The Los Angeles Kings, led by Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty, are set to take the ice against Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place for a Pacific Division tilt. The opening face-off takes place at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 29, and fans at home will be able to witness the game live on Sportsnet West.
Los Angeles Kings vs. Edmonton Oilers Odds
The Oilers (-155) are the favorite over the Kings (+135) and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-120 over, +100 under).
Losing 1.3 units for moneyline bettors, Edmonton is 11-13 straight up (SU) overall this year. That early-season winning percentage is right in line with the 36-46 record the team managed during the 2017-18 season campaign. Through 24 regular season contests, 11 of the team’s games have gone over the total, while an additional 11 have gone under and just two have pushed. This season, the team’s 5-5 SU at home.
The Oilers have converted on 21.1 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 26th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 75.6 percent of all penalties.
With a .889 save percentage and 25.1 saves per game, Cam Talbot (5-10-1) has been the best goalkeeper for the Oilers this season. If Edmonton chooses to give him a rest, however, head coach Ken Hitchcock may roll with Mikko Koskinen (6-4-4 record, .923 save percentage, 2.29 goals against average).
Over on the visiting bench, Los Angeles is 9-15 straight up (SU) and has lost 8.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year. Through 24 regular season contests, 12 of its games have gone under the total, while 11 have gone over and just one has pushed. As a road team, the Kings are 4-6 SU so far.
The Kings have converted on just 14.7 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s ranked 31st in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 28th overall and it’s successfully defended 74.6 percent of all penalties.
Jack Campbell (25.0 saves per game) has been the primary option in the net for Los Angeles. Campbell has five wins and eight losses to his credit, while registering a .923 save percentage and 2.33 goals against average this year.
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Betting Trends
36.4 percent of Edmonton’s wins have come by two or more goals (the team is 4-10 overall in games decided by at least two scores) while 66.7 percent of Los Angeles’ wins have come by two goals or more (6-12 overall in such games).
The Kings are 4-8 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 6-10 in games where they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 total minutes.
For both of these teams, the over has hit in three of their last five matchups.
Los Angeles is ranked 24th this season with 11.2 giveaways per game. That figure has trended lower recently, however, as the team’s averaged 9.7 giveaways over its last 10 games and 10.0 giveaways over its last five.
Edmonton has averaged 17.4 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 12.2 giveaways per game (ranked 28th in the league).
The Oilers this season have registered the fifth-most hits in the league (24.8 per game), but that average has jumped up to 29.4 over their past five games as the home team.
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