Colorado Avalanche (46-24-6, first in the Central Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (45-23-10, third in the Pacific Division)
Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Kings -105, Avalanche -115
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Los Angeles Kings after Mikko Rantanen recorded a hat trick in the Avalanche's 6-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Los Angeles has gone 25-10-4 at home and 45-23-10 overall. The Kings have a +19 scoring differential, with 261 total goals scored and 242 allowed.
Colorado has a 46-24-6 record overall and a 26-11-1 record in road games. The Avalanche have a +43 scoring differential, with 250 total goals scored and 207 conceded.
Saturday's game is the third time these teams meet this season. The Kings won 5-4 in a shootout in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Fiala has 23 goals and 49 assists for the Kings. Viktor Arvidsson has scored six goals with three assists over the last 10 games.
Rantanen has 49 goals and 45 assists for the Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon has scored eight goals with 11 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 5-4-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Avalanche: 8-2-0, averaging four goals, 6.7 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.6 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
INJURIES: Kings: Gabriel Vilardi: day to day (upper-body).
Avalanche: Artturi Lehkonen: out (finger), Josh Manson: out (lower body), Pavel Francouz: out (lower body), Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee), Cale Makar: day to day (lower-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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