Kings at Oilers 12/6/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Los Angeles Kings look to snap a two-game losing streak when visiting the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. The Kings lost on Wednesday to the Washington Capitals 3-1 and fell to 11-16-2 and 24 points. Los Angeles’ Blake Lizotte scored the Kings only goal, while Jonathan Quick stopped 19 shots in net in the loss.

Anze Kopitar is the Kings leader in goals scored with 10, in assists with 17 and in points with 27. Jonathan Quick is 7-11-1 in net for the Kings with goals against per game of 3.32 and .886 saves percentage. Los Angeles is scoring an average of 2.52 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.31 per game.

Edmonton looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting the Kings on Friday. The Oilers fell to 17-10-3 and 37 points following a 5-2 loss at home against the Ottawa Senators. Oscar Klefbom and Jujhar Khaira scored Edmonton’s two goals Mikko Koskinen allowed three goals on just 12 shots before leaving during the second period with Mike Smith coming on and stopping 11 of 13 shots.  

Connor McDavid leads Edmonton in goals scored with 19 and in points with 51, while Leon Draisaitl leads in assists with 33. In net, Mikko Koskinen is 10-3-2 with goals against of 2.63 and saves percentage of .916. Edmonton is scoring an average of 3.03 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.93 per game.