Los Angeles Kings (43-21-10) vs. Edmonton Oilers (43-23-9)
March 30, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Edmonton Oilers -165 / Los Angeles Kings +140; Over/Under: +7
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The Los Angeles Kings and the Edmonton Oilers meet in NHL action from Rogers Place on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Edmonton is listed as a -165 home favorite while Los Angeles is a +140 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 7 goals.
Injuries
For Los Angeles, Gabe Vilardi is questionable for this game with an upper body injury while Ryan McLeod and Ryan Murray are both out until early April.
Matchup History
Los Angeles’ 6-3 win over Edmonton back on January 9th, 2023, made it back-to-back wins for the Kings in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Los Angeles is 10-3 in their last 13 games overall and 9-2 in their last 11 division games while the over is 9-3 in their last 12 road games. Edmonton is 7-1 in their last 8 games overall and 6-1 in their last 7 home games while the over is 3-0-2 in their last 5 games following a win.
Pick
I’m sticking with the under in this one. I know it sounds odd considering the high-scoring nature of both sides and the recently questionable goaltending, but I think there’s just so much at stake on both sides here in terms of playoff implications that neither side is going to want to be the one to make the first mistake. I think this has the makings of a first to 3 wins kind of game here, so give me the under.
