Edmonton Oilers (2-2-0) at Los Angeles Kings (2-1-1)
Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Tuesday, April 29
Time: 9:30 pm ET
TV: TNT/CBC/Sportsnet/TVSA2/FDSW
Radio:
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Edmonton: +1.5 ML +114
Los Angeles: -1.5 ML -135
O/U 6.5
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Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:
The Oilers got back in the series and knotted things up with a 4-3 overtime win Sunday night. They scored with 29 seconds left in regulation. Then, with just under two minutes left in the first overtime, Leon Draisaitl won it. The Oilers are averaging 4.5 goals per game through the first three games of the series. Calvin Pickard is posting a 3.29 goals-against average and a .889 save percentage. He stopped 38 of the 41 shots he faced on Sunday.
Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:
The Kings head back home with the series tied, and on Sunday, they blew a two-goal lead that they had after the first 40 minutes. They are averaging 4.8 goals per game through the first three games in this series. Darcy Kuemper posts a 3.74 goals-against average and a .881 save percentage. He stopped 44 of the 48 shots he faced in Sunday’s loss.
Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines
Draisaitl-McDavid-Perry
Kane-Nugent-Hopkins-Hyman
Frederic-Henrique-Brown
Podkolzin-Janmark-Arvidsson
Nurse-Bouchard
Walman-Klingberg
Kulak-Emberson
Pickard
Skinner
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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:
Kuzmenko-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Byfield-Laferriere
Foegele-Danault-Moore
Malott-Helenius-Lewis
Anderson-Doughty
Edmunson-Clarke
Moverare-Gavrikov
Kuemper
Rittich
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Players To Watch:
Edmonton Oilers
Corey Perry this season had 30 points on 19 goals and 11 assists. He has two goals and an assist in the series. He didn’t record a point in any of the four regular-season meetings against the Kings.
Los Angeles Kings
Anze Kopitar this season had 67 points on 21 goals and 46 assists. He has seven points in the series on a goal and six assists. In four meetings against Edmonton this season, he finished with two assists and was plus-four.
Injury Report:
Edmonton Oilers
D Alec Regula – IR
D Mattias Ekholm – Out
D Troy Stecher – DTD
Los Angeles Kings
F Tanner Jeannot – Out
Next Game:
Game 6: Thursday, May 1 at Rogers Place
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