Los Angeles Kings vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 2/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Monday, February 26, 2024

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Kings (+128) Oilers (-154)

The Edmonton Oilers (33-20-2) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Kings (29-17-10) at Rogers Place on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at +128 and Edmonton is sitting at -154. The total is 7.

The Los Angeles Kings had a decent effort after finishing in a 2-2 tie against the Ducks their last time out. The Kings didn't have their best offensive outing in this game. For the game, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 50 shots they put on net. They also had 4 chances with the advantage and were able to score 2 goals. Los Angeles garnered 6 minutes in the box in this contest.

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While at even strength, the Kings let the opposition score 123 goals while scoring 131 on the offensive side of the ice. Los Angeles Kings opponents have earned 178 power play tries (15th in pro hockey) and have earned 24 goals in those attempts. With respect to their scoring, the Los Angeles Kings have earned 172 goals (18th in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have allowed 147. Los Angeles has taken 1,887 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.1%. For the season, they have earned 68 points and their points percentage is .607. The Kings thus far have had 1,573 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .907. Los Angeles has compiled 179 power play chances and they have scored 41 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 22.91%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is David Rittich. For his career, Rittich is sitting with 89 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .536. His save percentage is .906 during his 10,184 mins on the ice. Rittich has seen 5,052 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 4,575 total saves. The opposition has scored 477 goals against Rittich in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.81. He has a record of 88-54-24 and he started in 166 games. Rittich has been in goal for 189 contests during his hockey career.

In their last game, Edmonton opposed the Flames in an outing where the Oilers ended up taking the loss by a final of 6-3. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this matchup and scored 1 out of those tries. The Oilers earned 3 goals of the 35 shots on goal they took.

On the campaign, the Edmonton Oilers have earned a total of 195 goals, 68 points, and a points percentage of .618. They have allowed 166 goals to be scored by way of 128 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Oilers have tallied 150 goals at even strength and 45 goals (9th in hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 165 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 27.27%. Edmonton has taken 1,853 shots (7th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.52%, while allowing the other team 1,547 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 79.46% on their oppositions 185 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 89.3%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Stuart Skinner in goal. His opposition is averaging 2.74 goals per contest and he has surrendered 278 goals overall. Skinner's quality start percentage comes out to 57.4% and he has accumulated 58 quality starts in his pro career. He has been a starter 101 games and has played for a total of 6,082 minutes. Skinner has a career mark of 61-33-7 and has been in goal for 105 games. He has recorded 2,757 stops out of 3,035 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .908.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton (-154)

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