The Colorado Avalanche (44-25-3) have -162 moneyline odds to win when they host a matchup with the Los Angeles Kings (40-21-9), who have +136 moneyline odds, on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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Avalanche vs. Kings Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-162)
• Underdog: Kings (+136)
• Over/under: 5.5

Avalanche vs. Kings Quick Facts

• Colorado has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 42 of 72 games this season.
• In 42.9% of Los Angeles’ previous games this season (30/70), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.3, is 0.8 more than Thursday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.2 above the 5.3 goals these two teams give up per game combined.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche create the fourth-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.4 per game for a total of 242 this season.
• On defense, Colorado has allowed 204 goals (2.8 per game) to rank 12th in league action.
• The team’s goal differential is seventh-best in the league at +38.
• Colorado’s 52 power-play goals this season are the fifth-most in the NHL (on 203 chances).
• The Avalanche have the league’s ninth-best power-play conversion rate at 25.62%.
• Colorado’s five shorthanded goals this season rank 15th in the NHL.
• The Avalanche have the league’s 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 78.41%.
• With a 46.4% faceoff win rate, the Avalanche have the 29th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Colorado converts 11.3% of its shots, ranking seventh in the league.
• The Avalanche have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 18.5 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• Colorado has won 38 of its 59 games as a favorite this season.
• In 35 games with moneyline odds shorter than -162 this season, the Avalanche have been victorious 26 times.
• The moneyline odds imply that Colorado has a 61.8% chance of winning this contest.

Avalanche Leaders

• Nathan MacKinnon: 29 goals and 78 assists
• Cale Makar: 27 goals and 55 assists
• Martin Necas: 24 goals and 54 assists
• Mackenzie Blackwood: 26-17-6 record, .913 save percentage, 120 goals given up

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Kings Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kings Season Stats Insights

• The Kings have the NHL’s 19th-ranked scoring offense (205 total goals, 2.9 per game).
• Los Angeles has been one of the toughest defensive squads in the league this season, allowing 175 goals (2.5 per game) to rank second.
• Their ninth-best goal differential is +30.
• Los Angeles has recorded 27 power-play goals this season, which ranks 29th in the NHL (on 163 chances).
• The Kings have the NHL’s 28th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 16.56%.
• Los Angeles has scored four shorthanded goals this season (19th in NHL).
• The 82.09% penalty-kill percentage the Kings have amassed is the league’s seventh-best rate.
• The Kings win 50.5% of their faceoffs. That’s the 15th-ranked figure in the NHL.
• Los Angeles’ collective 10.5% shooting percentage ranks 15th in the league.
• The Kings have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 21.3 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Kings Moneyline Insights

• This season the Kings have 12 wins in the 27 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Los Angeles has four games this season playing as the underdog by +136 or longer, and is 2-2 in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Kings have a 42.4% chance to win.

Kings Leaders

• Adrian Kempe: 29 goals and 29 assists
• Anze Kopitar: 18 goals and 39 assists
• Kevin Fiala: 28 goals and 22 assists
• Darcy Kuemper: 25-9-7 record, .919 save percentage, 88 goals given up