Los Angeles Kings (2-2-1) at Edmonton Oilers (3-2-0)
Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Thursday, May 1
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN/CBC/Sportsnet/TVAS2/FDSW
Radio:
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Los Angeles: +1.5 ML +136
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -162
O/U 5.5
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Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:
The Kings have blown a 2-0 series lead and enter a must-win game tonight after losing three straight. They are averaging four goals per game. In the last three games they are averaging 2.7 goals per game but are allowing 4.7 goals per game. Darcy Kuemper posts a 3.45 goals-against average and a .899 save percentage. He stopped 43 of the 45 shots he faced in Tuesday’s loss.
Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:
The Oilers have won three straight games and are on the verge of advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a win at home. Since switching to Calvin Pickard, Edmonton is outscoring the Kings 14-9. Pickard, since taking over, is posting a 2.62 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage. He stopped 21 of the 22 shots he faced on Tuesday.
Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:
Kuzmenko-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Byfield-Laferriere
Foegele-Danault-Moore
Malott-Helenius-Turcotte
Anderson-Doughty
Edmunson-Clarke
Spence-Gavrikov
Kuemper
Rittich
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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines
Nugent-Hopkins-McDavid-Hyman
Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Arvidsson
Kane-Henrique-Brown
Frederic-Janmark-Perry
Nurse-Bouchard
Walman-Klingberg
Kulak-Emberson
Pickard
Skinner
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Players To Watch:
Los Angeles Kings
Adrian Kempe this season had 73 points on 35 goals and 38 assists. He has ten points in this series on four goals and six assists. In four meetings against Edmonton this season he finished with five points on a goal and four assists.
Edmonton Oilers
Evander Kane missed the entire regular season. He’s played in four of the five games in this series, recording three points on two goals and an assist.
Injury Report:
Los Angeles Kings
F Tanner Jeannot – Out
Edmonton Oilers
D Alec Regula – IR
D Mattias Ekholm – Out
D Troy Stecher – DTD
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