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Los Angeles Kings vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Friday, April 2, 2027 · Ball Arena

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Game preview

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Friday, April 2, 2027, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on ABTV and ALT.

This is the third of 3 meetings this season. Kings 0, Avalanche 1 so far; the last game finished LAK 4, COL 8.

Rest and travel

Kings

First game of a road trip.

  1. 232027-03-23: at VAN
  2. 242027-03-24: no game
  3. 252027-03-25: at CGY
  4. 262027-03-26: no game
  5. 272027-03-27: at EDM
  6. 282027-03-28: no game
  7. 292027-03-29: vs VAN
  8. 302027-03-30: no game
  9. 312027-03-31: vs WPG
  10. 12027-04-01: no game
  11. 22027-04-02: at COL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~831 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~831 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Avalanche

First home game after a 2-game road trip (San Jose and Anaheim).

  1. 232027-03-23: vs UTA
  2. 242027-03-24: no game
  3. 252027-03-25: at WPG
  4. 262027-03-26: no game
  5. 272027-03-27: vs WPG
  6. 282027-03-28: no game
  7. 292027-03-29: at SJS
  8. 302027-03-30: at ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 312027-03-31: no game
  10. 12027-04-01: no game
  11. 22027-04-02: vs LAK
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~821 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,079 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Los Angeles KingsKingsTue, Oct 13 vs EDM
  1. L1Panarin#10Kempe#9Byfield#55
    13:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMoore#12Laughton#21Armia#40
    9:16 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHaula#56Perry#90Laferriere#14
    7:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewGustafsson#64Clarke#92
    13:55 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDoughty#8Edmundson#6
    5:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3Ceci#5Anderson#44
    5:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Panarin LKempe RByfield RLaferriere RClarke D3:25
  2. 2Haula LMoore LPerry RDoughty DGustafsson D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Moore LLaughton CCeci DAnderson D0:52
  2. 2Haula LArmia RDoughty DEdmundson D0:35
Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

LAKCOL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)COL 58% (6th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

LAK 49.6s (8th longest)COL 48.4s (16th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

LAK 33% (9th most often)COL 24% (4th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series