{"id":556206,"date":"2026-04-19T18:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/556206\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T18:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:45:22","slug":"la-kings-vs-colorado-avalanche-odds-updated-spread-and-line-for-nhl-playoffs-game-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/556206\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche odds: Updated spread and line for NHL Playoffs Game 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

The start of the journey in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs this upcoming postseason this upcoming weekend for the Los Angeles Kings<\/a> (35-27-20) and interim head coach DJ Smith begins on Sunday afternoon (April 19), visiting the Colorado Avalanche (55-16-11) in Game 1. The Kings are in the postseason in the playoffs for the last five consecutive years in the West in the Pacific Division. <\/p>\n

What separates the West in this postseason run in this upcoming playoffs in the Pacific Division for Smith, and the Kings, and the coaching staff is that they’re facing the President’s Trophy winning team, Colorado. This time won’t be the Kings facing the Edmonton Oilers and superstar Connor McDavid in the West in the Pacific Division in the postseason in the playoffs this upcoming spring. <\/p>\n

Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Avalanche in Game 1 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Western Conference in Round 1 on the road at Ball Arena in Denver, CO, on April 19 at 12 p.m. PT. <\/p>\n

Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche NHL Playoffs betting odds: Spread and money line for Game 1<\/p>\n

Money line: Kings +230, Avalanche -285<\/p>\n

Spread: Kings +1.5 (-104)<\/p>\n

Over\/under: 5.5 (Over -128, Under +104)<\/p>\n

The Kings are heavy underdogs in Game 1 vs. the Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Western Conference in Denver on Sunday afternoon in the pregame betting spread and the money line (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over\/under is set at 5.5 goals.<\/p>\n

Projected rosters and lines for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the NHL PlayoffsKings<\/p>\n

Forwards<\/p>\n

Panarin \u2013 Kopitar \u2013 Kempe
Moore \u2013 Byfield \u2013 Laferriere
Armia \u2013 Laughton \u2013 Wright
Joseph \u2013 Helenius \u2013 Malott
*Ward, Kuzmenko, and Turcotte<\/p>\n

Defensemen<\/p>\n

Edmundson \u2013 Clarke
Anderson \u2013 Doughty
Ceci \u2013 Dumoulin
*Moverare<\/p>\n

Goalies<\/p>\n

Forsberg<\/p>\n

Kuemper<\/p>\n

*Copley<\/p>\n

*Indicates a healthy scratch<\/p>\n

Avalanche<\/p>\n

Forwards<\/p>\n

Lehkonen \u2013 MacKinnon \u2013 Necas
\n
Kelly \u2013 Nelson \u2013 Nichushkin
\n
Landeskog \u2013 Kadri \u2013 Roy
\n
Colton \u2013 Drury \u2013 O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n

Defensemen<\/p>\n

Makar \u2013 Toews
\n
Kulak \u2013 Manson
\n
Blankenburg \u2013 Burns<\/p>\n

Goalies<\/p>\n

Wedgewood<\/p>\n

Blackwood<\/p>\n

Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2026 postseason<\/p>\n

To win the series matchup in Round 1 of the postseason: +430<\/p>\n

To win the Western Conference: +2700<\/p>\n

To win the Stanley Cup: +6500<\/p>\n

Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n

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