NHL

Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings

· West 1st Round - Game 4

Avalanche look to clinch series win over the Kings

Colorado Avalanche (55-16-11, in the Central Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (35-27-20, in the Pacific Division)

Los Angeles; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Avalanche -170, Kings +142; over/under is 5.5

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Avalanche lead series 3-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche look to clinch the first round of the NHL Playoffs over the Los Angeles Kings in game four. The teams meet Thursday for the seventh time this season. The Avalanche won the previous meeting 4-2.

Los Angeles has a 35-27-20 record overall and a 15-18-9 record in home games. The Kings have gone 26-4-11 when scoring three or more goals.

Colorado has a 30-7-5 record on the road and a 55-16-11 record overall. The Avalanche are 29-6-6 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.

TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has 28 goals and 56 assists for the Kings. Adrian Kempe has seven goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Martin Necas has 38 goals and 61 assists for the Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon has two goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 5-3-2, averaging 2.7 goals, four assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

Avalanche: 8-1-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.8 assists, 3.7 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 1.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Kings: Kevin Fiala: out for season (leg).

Avalanche: Josh Manson: day to day (upper-body).

Regular Season Series

COL wins series 3-0

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCOL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLA
2.40 Goals Against Average 2.90
26.1 Shots Against per Game 27.2
84.6 Penalty Kill Percentage 74.6
36 Power Play Goals Against 61
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.63 Goals For per Game 2.68
33.7 Shots per Game 28.0
45 Power Play Goals 38
17.1 Power Play Percentage 17.0
2 Short Handed Goals 7
597 Penalty Minutes 675
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Josh Manson, D Out Apr 25

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Colorado 55 16 121 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Dallas 50 20 112 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Minnesota 46 24 104 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Utah 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">St. Louis 37 33 86 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Nashville 38 34 86 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wpg.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Chicago 29 39 72 14

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vegas 39 26 95 17
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Edmonton 41 30 93 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Anaheim 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Los Angeles 35 27 90 20
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">San Jose 39 35 86 8
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Seattle 34 37 79 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Calgary 34 39 77 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vancouver 25 49 58 8
Full Standings
Avalanche Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> CGY W 3-1
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> SEA W 2-0
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> LA W 2-1
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> LA W 2-1 OT
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> LA W 4-2
Kings Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> VAN L 4-3 OT
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> CGY L 3-1
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> COL L 2-1
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> COL L 2-1 OT
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> COL L 4-2