Yes, these Los Angeles Kings outperformed their two Stanley Cup championship teams in the regular season. But the NHL is all about the playoffs, and that is where the Kings must ultimately deliver. The Kings have an interesting mix of aging veterans and a new crop of impressive talent that is entering its Stanley Cup betting odds prime. Following three consecutive seasons without a Stanley Cup Playoff appearance, the Los Angeles Kings have been in the postseason for the past four years. The Kings produced their best regular-season results since the 1974-75 season.
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Preview: Los Angeles Kings vs. Edmonton Oilers
| Date and Time: | Monday, April 21, 2025, 10 PM ET. |
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| Location: | crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA |
| TV Coverage: | ESPN2 |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Edmonton Oilers | +1½ -250 | 5½ -105 | +113 |  |
| Los Angeles Kings | -1½ +210 | 5½ -111 | -127 | |
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Los Angeles Kings Series Schedule
- Game 1: Oilers at Kings, Monday, April 21, 10, ESPN2
- Game 2: Oilers at Kings, Wednesday, April 23, 10 p.m. ET, TBS, Max
- Game 3: Kings at Oilers, Friday, April 25, 10, TNT, truTV, Max
- Game 4: Kings at Oilers, Sunday, April 27, 9:30,TBS, truTV, Max
- x-Game 5: Oilers at Kings, Tuesday, April 29, TBD
- x-Game 6: Kings at Oilers, Thursday, May 1, TBD
- x-Game 7: Oilers at Kings, Saturday, May 3, TBD
Los Angeles Kings Coach
Jim Hiller took over the Kings midway through the 2023-24 season and led the team to a record of 21-12-1 to gain the playoffs. He was a Kings assistant coach before the promotion. In sum, Hiller has a career sportsbook record of 69-37-9 with the Kings.
Los Angeles Kings Goaltenders
Number one goaltender Darcy Kuemper is best known as the goaltender for the 2021 Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche. He arrived after two seasons with the Washington Capitals. This season, Kuemper has a 2.02 goals against average and a .921 save percentage. Now his record is 31-11-7 with five shutouts.
Los Angeles Kings Key Players
C Anze Kopitar is a mainstay of the team. Kopitar is one of the best two-way forwards in NHL history. Also, Kopitar is a five-time All-Star. He eclipsed the career 400-goal mark this season. Kopitar scored 28 goals with 47 assists last year. This year, Kopitar has 35 goals, 38 assists, 73 points, and a +22.
Like Kopitar, D Drew Doughty was a key member of the Kings’ 2012 and 2014 Stanley Cup championship teams. Doughty is a five-time NHL All-Star and the 2016 Norris Trophy winner as the NHL’s top defenseman. Last year, Doughty had 15 goals and 35 assists. However, the mainstay missed 52 games this season and ended up with four goals, 13 assists, 17 points, and a +9.
Meanwhile, RW Adriam Kempe led the Kings with 35 goals, 38 assists, 73 points, and a +22.
Los Angeles Kings record, Metrics & History
Los Angeles had NHL rankings of 14th for goals scored and 27th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Kings had NHL rankings 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.
Founded in the NHL’s “Great Expansion” of 1967, which doubled the league’s size from 6 to 12 teams, the Los Angeles Kings have had a rich history. Most important of all, the Kings won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014.