Oilers ML (-170) over Kings
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- The Oilers are 3-1 against the Kings so far this year and 2-0 against the Kings in Edmonton.
- Edmonton is much more explosive offensively, which should make the difference in this series opening game.
The Los Angeles Kings face off against the Edmonton Oilers to begin their Western Conference first round playoff series on April 22, 2024, at 10:00 pm ET. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Kings as +142 underdogs and the Oilers as -170 favorites. Currently, the Kings have 28% of moneyline bets, while the Oilers have 72%. The total for this game is set at 6.0 goals. Don't miss this exciting matchup between these two competitive teams as both teams look to set the tone for the rest of this series. Going into Kings vs Oilers Game 1, the Oilers are favored at home, after winning three of their four regular season games against Los Angeles this season. Included in that 3-1 season series win were two home wins in two tries for the Oilers over the Kings. We expect the Oilers to improve to 3-0 at home against the Kings with a win here to start off this series. The LA Kings have one of the better defenses in the NHL this season. But the Oilers present a bad matchup for Los Angeles, as the Oilers have one of the best attacks in all of hockey. Expect Edmonton's attack to give the Kings defense problems and for the Oilers to take a 1-0 series lead when the final buzzer sounds in Edmonton on Monday night. Check out all our free picks on every NHL game daily in our NHL betting section.NHL
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Team Records
LA Team Records EDM 48-25-9 Overall 48-29-5 1-3 Shootout 0-1 4-6 Overtime 12-4 31-6-4 Home 25-13-3 17-19-5 Road 23-16-2 19-9-4 EAS 16-13-3 29-16-5 WES 32-16-2 8-6-2 ATL 8-6-2 11-3-2 MET 8-7-1 15-6-3 CEN 17-6-1 14-10-2 PAC 15-10-1 16-4-9 ≤1 23-11-5 25-12-0 ≥3 15-14-0 6-3-2 Oct 5-5-1 8-5-1 Nov 8-4-1 7-2-2 Dec 9-3-1 5-7-1 Jan 10-3-1 5-1-2 Feb 2-6-0 10-5-1 Mar 8-5-1 7-2-0 Apr 6-3-0 Team Stats
LA Team Stats EDM 249 Goals For 259 203 Goals Agst 235 2.52 PP For GM 2.62 .45 PP Goals GM .62 17.87 PP% 23.72 2.89 PP Agst GM 2.51 .54 PP Agst Goals GM .55 81.43 PK% 78.16 7.8 PIM GM 7.5 7.8 oPIM GM 7.6 Goalies
C. Talbot S. Skinner 54 GP 8 52 GS 8 27-20-6 W-L-T/O 3-4-1 130 Goals Allowed 25 2.50 GAA 3.31 1490 Shots Against 210 .913 SV% .881 3 SO 1 32 Quality Starts 4 .615 QS% .500 7 Bad Starts 2 90 Goals All.% 117 14.02 Goals Sv Above Avg -3.60 Recent Starts
Date Opp W/L GA SA SV SV% 4/28/22
CGYMarkstrom
ML N/AW3-2
TOTAL N/A2 33 31 .939 4/21/22
VANDemko
ML N/AW6-3
TOTAL N/A3 24 21 .875 4/19/22
MONPrice
ML N/AW2-0
TOTAL N/A0 26 26 1.000 4/16/22
STLHusso
ML N/AL5-6
TOTAL N/A6 30 24 .800 4/12/22
EDMKoskinen
ML N/AW5-1
TOTAL N/A1 28 27 .964 Date Opp W/L GA SA SV SV% 2/14/22
SJSawchenko
ML N/AW3-0
TOTAL N/A0 20 20 1.000 1/29/22
MONPrimeau
ML N/AW7-2
TOTAL N/A2 23 21 .913 1/15/22
OTTMurray
ML N/AL4-6
TOTAL N/A5 25 20 .800 12/18/21
SEADriedger
ML N/AW5-3
TOTAL N/A3 17 14 .824 12/16/21
CBJKorpisalo
ML N/AW5-2
TOTAL N/A2 38 36 .947 Betting Trends
LA Betting Trends EDM OVERALL OVERALL 2-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-2-0 1-2-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 3 Avg Score 4 2.67 Avg Opp Score 4 AWAY HOME 1-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-2-0 1-2-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 2 Avg Score 4 2.67 Avg Opp Score 2.67 LA Betting Trends EDM OVERALL OVERALL 3-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-4-0 2-3-0 ATS W/L/P 1-4-0 2.8 Avg Score 3 2.4 Avg Opp Score 3.6 AWAY HOME 1-4-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 1-4-0 ATS W/L/P 3-2-0 1.8 Avg Score 4.6 3.2 Avg Opp Score 2.2 LA Betting Trends EDM OVERALL OVERALL 6-4-0 Win/Loss/Tie 4-6-0 5-5-0 ATS W/L/P 4-6-0 3.2 Avg Score 3.2 2.6 Avg Opp Score 3.1 AWAY HOME 4-6-0 Win/Loss/Tie 7-3-0 4-6-0 ATS W/L/P 6-4-0 2.4 Avg Score 4.6 2.6 Avg Opp Score 2.1 Head to Head
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