NHL Playoff Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 4/21/2025

NHL Playoff Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 4/21/2025

Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Monday, April 21
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN2/SN
Radio: 
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Edmonton: +1.5 ML -105
Los Angeles: -1.5 ML -115
O/U 5.5

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Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings wrapped up their season going 8-2-0 in their last ten games, averaging 4.3 goals per game while allowing 2-1 goals per game. They finished 3-1-0 against the Oilers this season, outscoring them 12-4.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers finished the regular season going 7-3-0 in their last ten games, with two of those three losses coming to the Kings. They averaged 2.6 goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game over their last ten games. The Oilers went 1-2-1 against the Kings in the regular season.

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Nurse-Bouchard
Kulak-Walman
Emberson-Brown

Skinner
Pickard

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

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

Anderson-Doughty
Spence-Gavrikov
Edmunson-Clarke

Kuemper
Rittich

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Players To Watch:

Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid this season had 100 points on 26 goals and 74 assists. In two games against the Kings this season, he had a goal in one game and an assist in the other. He was a plus-one against Los Angeles as well.

Los Angeles Kings

Warren Foegele this season had 46 points on 24 goals and 22 assists. In four games against the Oilers this season, he had two goals and three assists. He was a plus-four against Edmonton this season.

Injury Report:

Edmonton Oilers

D John Klingberg – IR
F Evander Kane – IR
D Alec Regula – IR
D Mattias Ekholm – Out
C Trent Frederic – Out
F Leon Draisaitl – DTD
D Jake Walman – DTD
D Troy Stecher – DTD

Los Angeles Kings

F Tanner Jeannot – Out

Next Game

Game 2: Wednesday, April 23 at crypto.com Arena

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