Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings 11/16/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Los Angeles Kings and the Edmonton Oilers meet in NHL action from Rogers Place on Wednesday night.

The Los Angeles Kings will try to bounce back from a 6-5 loss at the hands of the Calgary Flames last time out. while Kevin Fiala has a team-high 18 points with a team-high 12 assists, while Gabe Vilardi has 15 points with a team-high 10 goals and Anze Kopitar also has 14 points with 11 assists. Adrian Kempe has 7 goals of his own and Arthur Kaliyev has 13 points with 6 goals and 7 assists this season. Jonathan Quick has gone 6-5-1 with a 3.09 GAA and an .895 save percentage while Cal Petersen has a 4-2 record with a 4.06 GAA and an .867 save percentage this season.

The Edmonton Oilers will be out to build on a 4-2 win over Florida in their last game. Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 32 points including a team-high 15 goals and 17 assists while Leon Draisaitl has 28 points with a team-high 19 assists. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman each have 17 points with Hyman logging 7 goals and 10 assists and RNH putting up 8 goals and 9 helpers. Jack Campbell’s posted a record of 6-4 with a 4.27 GAA and an .873 save percentage while Stuart Skinner’s gone 3-3 with a 2.53 GAA and a .932 save percentage in goal for Edmonton this season.

Los Angeles is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall and 1-5 in their last 6 road games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games after scoring 5 goals or more in the previous game. Edmonton is 22-10 in their last 32 home games and 4-9 in their last 13 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 3-0-1 in their last 4 home games.

I get the case to be made to back or fade either side, but I’m looking at the over here. I don’t trust either set of goaltenders as far as I can throw them and this just looks like a 4-3 or 5-4 kind of game right from the get go. I’ll side with the over and bring some popcorn to this fireworks show.