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The Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche will hit Ball Arena for Game 2 of their Round 1 series on Tuesday, April 21.
My top Kings vs. Avalanche predictions and NHL picks call for Colorado to pull away with a convincing win to take a 2-0 lead tonight.
- UPDATE: Added a prediction for who will win tonight.
Kings vs Avalanche Game 2 prediction
Who will win Kings vs Avalanche Game 2?
Avalanche: The Avs went 26-9-6 at home during the regular season while averaging 3.8 goals per game, allowing just 2.54 and ranking second in both Corsi For percentage and expected goals percentage at 5-on-5. With Kings starter Anton Forsberg eyeing a statistical correction to his unsustainable .940 save percentage across his past nine games, look for Colorado to pull away tonight at Ball Arena.
Kings vs Avalanche best bet: Avalanche -1.5 (-105)
The Los Angeles Kings have received unsustainable goaltending from Anton Forsberg over the past month, with the veteran posting a godly .940 save percentage and 9.1 goals saved above expected across his past nine games.
Forsberg’s body of work to this point in his career doesn’t line up with those numbers. He posted a .900 SV% with 13.52 GSAx across his first 28 games of this season.
The Colorado Avalanche went 26-9-6 at home while averaging 3.8 goals per game, allowing just 2.54 and ranking second in both Corsi For percentage and expected goals percentage at 5-on-5.
Kings vs Avalanche Game 2 same-game parlay
Colorado’s top line of Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas, and Artturi Lehkonen was on the ice for a high-end 5.39 goals per 60 minutes during the regular season, and Necas has gone four games without a goal despite recording a solid 2.33 expected goals.
With Forsberg expected to regress, I’m anticipating the MacKinnon-Necas-Lehkonen line to leave their mark tonight.
Kings vs Avalanche SGP
- Avalanche -1.5
- Martin Necas anytime goal
- Artturi Lehkonen Over 0.5 points
Kings vs Avalanche Game 2 goal scorer pick
Martin Necas (+155)
Another big draw for Necas to find the back of the net is Los Angeles’ 30th-ranked penalty kill. Colorado went 0-for-4 on the power play in the series opener, and this dam will break in Game 2.
Necas has scored 65 goals over the past two seasons, and playing so much ice time with MacKinnon at both even strength and on the PP increases his chances of finding the back of the net.
Kings vs Avalanche odds for Game 2
- Moneyline: Kings +230 | Avalanche -285
- Puck Line: Kings +1.5 (-115) | Avalanche -1.5 (-105)
- Over/Under: Over 5.5 (-125) | Under 5.5 (+105)
Kings vs Avalanche trend
The Colorado Avalanche have won six of their last seven games (+4.70 Units / 34% ROI). Find more NHL betting trends for Kings vs. Avalanche.
How to watch Kings vs Avalanche Game 2
| Location | Ball Arena, Denver, CO |
| Date | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 |
| Puck drop | 10:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | ESPN |
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