Game 5 of the first-round Western Conference series between the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers will take place on Monday night. The Los Angeles Kings will travel to Edmonton, Alberta, to face the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place. The puck is scheduled to drop at 10:00 PM ET and will air on ESPN and Bally Sports West.
The Los Angeles Kings are in danger of being eliminated from the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 2nd consecutive season by the Edmonton Oilers as they enter Game 5 of the series trailing 1-3 in the series following a 0-1 shutout loss in Game 4 of the series on Sunday.
The Kings failed to win either of the home games in the series and were outscored 1-7 at home against the Oilers. The Kings have lost the three games in the series by an average margin of 2 goals per game and have allowed an average of 4.5 goals per game in the first four games of the playoff series.
Los Angeles has struggled in the series against Edmonton this season. They have lost six of the eight meetings and by an average margin of 1.25 goals per game in those meetings. The Los Angeles Kings will look to stay alive in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs and end their two-game losing streak when they travel to face the Edmonton Oilers for Game 5 of the series.
The Edmonton Oilers are one win away from advancing to the Western Conference Semifinals for the 2nd consecutive season by eliminating the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round for the 2nd year. The Oilers continue to play at a high level offensively as they have averaged 4.5 goals per game in the series against the Kings, which has carried over from the regular season in which they were the 2nd highest-scoring team in the league with an average of 3.63 goals per game.
Connor McDavid leads the team in points and assists in the series with 10 points and nine assists, while Zach Hyman continues to lead the league in goals in the playoffs with 6. The Edmonton Oilers will look to extend their winning streak to three games and advance to the next round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs when they host the Los Angeles Kings for Game 5 of the series on Wednesday night.
BetNow has the Edmonton Oilers listed as -192 moneyline favorites at home against the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of the series on Wednesday night. Edmonton has won six of the eight meetings this season and eight of the previous ten games in the series, winning by an average margin of 1.4 goals per game over the previous ten games.
Edmonton has been the dominant team in the series, winning eight of the previous ten games and six of the eight meetings this season. The Oilers will be looking to advance to the 2nd round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Western Conference by eliminating the Kings for the 2nd season in a row in the 1st round of the playoffs and have won five of the previous six home games in the series and have won by an average margin of 2 goals per game in the playoff series this year.
Take the puck line for the Edmonton Oilers at -1.5 when they host the Los Angeles Kings for Game 5 of the series on Wednesday night.
