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Los Angeles Kings vs Edmonton Oilers prediction

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Los Angeles Kings

Last game: Oct 22

Forwards

  1. 1st line14 min together
  2. 2nd line10 min together
  3. 3rd line9 min together
  4. 4th line7 min together

Defence

  1. 1st pair10 min together
  2. 2nd pair15 min together
  3. 3rd pair8 min together

Edmonton Oilers

Last game: Oct 22

Forwards

  1. 1st line14 min together
  2. 2nd line13 min together
  3. 3rd line7 min together
  4. 4th line6 min together

Defence

  1. 1st pair17 min together
  2. 2nd pair11 min together
  3. 3rd pair7 min together

How we read the lines: from the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop.

Artemi Panarin: Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0; Adrian Kempe: Ryan Tanner, CC0; Alex Laferriere: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0; Erik Haula: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0; Mats Zuccarello: Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games from Norway, CC BY 2.0; Trevor Moore: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Scott Laughton: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0; Joel Armia: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0; Samuel Helenius: Kaiser matias, CC BY-SA 4.0; Corey Perry: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0; Erik Gustafsson: Albin Olsson, CC BY-SA 3.0; Brandt Clarke: TheAHL, CC BY-SA 4.0; Mikey Anderson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0; Brian Dumoulin: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0; Drew Doughty: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0; Joel Edmundson: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0; Leon Draisaitl: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Connor McDavid: Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0; Vasily Podkolzin: Northwest, CC BY-SA 4.0; Zach Hyman: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0; Kasperi Kapanen: David, CC BY 2.0; Alex Formenton: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Mathieu Joseph: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Isaac Howard: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Trent Frederic: Marissa Babin, CC BY-SA 2.0; Ryan Shea: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Connor Murphy: 5of7, CC BY-SA 1.0; Evan Bouchard: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Mattias Ekholm: Canada Hky, CC BY 3.0; Jake Walman: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Darcy Kuemper LOS

.890 save percentage

3.55 GAA · 2–3–1 · 6 starts

Tristan Jarry EDM

.873 save percentage

2.97 GAA · 2–0–1 · 3 starts

Back-up expected: second night of a back-to-back

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits: Darcy Kuemper: Pens Through My Lens, CC BY-SA 4.0; Tristan Jarry: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Team leaders

Los Angeles KingsThis seasonEdmonton Oilers

Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (8 games per team); current squads only.

Photo credits: Artemi Panarin: Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0; Brandt Clarke: TheAHL, CC BY-SA 4.0; Connor McDavid: Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0; Leon Draisaitl: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Connor Murphy: 5of7, CC BY-SA 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Los Angeles Kings

Edmonton Oilers

W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation

Head to head

  • Los Angeles Kings 1–4 Edmonton Oilers

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