Saturday afternoon the Edmonton Oilers kickoff a two game Southern California road trip, meeting their Pacific Division rivals the Los Angeles Kings.
Puck drop is slated for 4pm ET live from Crypto.com Arena. Continue reading to learn more about this game, including the odds, preview, prediction and more.
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings tip
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Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings preview
Kris Knoblauch’s troops last played on Sunday, walking away with a 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators. The Oilers are in good form of late as they have won four of their last five contests.
Jim Hiller’s crew finally return to home after concluding their gruelling seven game road trip. The Kings went into the holiday break on a bit of a slide as they have suffered defeats in three of their last four games.
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings odds
Find the match for Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings courtesy of bet365 courtesy of bet365f bet365. Odds are current at the time of writing. Odds are subject to change.
| Winner | Odds |
|---|---|
| Edmonton Oilers | 2.00 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 1.83 |
| Spread | Odds |
|---|---|
| Edmonton Oilers (+1.5) | 1.58 |
| Los Angeles Kings (-1.5) | 2.45 |
| Total points | Odds |
|---|---|
| Over 6 | 1.90 |
| Under 6 | 1.90 |
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Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings predictions
The NHL’s leading goal getter overall, Leon Draisaitl will look to find the back of the net on Saturday. The 29-year-old has potted 24 goals through 34 regular season games played this year.
As to no surprise, Connor McDavid keeps on piling the points to his season account. The Oilers’ captain is currently riding a nine game point streak which has seen him accumulate 18 points. Overall the superstar has cataloged 15 goals and 49 points currently this season.
Aging like a fine wine, Anze Kopitar is showing no signs of slowing down production wise on offence. The 37-year-old has produced 10 goals and 27 assists to lead his team in the points department. The 19 year NHL veteran has 1248 career points in 1407 regular season games played.
The Kings leading goal scorer, Adrian Kempe hasn’t lit the lamp in last three outings. So far Kempe has snuck one past the goalie on 16 occasions, on pace to matching his career high of 41 goals that was achieved in the 2022-23 campaign.
The Kings have yet to confirm the starting goalie on Saturday, but the tandem between David Rittich and Darcy Kuemper both possess strong numbers keeping the puck out of the net. Rittich in 18 starts possesses a 2.46 GAA while Kuemper owns a 2.40 GA
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings tips
Rolling into Saturday’s contest, we feel the trend is our friend between these division foes. As it stands up to this point, the Kings have featured in games going under the number in 21 instances out of 34 games.
For Edmonton 19 out their 34 outings this year has seen the total goals mark going under. Another nice combo trend is for Edmonton in 11 of their last 15 away tilts played on a Saturday, the result was the under total mark cashing.
We feel with the evidence provided that this skirmish should result in a lower scoring tilt, cashing our wager.
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings game info
- Who: Oilers at Kings
- Date: Saturday, Dec 28, 2024
- Time: 4 pm ET
- Venue: Crypto.com Arena
- Where to watch: SN, TVAS
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