Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction 4/29/25 NHL Picks

The Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings meet Tuesday in NHL action from the Crypto.com Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings prediction.

Series Recap

The Edmonton Oilers evened up the series at two wins apiece, making it a best-of-three going forward after a 4-3 OT win over the Kings last time out. Trevor Moore opened the scoring for the Kings just after the midway point of the opening period, and it was the lone goal of the first before Warren Foegele doubled L.A.’s lead just 1:31 into the second period. Corey Perry got the Oilers on the board just 2:40 later with a power play goal, but Kevin Fiala would restore L.A.’s two-goal lead just 3:21 later. Edmonton would pull one back with Evan Bouchard’s goal 7:51 into the 3rd and Bouchard would tie the game by doubling his tally with 29 seconds to go, forcing extra hockey. The 3-3 deadlock would be broken by Leon Draisaitl with 1:42 to go in the first OT on the power play to secure the win and tie the series.

Oilers Trying To Steal Home Ice

Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers in scoring with 106 points including a team-high 52 goals and 54 assists while Connor McDavid has 100 points with 26 goals and 74 assists. Evan Bouchard has 67 points with 14 goals and 53 assists while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 49 points with 20 goals and 29 assists as well this season. Zach Hyman also has 44 points with 27 goals. Calvin Pickard has gone 22-10-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .900 save percentage in goal for Edmonton and Stuart Skinner has gone 26-18-4 with a 2.81 GAA and an .896 save percentage this season.

Why the Edmonton Oilers will win

• The Oilers have won each of their last three games as underdogs after coming off overtime.
• The Kings have lost two of their last three games as home favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Kings have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 10 home games after coming off overtime.
• The Oilers have covered the puck line in each of their last six games as underdogs following a home win.

Edmonton Oilers Player Prop Facts

• Leon Draisaitl has scored at least one goal in each of his last five appearances with the Oilers as underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
• Evan Bouchard has recorded at least one point in 15 of the Oilers’ last 17 road playoff games against Pacific Division opponents.
• Connor McDavid has recorded at least one assist in 12 of his last 13 appearances with the Oilers as underdogs.
• Leon Draisaitl ranks 1st in the league for Goals (52) this season.

Kings Trying To Keep Home Ice Trend Going

Anze Kopitar has 67 points including 21 goals and 46 assists while Alex Laferriere has 42 points with 19 goals. Adrian Kempe has 73 points with a team-high 35 goals and 38 assists while Kevin Fiala has 60 points with 35 goals and Warren Foegele has 46 points with 24 goals and 22 assists. Quinton Byfield’s also chipped in 54 points with 23 goals and 31 assists this season. Phillip Danault has 43 points with 35 assists as well on the year. Darcy Kuemper has gone 31-11-7 so far this season with a 2.02 GAA and a .922 save percentage in goal for the Kings so far this season. David Rittich is 16-14-2 with a 2.84 GAA and an .887 save percentage while Erik Portillo has a 1.02 GAA and a .966 save percentage as well on the year.

Why the Los Angeles Kings will win

• The home team has won eight of the last nine games between the Oilers and Kings.
• The Oilers have lost seven of their last eight games at Crypto.com Arena against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games at Crypto.com Arena against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Kings have covered the puck line in each of their last six Tuesday games at Crypto.com Arena.

Los Angeles Kings Player Prop Facts

• Kevin Fiala has scored at least one goal in seven of his last eight appearances with his team as a favorite against the Oilers.
• Adrian Kempe has recorded at least one assist in each of the Kings’ last six games as favorites against the Oilers.
• Kevin Fiala has recorded at least one point in each of his last eight appearances with his team as a favorite against the Oilers.
• Phillip Danault has scored two goals against the Oilers this season – equal-most against any opponent.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Kings’ last six games against Pacific Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Each of the last five games between two teams from the Pacific Division have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Each of the Oilers’ last four games against Pacific Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.

Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings Prediction

I’m on the Kings here. I just think that while the Oilers have the momentum from tying the series up at two wins apiece, it still drives home that home ice has mattered a lot in this series and I think it will here too. The Kings were still one of the best, if not the best home teams in the NHL this season and showed it in each of the first two games of the series. I think the Kings defend home ice and put Edmonton on the brink going back to Edmonton. Give me the Kings here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Los Angeles Kings -135