Who wins
| Source | COL wins | LAK wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | 64.5% | 35.5% | moneyline +170 / -205, margin removed |
| Pinnacle | 65.3% | 34.7% | moneyline +181 / -203 · takes up to $10000 |
| Kalshi | 65.5% | 34.5% | winner market, bid/ask midpoint, locked before puck drop |
| Composite ours | — | — | not built yet |
| DRatings public model | 64.2% | 35.8% | projects 2.32–3.50 |
| Neil Paine Elo public model | — | — | not published for this game |
The pickers see DraftKings, Pinnacle and Kalshi. They never see the composite, DRatings or Paine's Elo - opinions get copied.
Goalies
| Team | Goalie | Status | Reported | GSAx | Sv% | GP |
|---|
| LAK | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
| COL | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
DailyFaceoff's starter and status; "not reported" is its projection before any news. GSAx (goals saved above expected) and Sv% are this season's (MoneyPuck).
Rest and travel
| Team | Rest days | Back-to-back | 3 in 4 | Km | Time zones | Trip/stand game |
|---|
| LAK | — | no | no | 1337 | 0 | 1 |
| COL | — | no | no | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Carter Sandlak
announced 30 min before puck drop · linesmen Matt MacPherson, Jonny Murray
Who is outESPN
| Team | Player | Status | Note |
|---|
| COL | Zachary L'Heureux | Injured Reserve | L'Heureux (lower body) won't be available for the start of the 2026-27 campaign, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now on Tuesday. |
| COL | Logan O'Connor | Injured Reserve | O'Connor (lower body) won't play at the beginning of the 2026-27 campaign, Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now reports. |
| COL | Trent Miner | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| COL | Georgii Merkulov | Injured Reserve | Merkulov (undisclosed) was put on non-roster injured reserve Monday. |
| LAK | Otto Salin | Injured Reserve | Salin (undisclosed) was placed on the injured non-roster list Sunday. |
| LAK | Jakub Dvorak | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| LAK | Jan Jenik | Injured Reserve | Jenik (undisclosed) was placed on non-roster injured reserve by Los Angeles on Thursday, per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider. |
| LAK | Kevin Fiala | Injured Reserve | Fiala (lower leg fracture) is at least three weeks away from being ready to play, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports Thursday. |