Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 28, 2024

The Edmonton Oilers are on the road to play the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, December 28 at 4 p.m. ET.

Edmonton (21-11-2) is coming off a 3-1 win over Ottawa before the Holiday break. Los Angeles (19-10-5) is coming off a 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals.

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

• Edmonton is 107-88-30-3 all-time against Los Angeles
• The Oilers are 9-4-1 on the road
• LA is allowing 2.56 goals per game
• Edmonton is averaging 3.26 goals per game
• The Kings are 10-2-1 at home
• The Oilers are allowing 2.79 goals per game
• LA is averaging 3.05 goals per game

Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings: Preview

Edmonton is on a three-game winning streak. The Oilers are led by Leon Draisaitl who has 52 points, Connor McDavid has 49 points, Evan Bouchard has 25 points, and Zach Hyman has 19 points.

The Oilers will start Stuart Skinner who's 13-8-2 with a 2.85 GAA and a .895 SV%. In his career against Los Angeles, Skinner is 5-2 with a 1.89 GAA and a .943 SV%.

Los Angeles, meanwhile, entered the break on a two-game losing streak. The Kings will start Darcy Kuemper who's 8-2-5 with a 2.40 GAA and a .909 SV%. In his career against Edmonton, Kuemper is 10-3-4 with a 2.48 GAA and a .918 SV%.

The Kings are led by Anze Kopitar who has 37 points, while Adrian Kempe has 35 points, Alex Laferriere has 25 points, and Kevin Fiala has 21 points.

Oilers vs Kings: Odds & Prediction

Edmonton is a -118 favorite while Los Angeles is a -102 underdog, the over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Oilers entered the holiday break on a winning streak, while LA struggled going into the break. However, the time off will be good for the Kings to reset and play at home where Los Angeles has been dominant this season.

The Kings should come out with some energy and get out to an early lead on Skinner who can struggle early on. Los Angeles will be able to win a rather high-scoring game at home in a potential playoff preview.

Prediction: Kings 4, Oilers 3.

Oilers vs Kings: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Los Angeles ML (-108)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-134)