Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 4/23/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Oilers (-150) Kings (+130)

Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Kings will play the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday in Game 4 of their series. The Kings lead 2-1. The moneyline on this contest has the Oilers at -150 and the Kings are coming in at +130. The total comes in at 7.

The Edmonton Oilers will be looking to get a win in Game 4 after their 3-2 defeat against the Kings in Game 3 . Edmonton garnered 14 penalty minutes in this outing. The Oilers had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this loss. Moreover, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to score 2 goals. For the game, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 40 shots they launched.

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While playing at even strength, the Oilers have surrendered 192 goals while having 236 of their own. Edmonton Oilers opponents have totaled 278 power play opportunities (6th in hockey) and have tallied 64 goals in those chances. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Edmonton Oilers have accumulated 325 goals (1st in the league) on the season and have given up 256. Edmonton has tried 2,754 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.8%. For the current season, they have racked up 109 points and their points % is .665. The Oilers so far have had 2,572 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .900. Edmonton is sitting with 275 power play opportunities and they have added 89 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 32.36%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Stuart Skinner. Skinner has participated in 64 matchups throughout his hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 36-20-5 and he has started in 61 games. The opposition has notched 170 goals versus Skinner in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.76. Skinner has had 1,941 shots taken against him and has recorded 1,771 saves. His save percentage sits at .912 in his 3,697 minutes guarding the cage. Over the course of his career, Skinner has 35 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .574.

In Game 3 the Kings had 5 power play opportunities in this matchup and scored 2 out of those opportunities. The Kings had 3 goals of the 31 shots on goal they tried.

The Kings have scored 206 goals at even strength and 68 goals (4th in hockey) while on the power play. Los Angeles has attempted 2,658 shots (11th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.31%, while allowing the other team 2,289 shots. So far this year, the Los Angeles Kings have notched a total of 274 goals, 104 points, and a points percentage of .634. They have permitted 254 goals to be scored by of a combination of 189 goals at even strength and 65 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 269 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 25.28%. They have a penalty kill rate of 75.84% on their oppositions 269 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 88.9%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Joonas Korpisalo in net. Korpisalo has a lifetime record of 94-81-25 and has played in 221 contests. Korpisalo's rate of quality starts sits at 49.8% and he has made 100 quality starting assignments in his career. He is sitting with 5,748 stops out of the 6,359 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .904. His opponents are averaging 3.01 goals per game and he has allowed 611 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 201 games and has accumulated 12,177 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+130)

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