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Oilers vs Kings Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 4/25/23

Los Angeles Kings (49-26-11) vs. Edmonton Oilers (52-23-11)
April 25, 2023 9:30 pm EDT
The Line: Edmonton Oilers -244 / Los Angeles Kings +170; Over/Under: +6.6
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The Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers meet Tuesday in game 5 of the NHL West First Round Playoffs at the Rogers Place. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 3.25 goals per game and are scoring on 29.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Adrian Kempe leads Los Angeles with 3 goals, Anze Kopitar has 4 assists and Trevor Moore has 16 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 3.50 goals per game and are killing 45.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Joonas Korpisalo has given up 13 goals on 158 shots faced.

The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 3.50 goals per game and are scoring on 54.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Leon Draisaitl leads Edmonton with 5 goals, Evan Bouchard has 5 assists and Connor McDavid has 20 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 3.25 goals per game and are killing 70.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Stuart Skinner has given up 12 goals on 101 shots faced, and Jack Campbell has allowed 1 goal on 28 shots.

The Kings are 2-5 in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest and 5-12 in their last 17 Conference Quarterfinals games. The Oilers are 10-2 in their last 12 home games and 20-6 in their last 26 overall. The under is 12-4-1 in Kings last 17 games playing on 1 days rest. The under is 7-3-1 in Oilers last 11 overall. The Kings are 6-13 in the last 19 meetings in Edmonton. The favorite is 37-15 in the last 52 meetings.

The Los Angeles Kings have shown they can hang in this series, and getting this much plus money is attractive. However, it’s hard to back the Kings after they had a 3-0 lead and blew it on their home ice in game 4. Those sorts of losses are gut punches, and there’s often a carry over to the next game. At home, the Oilers are feeling good after stealing a game they probably shouldn’t have won. Give me the Oilers and the PL for max betting value.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Edmonton Oilers -1.5

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