Los Angeles did it the hard way in Game 1 as it blew a four-goal lead before rallying for a 6-5 victory over Edmonton on Phillip Danault's second goal with 41 seconds left in regulation. This puts the Kings in a letdown spot heading into Game 2 and their goalie, Darcy Kuemper, allowed the five goals on 25 shots before being bailed out on the offensive side. The Oilers still have won four of six and they are in a triple-revenge situation against the Kings. Edmonton has too many weapons to go down 0-2 in the series. Connor McDavid had 26 goals and 74 assists this season, Zach Hyman had 27 goals and 17 assists and Leon Draisaitl finished with 52 goals and 54 assists. Edmonton goalie, Stuart Skinner, had a bad night on Monday, but he is 26-18-4 with a 2.81 goals-against average with three shutouts. Look for Edmonton to bounce back tonihgt. Take the Oilers in Game 2.
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Who was the public on? 51% of the public money was on Los Angeles Kings to win on the moneyline. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 3.5 to 2.7 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, Edmonton winning on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Edmonton at Los Angeles
10:00 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 59% of the public money was on Los Angeles Kings to win on the moneyline. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 3.6 to 2.5 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, Edmonton winning on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 64% of the public money was on Edmonton Oilers to win on the moneyline. And, 58% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 4.2 to 1.9 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Los Angeles at Edmonton
10:00 PM Eastern
A big game and a playoff preview as the Oilers and Kings have home-ice advantage yet to be determined. Edmonton can play any style, with a defense that is 14th in goals allowed. They've won three in a row, allowing just six goals. They're on a 7-1 run UNDER the total. The Los Angeles defense is second in goals given up (2.44 per game), sixth in penalty killing, and fifth in save percentage (.909). The Kings are on a 13-7 run UNDER the total. Play Los Angeles/Edmonton UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 74% of the public money was on Los Angeles Kings to win on the moneyline. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Edmonton would win by a score of 3.3 to 2.8 with Edmonton winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Edmonton at Los Angeles
4:00 PM Eastern
Edmonton can play any style, winning three in a row all in 3-2 finals. They've won seven of their last 10, allowing 27 goals. The offense is without star Connor McDavid, and leading scorer Leon Draisaitl (52 goals) was injured in the last game. Los Angeles is a dominant defensive team, seventh in the NHL in penalty killing, second in goals allowed (2.48 per game), and fifth in save percentage (.908). The Kings are on an 11-5 run UNDER the total. Take Edmonton/Los Angeles UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 67% of the public money was on Edmonton Oilers to win on the moneyline. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Edmonton would win by a score of 3.5 to 2.6 with Edmonton winning on the moneyline, Los Angeles winning on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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