A key battle on the NHL odds menu sees visiting Los Angeles duelling Edmonton on Friday at Rexall Place.

The Oilers are 31-37-9 so far on the season. The Kings, meanwhile, are 38-27-12. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Edmonton go 35-39-3 and the Kings go 21-42-14 on the totals.



View Los Angeles vs Edmonton Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Oilers in this one will find them as +120 underdogs on the NHL money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Oilers, most recently No. 23 in the Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Kings, who rate a No. 11 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Edmonton's No. 14-ranked offense (2.7 goals per game) against a Kings defense that ranks No. 2 at 2.1 goals per game allowed. The Oilers Sportsbook has clicked at a 20.9% rate while the Kings have a 88% rate on the penalty kill.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 3-0 Sportsbook on the road against the Flames. Bettors on Los Angeles at -120 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

The Oilers were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Stars. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Dallas at -125 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.


Los Angeles Kings Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Dallas are 5-5
After playing Calgary are 4-6
After a win are 7-3

Edmonton Oilers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Detroit are 1-9
After playing Dallas are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

A few Kings at Oilers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles' last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles' last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Los Angeles is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Edmonton's last 10 games


Next up:
Los Angeles at Minnesota, Saturday, March 31
Edmonton at Anaheim, Sunday, April 1