Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings

2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs · First Round

Colorado Avalanche

Higher seed · Western Conference

0 – 0

Series not started

Los Angeles Kings

Lower seed · Western Conference

Next game: Sunday, April 19

Series Prediction

Pre-series forecast

COL 65%

35% LAK

Most likely outcome: COL in 5 (19% of simulations)

How we calculated this

Elo rating1580 vs 1504 (+75)+3.0% COL

Goaltending (season starter)GSAx/60: 0.82 vs 0.65+1.0% COL

Power play (season)PP xGF/GP: 1.59 vs 1.55neutral

Penalty kill (season)PK GA/GP: 0.46 vs 0.87 (lower better)+2.4% COL

Home iceCOL hosts+4.0% COL

Win probability is computed via Monte Carlo simulation (10,000 runs) over the remaining games, using per-game win probabilities that combine these factors with home-ice advantage.

Game-by-Game Results

Game 1

Sun, Apr 19

COL —

(H)

LAK —

Upcoming

Game 2

Tue, Apr 21

COL —

(H)

LAK —

Upcoming

Game 3

Thu, Apr 23

COL —

(A)

LAK —

Upcoming

Game 4

Sun, Apr 26

COL —

(A)

LAK —

Upcoming

Game 5

Wed, Apr 29

COL —

(H)

LAK —

Upcoming

Game 6

Fri, May 1

COL —

(A)

LAK —

Upcoming

Game 7

Sun, May 3

COL —

(H)

LAK —

Upcoming

About this First Round Series

The Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings meet in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round. The Colorado Avalanche enter as the higher seed and host Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 (if necessary). First team to 4 wins advances.