Edmonton OIlers vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 8 (5/8): NHL

Credit: photo by Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds

Time	10:00 p.m. EST
Kings money line	+135
Kings spread	+1.5 (-185)
Oilers  money line	-160
Oilers spread	-1.5 (+160)
Over / under	6.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Los Angeles Kings	Edmonton Oilers
Record	45-29-11	51-28-6
Home / road record	21-17-4	22-15-5
Streak	L1	W1
Goals per game	2.84	3.49
Goals allowed per game	2.79	3.07
Shots per game	34.9	34.0
Shots allowed per game	28.5	32.2
PP %	16.1%	26.10%
PK %	23.45%	20.63%
Over / under record	35-45-4	43-37-4

 

Preview

The Los Angeles Kings and the Edmonton Oilers will meet again at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to play the Game 4 of the playoffs 1st round in the West. The Oilers outscored the Kings 8-2 in Game 3.

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton have won 5 of their last 6 games and are 22-17 on the road so far this season. They have 51-28-6 overall record ranking 2nd in the Pacific. Edmonton is 20-5-0 against the Pacific Division. The Oilers are 17-7-2 in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.

Connor McDavid has 44 goals and 79 assists for the Oilers. Kane has scored 11 goals and added four assists over the past 10 games.

In their last 10 games the Oilers are 8-2, averaging 4.6 goals, 7.7 assists, 4.2 penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

Los Angeles Kings

The Kings have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are 21-21 at home this season. They have a 45-29-11 record overall ranking 3rd in the Pacific. The Kings are 10-10-3 record in Pacific Division play. The Kings have conceded 232 goals while scoring 235 for a +3 scoring differential.

Anze Kopitar has 19 goals and 48 assists for the Kings. Phillip Danault has scored seven goals with one assist over the past 10 games

In their last 10 games the Kings are 6-4, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.7 assists, 4.5 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.

BETTING TRENDS

Edmonton are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.

Edmonton are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against Los Angeles.

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles' last 6 games at home.

Los Angeles are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton.

Prediction

The Oilers have dominated the Kings in the last 2 games after losing the first of the series. The Kings are struggling to score lately and have lost 4 of their last 5 games at home vs Edmonton. Expect the Oilers to continue dominating and beat the Kings again.

PICK: Oilers ML (-160) 

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