In just a couple of hours, hockey begins this upcoming regular season around the league in the NHL, including a matchup on national television between the Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche at Crypto Arena on Tuesday night (Oct. 7).
Head coach Jim Hiller and the Kings are looking to return to the playoffs this upcoming postseason for the fifth year in a row, beginning with a tough Western Conference foe tonight vs. Colorado on home ice at Crypto. Some of the new players the Kings have on the projected roster for this upcoming regular season tonight include veteran defensemen Cody Ceci and Brian Dumoulin and winger Joel Armia.
The Kings also have some familiar faces back on the active roster this upcoming season, including all top-nine forwards in the top core group this year (including Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe, and Kevin Fiala). It is also the final home opener in the legendary career of Kings' captain, Kopitar.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the home regular season opener for the Kings and Avalanche at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, on Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the regular season opener matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche
Money line: Kings -102, Avalanche -118
Spread: Kings +1.5 (-260)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -130, Under +106)
The Kings are slight underdogs in the pregame betting odds and the money line in the home regular season opener tonight vs. the Avalanche (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche
Kings
Forwards
Kuzmenko – Kopitar – Kempe
Fiala – Byfield – Laferriere
Foegele – Danault – Moore
Malott – Turcotte – Armia
*Helenius
Defensemen
Anderson – Doughty
Edmundson – Clarke
Dumoulin – Ceci
*Moverare
Goalies
Kuemper
Forsberg
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Avalanche
Forwards
Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Necas
Landeskog – Nelson – Nichushkin
Colton – Drury – Olofsson
Kelly – Bardakov – Kiviranta
Defensemen
Toews – Makar
Girard – Manson
Malinski – Burns
Goalies
Wedgewood
Miner
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: -270
To win the Pacific Division: +470
To win the Stanley Cup: +2200