LA Kings at Edmonton Oilers Game 5 odds, picks and predictions
The LA Kings and Edmonton Oilers meet in Game 5 of a best-of-7 Western Conference, 1st-round series Wednesday. The Oilers lead the series 3-1. Opening faceoff at Rogers Place is slated for 10 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Kings vs. Oilers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Los Angeles coughed up 17 goals over the 1st 3 games of this series, then dropped a 1-0 decision Sunday. The Kings lost Game 4 despite allowing just 13 shots on goal.
Edmonton is a combined 6-2-0 against LA in 2023-24 regular-season and playoff action. The Oilers are 8-1-1 across their last 10 games against the Kings.
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Kings at Oilers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:32 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Kings +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Oilers -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Kings +1.5 (-155) | Oilers -1.5 (+130)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Kings at Oilers projected goalies
Cam Talbot (27-20-6, 2.50 GAA, .913 SV%, 3 SO) vs. Stuart Skinner (36-16-5, 2.62 GAA, .905 SV%, 2 SO)
Talbot last started Game 3 and allowed 6 goals on 40 shots. He owns an .856 SV% over his last 5 playoff starts.
Skinner has started all 4 games, posting a .919 SV%. He logged a .984 mark over Games 3 and 4. The 25-year-old clocked a .936 SV% across 4 regular-season games against the Kings.
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Kings at Oilers picks and predictions
Prediction
Oilers 3, Kings 1
Moneyline
PASS: The Oilers (-190) are a lean but have some value in the plus-money return on the puck line.
Puck line/Against the spread
LA has piled up visits to the sin bin in these playoffs, and Edmonton has leveraged that with an 8-of-15 mark on the powerplay.
Meanwhile, Oilers penalty killers have gone 11 for 11 in diffusing Kings' power plays. Skinner has been the netminder in better form, and Edmonton has the home ice and the momentum of the series.
FanDuel Sportsbook has the best price on getting the home side by with a cushion. BACK THE OILERS -1.5 (+130).
Over/Under
The Over is 3-1 in this series, but the Under went 4-0 in the regular season.
The total here figures as being aggressive for a backs-against-the-wall game for the visitors. Consider a partial-unit play on the UNDER 6 (+100).
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