Colorado Avalanche at LA Kings 3/9/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Colorado Avalanche conclude a back-to-back on Monday when visiting the Los Angeles Kings after playing on the road Sunday against the San Jose Sharks. Colorado dropped to 40-19-8 and 88 points following its 6-3 loss on Friday to the Vancouver Canucks. With the loss, Colorado remained in second place in the Central Division two points behind first place St Louis.

Nathan MacKinnon is leading Colorado in goals scored with 34, assists with 56 and points with 90. Colorado is scoring an average of 3.40 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.72 goals per game. In net,  Pavel Francouz is 19-6-4 with a goals against average of 2.39 and save percentage of .924.

The Los Angeles Kings look for their six consecutive victory on Monday when hosting the Colorado Avalanche. The Kings improved to 27-35-6 and 60 points following a 7-3 victory on Saturday over the Minnesota Wild. Dustin Brown scored a hat-trick and added one assist in leading the Kings to their fifth consecutive victory.

Anze Kopitar is leading Los Angeles in goals scored with 21, assists with 41 and points with 62. Los Angeles is scoring an average of 2.51 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.03 goals per game. In net, Jonathan Quick is 15-22-4 with a goals-against average of 2.83 and save percentage of .903.