanche
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
KingsProjected lines
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
AvalancheProjected lines
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
Kings
INJURY REPORT
Avalanche
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
KingsInjury report
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
AvalancheInjury report
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games. The Avalanche have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

The Kings have dropped 11 of the last 13 to Colorado, and that history walks in with them. But Artemi Panarin has solved Mackenzie Blackwood before, 11 goals on 62 shots.

Alex Laferriere has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings. Colorado won the first meeting 8-4 back on Sep 30.

The numbers behind it
History
Los Angeles has lost 11 of their last 13 against Colorado. See the games →
11-2 last 13 vs COL
Matchup
Artemi Panarin has 11 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood (62 shots).
(Los Angeles)
11 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood
Matchup
Brock Nelson has 6 goals on Darcy Kuemper (36 shots).
(Colorado)
6 goals on Darcy Kuemper
Player
Alex Laferriere has 5 points in his last 4 games against Colorado. See the games →
(Los Angeles)
5 pts, last 4 vs COL
Player
Gabriel Landeskog has 5 points in his last 4 games against Los Angeles. See the games →
(Colorado)
5 pts, last 4 vs LAK
Series
Second meeting of the season — Colorado took the first 8-4 on Sep 30. See the games →
0-1 series, LAK