Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings 5/6/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Edmonton Oilers visit the Los Angeles Kings on Friday for Game 3 of their NHL Western Conference first-round best of seven series. Edmonton evened the series at 1-1 following its 6-0 rout of the Kings in Game 2 on Wednesday. Mike Smith stopped all 30 shots he faced in goal for the Oilers. Edmonton lost 4-3 in Game 1 and now must play two straight games on the Kings’ home ice.

During the postseason, Evander Kane is the leader in goals scored with two, while Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard are the leaders in assists  with three apiece and McDavid is the leader in points with four. In goal, through the first two games of this series, Mike Smith is 1-1 with a goals against average of 2.03, save percentage of .938 and one shutout. In two games of the postseason, Edmonton is scoring an average of 4.50 goals per and allowing an average of 2.00 goals per game.

Los Angeles took home ice advantage in this matchup after winning Game 1 but must bounce back from a poor outing in Game 2 when losing by six goals. Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick made 30 saves out of the 36 shots he faced in goal. Including the first two games of this series, Los Angeles has won six of its last eight.

Four players for the Kings have each scored one goal in the postseason. Trevor Moore is the leader in assists with two and points with three. Jonathan Quick is 1-1 with a goals against average of 4.50 and save percentage of .880. In two games during the postseason, Los Angeles is scoring an average of 2.00 goals per game and allowing an average of 4.50 goals per game.