At the onset of the Stanley Cup betting odds, the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers were rated strongly. Many gamblers pointed to the series as potentially the best of the first round. So far, the Kings and Oilers have demonstrated the meaning of home ice advantage. To illustrate, the home team has won the first four games. Now comes the most pivotal two nights of the series, with one of the clubs facing potential elimination on Thursday night in Edmonton. But that depends on Tuesday’s game in LA.
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Update: Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings
| Date and Time: | Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 10 PM ET. |
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| Location: | crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA. |
| TV Coverage: | TNT |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Edmonton Oilers | +1½ -225 | 6½ +105 | +118 |  |
| Los Angeles Kings | -1½ +189 | 6½ -121 | -133 | |
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Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings Series Schedule
- Game 1: Kings 6, Oilers 5
- Game 2: Kings 6, Oilers 2
- Game 3: Oilers 7, Kings 4
- Game 4: Oilers 4, Kings 3 (OT)
- Game 5: Tuesday, April 29, Oilers at Kings, 10, TNT
- Game 6: Thursday, May 1, Kings at Oilers, TBD
- x-Game 7: Saturday, May 3, Oilers at Kings, TBD
- x-if necessary
Kings vs. Oilers Series Update
Namely, Leon Draisaitl scored his first career playoff overtime goal to cap a four-point performance. In turn, the host Edmonton Oilers claimed a thrilling 4-3 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday. As a result, the Oilers were able to even their Stanley Cup playoff series with the Kings.
Evan Bouchard scored twice, and Corey Perry added a single for the Oilers. Edmonton erased a two-goal third-period deficit to force overtime. With the win, they tied the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series at 2-2. Additionally, Connor McDavid netted two helpers, and goaltender Calvin Pickard made 38 saves.
Los Angeles had Vladislav Gavrikov in the penalty box for a tripping infraction. Subsequently, Draisaitl buried a loose puck in a wild scramble at 18:18 of extra time. Now, Draisaitl has collected points in 18 consecutive playoff games against the Kings (17 goals, 18 assists). Correlate that Game 5 of the series will be on Tuesday in Los Angeles. The home team has won all four games.
Namely, Trevor Moore, Warren Foegele, and Kevin Fiala scored for the Kings. Of major concern is that the Kings have blown third-period leads in three of four games this series. Phil Danault collected two assists, and goalie Darcy Kuemper stopped 44 shots.
Previously, Edmonton eliminated the Kings in the first round of the playoffs in each of the past three years. Now they have the momentum to do it again.
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles had NHL rankings of 14th for goals scored and 27th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Kings had online betting marks of 3rd for goals against and 9th for penalty killing.
To conclude the regular season, the Los Angeles Kings were 48-25-9 straight up and 32-46 over/under the NHL Playoff betting odds total. Also, Los Angeles was 4th in the Western Conference playoff standings. Los Angeles was
11 points behind the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference playoff race.
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton had NHL rankings of 11th for goals scored and 11th for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Oilers had NHL rankings of 15th for goals against and 17th for penalty killing.
To conclude the regular season, the Edmonton Oilers were 48-29-5 straight up and 35-45-1 over/under the NHL Playoff betting odds total. Also, Edmonton was 6th in the Western Conference playoff standings, 19 points behind the Winnipeg Jets.