Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings: Game 2 preview, predictions and odds | Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1, April 23, 2025

By Cole Shelton

Modified Apr 23, 2025 15:43 GMT

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The Edmonton Oilers are on the road to play the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, April 23, at 10 p.m. ET in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.

Edmonton lost Game 1 6-5 to Los Angeles to go down 1-0 in the series in a thrilling game.

Oilers vs Kings: Head-to-head & key stats

Edmonton went 1-2-1 this season against Los Angeles, but is 0-1 in the playoffs
Edmonton is allowing 2.86 goals per game
The Kings are averaging 3.03 goals per game
The Oilers averaged 3.15 goals per game
LA went 31-6-4 at home
The Oilers went 23-16-2 on the road
Los Angeles is allowing 2.47 goals per game

Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings: Preview

Edmonton lost Game 1 but nearly came back after being down 5-2 late into the third, but the Oilers rallied before allowing a goal with less than 50 seconds left. Edmonton was led by Leon Draisaitl who had a goal and an assist, Mattias Janmark, Zach Hyman each scored while Corey Perry had a goal and an assist, Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists, and Evan Bouchard has three assists.

The Oilers will start Stuart Skinner again who went 26-18-4 with a 2.81 GAA and a .896 SV%. In his career against the Kings, he's 6-2-1 with a 1.91 GAA and a .941 SV%. In Game 1, he had a .800 SV%.

Los Angeles, meanwhile, got out to a 4-0 lead early and nearly blew the game. The Kings were led by Adrian Kempe, who had a goal and an assist, Philip Danault had 2 goals, and Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist.

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's 13-4-4 with a 2.22 GAA and a .924 SV%. In Game 1, he had a .800 SV%.

Oilers vs Kings: Odds & Prediction

Edmonton is a +105 underdog while Los Angeles is a -125 favorite, and the over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Oilers played well in the third period, which should give them some confidence going into this game. However, unless Skinner plays better, Edmonton won't have much of a chance.

Ultimately, this will be another close game, as Edmonton will be able to get the win here to even up the series.

Prediction: Oilers 4, Kings 2.

Kings vs Oilers: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Edmonton ML (+105)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-125)

About the author

Cole 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.

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. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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