LA Kings at Colorado Avalanche 4/16/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 04/15/2021 at 10:31 PM ET

Los Angeles is coming to the game here after taking on the Golden Knights on Wednesday night. The Kings in the game ended up getting a loss on the day and ended up with a final score of 6-2. The Kings with the win/loss ended up moving to a 16-20-6 record on the year.

On the season the Kings have managed to get a total of 2.69 goals per game on the year. The defense for the Kings has ended up giving up 3 goals per game. The power play for Los Angeles is converting at a clip of 21.4% on the year and the penalty kill for the Kings has killed off 84.4% of the power plays faced.

Colorado comes to the game here after playing the Blues in the last game. The game ended up seeing the Avs get a total of 4 goals, but the defense for the Avalanche allowed 3 goals. After playing the Blues the Avalanche moved to a 30-9-4 record on the year.

The Avalanche are coming into the game here with a total of 3.58 goals per game. The power play for the Avalanche is converting at a clip of 23.6%, but the penalty kill for the Avalanche has killed off 82.7% of the power plays faced. The Avalanche defense has ended up giving up 2.33 goals per game.

The game here will be one that the Avalanche should be able to win. The Avalanche are coming in with a good offense, but also a defense that has ended up keeping a lot of the offenses in check most of the time. Look for that type of strong defensive play to continue for the Avalanche in the game here as the Kings are not able to play that good offensively. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Avalanche win 4-2.

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