{"id":275346,"date":"2025-05-01T15:27:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/los-angeles-kings-vs-edmonton-oilers-game-6-preview-predictions-and-odds\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:40","slug":"los-angeles-kings-vs-edmonton-oilers-game-6-preview-predictions-and-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/los-angeles-kings-vs-edmonton-oilers-game-6-preview-predictions-and-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Kings vs Edmonton Oilers: Game 6 preview, predictions and odds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4899843\" data-slug-id=\"2500090\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Los Angeles Kings are on the road to play the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series on May 1 at 10 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles has lost three straight games and is trailing 3-2 in the series.<\/p>\n<h2>Kings vs Oilers: Head-to-head &amp; key stats<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>LA went 3-1 against Edmonton in the regular season and is 2-3 in the playoffs<\/li>\n<li>The Kings averaged 3.03 goals per game<\/li>\n<li>Edmonton is allowed 2.86 goals per game<\/li>\n<li>LA went 17-19-5 on the road<\/li>\n<li>The Oilers averaged 3.15 goals per game<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles is allowing 2.47 goals per game<\/li>\n<li>The Oilers went 25-13-3 at home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<h2>Los Angeles Kings vs Edmonton Oilers: Preview<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/los-angeles-kings\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Los Angeles<\/a> took a 2-0 stranglehold of the series but lost three straight and now are on the brink of elimination. In Game 5, the Kings were led by Andrei Kuzmenko who scored the only goal for Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The Kings will start Darcy Kuemper who went 31-11-7 with a 2.02 GAA and a .921 SV%. In his career against Edmonton, he&#8217;s 13-4-4 with a 2.22 GAA and a .924 SV%. In the playoffs, he&#8217;s 13-4-4 with a 2.22 GAA and a .924 SV%.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton, meanwhile, has won three straight games and can beat the Kings in the first round for the fourth straight season. The Oilers in Game 5 were led by their depth players as Mattias Janmark, Evander Kane, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins all scored.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/edmonton-oilers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Oilers<\/a> will start Calvin Pickard, who has been a big reason why Edmonton has won three straight. This season, he went 22-10-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .900 SV%. In his career against the Kings, he&#8217;s 1-4 with a 3.38 GAA and a .898 SV%. In the playoffs, he&#8217;s 3-0 with a 2.62 GAA and a .904 SV%.<\/p>\n<h2>Kings vs Oilers: Odds &amp; Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>Los Angeles is a +142 underdog while Edmonton is a -170 favorite, and the over\/under is set at 6.5 goals.<\/p>\n<p>The Kings have struggled in the last three games as Edmonton has all the momentum. Pickard has played well in goal as it is now his net and he will continue his success.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton is also playing better offensively as the Oilers will eliminate the Kings here and win four straight games to close out the series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: Oilers 4, Kings 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kings vs Oilers: Betting Tips<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tip 1: Edmonton ML (-170)<\/p>\n<p>Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals (-130)<\/p>\n<p>Tip 3: Evan Bouchard 3+ shots on goal (-140)<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/957157-1716736522-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Cole Shelton&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nCole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.<\/p>\n<p>An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. 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