Oilers vs. Kings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 22

The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings are coming off a defeat and a victory, respectively, heading into their meeting at Rogers Place on Monday at 10:00 PM ET. Oilers (-172) versus Kings (+144) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Edmonton's last game was a 5-1 road loss to the Colorado Avalanche on April 18. The Oilers got one point apiece out of three players, including Brett Kulak (one assist) and Dylan Holloway (one goal).

Los Angeles won at home in its last game on April 18, 5-4 over the Chicago Blackhawks. The Kings got three points each out of Phillip Danault (three assists) and Viktor Arvidsson (two goals and one assist).

Ahead of this matchup, here's who we project to secure the win in Monday's NHL Playoffs First Round action.

Oilers vs. Kings Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Oilers 4 - Kings 3
• Pick OU: Over 6 (Dunkel projecting 6.91 goals)
  

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Oilers vs. Kings Moneylines

Take a look below at the latest moneylines for the Oilers-Kings game.

• Favorite: Oilers (-172)
• Underdog: Kings (+144)

Oilers Betting Insights

• In the 73 times this season the Oilers have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 46-27 in those games.
• Edmonton is 25-14 (winning 64.1% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -172 or shorter.
• The Oilers' implied moneyline win probability is 63.2% in this game.
• Edmonton and its opponent have posted more than 6 goals in 47 of 82 games this season.

Kings Betting Insights

• The Kings have won 11, or 45.8%, of the 24 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• Los Angeles has not entered a game this season as a bigger moneyline underdog than the +144 odds on them winning this game.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Kings have a 41.0% chance to win.
• Los Angeles and its opponent have combined to score more than 6 goals in 42 of 82 games this season.

Oilers Key Stats

• Edmonton has scored the fourth-most goals in the league (292 total, 3.6 per game).
• Defensively, the Oilers have been one of the stingiest units in league play, conceding 236 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 10th.
• Its goal differential (+56) makes the team sixth-best in the league.
• The 64 power-play goals the Oilers have recorded this season (fifth-most in the NHL) have come on 242 power-play chances.
• Edmonton has the league's third-best power-play conversion rate (26.45%).
• The seven shorthanded goals the Oilers have scored this season rank 12th among NHL teams.
• Edmonton kills 79.46% of opponent power plays, the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Edmonton has the fifth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 53.2%.
• The Oilers shoot 10.6% as a team (10th in the league).

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles has 254 goals this season (3.1 per game), 16th in the NHL.
• The Kings' total of 210 goals allowed (2.6 per game) is third in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of +44, the team is ninth-best in the league in that category.
• With 56 power-play goals (on 248 chances), the Kings are 13th in the NHL.
• Los Angeles' power-play percentage (22.58) ranks the team 11th in the league.
• The Kings have 11 shorthanded goals (fourth in league).
• The 84.58% penalty-kill percentage of Los Angeles is second in the league.
• Los Angeles wins 50.6% of faceoffs, 14th-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 9.7%, the Kings are 22nd in the league.