A shorthanded Los Angeles Kings (24-21-14) team finally ended a season-long five-game losing streak in the Pacific Division in the West this past weekend vs. the Calgary Flames on home ice on Saturday (Feb. 28).
The Kings return to the ice at Crypto.com Arena at home early this week on Monday night (March 2) with new interim head coach DJ Smith in his first game for LA vs. the first-place Colorado Avalanche (39-10-9) tonight. Smith and the Kings are extremely shorthanded in the active roster lineup on home ice vs. Colorado.
Multiple players will be missing in the active roster lineup tonight for the Kings due to illnesses and injuries vs. Colorado on home ice at Crypto Arena.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Avalanche in the first game for Smith as the new interim head coach on home ice at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, on March 2 at 7:30 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche
Money line: Kings +146, Avalanche -176
Spread: Kings +1.5 (-176)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -140, Under +114)
The Avalanche are favored to defeat the Kings in the pregame betting spread and the money line on Monday night at home at Crypto Arena (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche
Kings
Forwards
Panarin – Kopitar – Kempe
Laferriere – Byfield – Turcotte
Foegele – Connors – Perry
Malott – Helenius – Ward
Defensemen
Edmundson – Clarke
Anderson – Ceci
Booth – Dumoulin
Goalies
Forsberg
Portillo
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Avalanche
Forwards
Landeskog – MacKinnon – Necas
Lehkonen – Nelson – Nichushkin
Colton -Drury – Olofsson
Kelly – Bardakov – Brindley
Defensemen
Toews – Makar
Manson – Burns
Kulak – Malinski
Goalies
Blackwood
Wedgewood
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To win the Pacific Division: +1700
To make the playoffs: -150
To win the Stanley Cup: +4000
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.