Los Angeles Kings vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/01/2024

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Venue:  Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Kings +164, Oilers -198; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Kings +155, Oilers -190; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Kings +155, Oilers -190; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Los Angeles Kings:  44-27-11 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

Edmonton Oilers:  49-27-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

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Los Angeles Kings:  5-5-0 last 10

Edmonton Oilers:  5-3-2 last 10

The Kings are entering this game with 99 points, a 44-27-11 record overall, and they were 22-15-4 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Edmonton Oilers in their last game, losing that one at home 1-0. No one on the team scored a goal or recorded an assist for them in that game. Trevor Moore led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. David Rittich was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 13 shots with 12 saves and a .923 save percentage. Their offense has scored 256 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 215 goals against them allowing 2.6 goals per game.

The Oilers are entering this game with 104 points, a 49-27-6 record overall, and they were 28-9-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Los Angeles Kings in their last game, winning that one on the road 1-0. Evan Bouchard scored 1 goal for them in that game. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each led the team in assists with 1 while Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard, and Evander Kane each led the team in shots on net in that game with 2. Stuart Skinner was the starting goalie in that game and he recorded the shutout as he allowed 0 goals on 33 shots with 33 saves and a 1.000 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 294 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 237 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Oilers listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 5 of a 7 game series between the 2nd seeded Oilers and the 3rd seeded Kings from the Central Division for Round 1 of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Oilers have a 3-1 series lead after winning game 4 of this series on the road. The Oilers have looked great in this series, winning a lot of high scoring games but also showing in their last one that they can win a defensive game when they need to. The Kings really haven't had much of a response for the Oilers offense in this series and they looked terrible again in game 4. The Kings did a good job defensively in that game to hold the Oilers to just 1 goal scored, but they still lost the game since their offense didn't score. They also lost that game with the Oilers taking just 13 shots on net. The Kings were able to hold them down to 13 shots on home ice but they still found a way to lose that game and they aren't going to have that same success on defense here being on the road this time. The Oilers offense has been scoring a ton of goals in this series and they will have a bounce back game being back on home ice here with the momentum on their side too. The best way to place a bet here is on the Oilers to win this game and on the puckline.

Kings Oilers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, May 1, 2024 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Oilers 5 Kings 2.

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Los Angeles Kings: 14-23 (-9.1 units) on the moneyline after 3 consecutive division games. 13-16 (-7.1 units) on the moneyline after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games. 8-10 (-5.7 units) on the moneyline after 2 or more consecutive losses. 21-10 UNDER in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 9-2 UNDER after 3 consecutive division games. 30-18 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 

Edmonton Oilers: 75-31 (+24.7 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 21-9 (+10.1 units) on the moneyline off a road win by 1 goal. 68-35 (+11.8 units) on the moneyline after a 2 game unbeaten streak. 22-12 UNDER after a 2 game unbeaten streak. 17-7 UNDER after allowing 2 goals or less in 2 straight games. 6-3 UNDER off a road win by 1 goal.

Los Angeles Kings:  P. Copley (G) out for season - Knee.

Edmonton Oilers:  None.

“They scored one on their power play. We said before the game we had to win the special teams battle. We didn’t and we didn’t get the win.” - Jim Hiller after his team’s loss against the Oilers in game 4 of this series on Sunday.

“Stuart was very solid, that is an understatement in how well he played. He made a lot of key saves for us and the rebound control was really good.” - Kris Knoblauch on Stuart Skinner after his team’s win against the LA Kings in game 4 of this series on Sunday.

LW Byfield, Quinton

C Kopitar, Anze

RW Kempe, Adrian

LD Anderson, Michael

RD Doughty, Drew

G Rittich, David

LW Henrique, Adam

C McDavid, Connor

RW Hyman, Zach

LD Ekholm, Mattias

RD Bouchard, Evan

G Skinner, Stuart

Points: A. Kempe (75)

Goals: T. Moore (31)

Assists: A. Kempe (47)

GAA: D. Rittich (2.15)

Points: C. McDavid (132)

Goals: Z. Hyman (54)

Assists: C. McDavid (100)

GAA: C. Pickard (2.45)

Coaches:

Los Angeles Kings: Jim Hiller (Interim)

Edmonton Oilers: Kris Knoblauch (1st season)