NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 4/5/2025

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 4/5/2025

Edmonton Oilers (44-26-5, 93 pts) at Los Angeles Kings (43-23-9, 95 Pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Saturday, April 5
Time: 4:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/CBC/FDSN W 
Radio:
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Edmonton:  +1.5 ML +138
Los Angeles: -1.5 ML -167
O/U 5.5

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Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:

The Oilers picked up their third straight win on Thursday with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks. They are 7-2-1 in their last ten games, averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game. In Thursday’s game, Leon Draisaitl left the game.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings picked up their third straight win on Thursday with a 4-2 win over the Utah Hockey Club. They are 7-3-0 in their last ten game, averaging 3.8 goals per game while allowing two goals per game. Adrian Kempe and Trevor Moore each have a goal in three straight games.

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Arvidsson
Hyman-Nugent-Hopkins-Kapanen
Skinner-Janmark-Brown
Jones-Henrique-Perry

Walman-Bouchard
Nurse-Stetcher
Kulak-Emberson

Pickard
Rodrigue

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

Kuzmenko-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Byfield-Laferriere
Foegele-Danault-Moore
Malott-Helenius-Lewis

Anderson-Doughty
Edmunson-Gavrikov
Moverare-Clarke

Kuemper
Rittich

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Players To Watch:

Edmonton Oilers

Viktor Arvidsson this season has 25 points on 13 goals and 12 assists. He’s faced the Kings 14 times in his career, recording eight points on six goals and two assists; he recorded a goal in one of the two meetings this season.  

Los Angeles Kings

Quinton Byfield this season has 47 points on 19 goals and 28 assists. He’s faced the Oilers 12 times in his career, recording ten points on five goals and five assists; in one of the two meetings this season, he had two goals and an assist, the Kings were shut out in the other game.   

Injury Report:

Edmonton Oilers

D Alec Regula – IR
F Evander Kane – IR
G Stuart Skinner – DTD
F Trent Frederic – IR
D Mattias Ekholm – DTD
F Leon Draisaitl – DTD
F Connor McDavid – DTD

Los Angeles Kings

F Alex Turcotte – DTD
F Tanner Jeannot – DTD

Next Game

Edmonton – April 7 at Anaheim Ducks    
Los Angeles– April 7 vs. Seattle Kraken

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