The start of the journey in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs this upcoming postseason this upcoming weekend for the Los Angeles Kings (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.
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.
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.
Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche NHL Playoffs betting odds: Spread and money line for Game 1
Money line: Kings +230, Avalanche -285
Spread: Kings +1.5 (-104)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -128, Under +104)
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.
Projected rosters and lines for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the NHL Playoffs
Kings
Forwards
Panarin – Kopitar – Kempe
Moore – Byfield – Laferriere
Armia – Laughton – Wright
Joseph – Helenius – Malott
*Ward, Kuzmenko, and Turcotte
Defensemen
Edmundson – Clarke
Anderson – Doughty
Ceci – Dumoulin
*Moverare
Goalies
Forsberg
Kuemper
*Copley
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Avalanche
Forwards
Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Necas
Kelly – Nelson – Nichushkin
Landeskog – Kadri – Roy
Colton – Drury – O’Connor
Defensemen
Makar – Toews
Kulak – Manson
Blankenburg – Burns
Goalies
Wedgewood
Blackwood
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2026 postseason
To win the series matchup in Round 1 of the postseason: +430
To win the Western Conference: +2700
To win the Stanley Cup: +6500
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
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