Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 12/30/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Oilers (+102) Kings (-124)

The Los Angeles Kings (20-8-4) are hosting the Edmonton Oilers (16-15-1) at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Oilers at +102 while the Kings are priced at -124. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Edmonton Oilers were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-0 win over the Sharks in their last outing. Edmonton accumulated 6 mins in the box for this matchup. The Oilers had a solid offensive outing in this victory. In addition, they had 1 attempt on the power play but didn't convert it into a score. In the game, they scored on 5 out of the 30 shots they looked to score on.

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Edmonton Oilers opponents have earned 112 power play tries (11th in the league) and have racked up 24 goals in those attempts. The Oilers so far have had 904 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .883. Edmonton has taken 1,091 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.3%. While playing at even strength, the Oilers have conceded 82 goals while having 85 as an offensive unit. Edmonton skates onto the rink with 104 power play chances and they have scored 27 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 25.96%. For the current season, they have recorded 33 points and their points percentage sits at .516. In regard to their scoring capabilities, the Edmonton Oilers have notched 112 goals (12th in the NHL) this season and have allowed 106.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Stuart Skinner. Skinner has participated in 88 matchups during his hockey career. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 49-29-6 and he started in 84 games. The opposition has notched 236 goals versus Skinner in his career and his goals against rate is 2.80. Skinner has had 2,545 shots against him and has amassed 2,309 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .907 during his 5,059 mins between the pipes. For his career, Skinner is sitting with 47 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .560.

In their last game, Los Angeles played the Golden Knights in an outing where the Kings ended up taking the loss by a final score of 3-2. The Kings earned 2 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they took. They had 2 power play opportunities in this contest but weren't able to score a goal.

On the year, the Los Angeles Kings have tallied 113 goals, 44 points, as well as a points percentage of .688. They have granted a total of 75 goals to be scored by of a combination of 62 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Kings have accumulated 92 goals at even strength and 21 goals (19th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 110 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 19.09%. Los Angeles has taken 1,095 shots (7th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.32%, while allowing the other team 855 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 87.00% on their oppositions 100 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 91.2%.

Across the rink you are going to see Cam Talbot protecting the net. He has a tally of 12,104 saves out of the 13,242 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .914. Talbot has earned a career mark of 232-163-38 and has been in goal for 455 games. He has started in 435 games and his ice time sits at 26,032 minutes. Talbot's rate of quality starts is 54.9% and he has earned 239 quality starts in his career. The opposition is averaging 2.62 goals per contest and he has surrendered 1,138 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-124)

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