Oilers vs. Kings Game 3 Betting Odds: Moneyline, Spread, Total, and Goal Scorer Props

A tight series is brewing between the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers -- though the underlying stats paint a slightly different picture.

The Kings earned a 4-3 overtime win in Game 1, and the Oilers avoided an 0-2 deficit with a 4-2 win.

The Oilers are favored in Game 3 despite their status on the road. What should we know about this matchup?

All NHL odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.

Oilers vs. Kings Game 3 Betting Odds: Moneyline, Puckline, and Total

• Moneyline:
  • Oilers: -156
  • Kings: +130
• Puckline: Oilers -1.5 (+146)
• Total: 6.5

Oilers vs. Kings Game 3 Projection

Win projections via numberFire.

• Win Odds: The Oilers are 53.9% likely to win.

Oilers vs. Kings Game 3 Player Props: Any Time Goal Scorer

• Any Time Goal Scorer:
  • Connor McDavid: -105
  • Leon Draisaitl: +110
  • Adrian Kempe: +190
  • Zach Hyman: +200
  • Evander Kane: +200
  • Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: +210
  • Viktor Arvidsson: +220
  • Anze Kopitar: +240
  • Gabriel Vilardi: +340
  • Arthur Kaliyev: +340
  • Alex Iafallo: +370
  • Trevor Moore: +370
  • Phillip Danault: +410
  • Nick Bjugstad: +420
  • Kailer Yamamoto: +450
  • Quinton Byfield: +480
  • Carl Grundstrom: +550
  • Evan Bouchard: +600
  • Blake Lizotte: +600
  • Warren Foegele: +600
  • Ryan McLeod: +600
  • Drew Doughty: +650
  • Klim Kostin: +650
  • Darnell Nurse: +700
  • Derek Ryan: +700
  • Mattias Ekholm: +900
  • Vladislav Gavrikov: +900
  • Rasmus Kupari: +950
  • Matt Roy: +1200

Oilers vs. Kings Game 3 Goalie Breakdown

Projected starting goalies via DailyFaceoff.

• Oilers: Stuart Skinner
  • Goals Against Average: 2.75
  • Save %: .913
  • Game 3 Save Total: 28.5
• Kings: Joonas Korpisalo
  • Goals Against Average: 2.87
  • Save %: .914
  • Game 3 Save Total: N/A

Oilers vs. Kings Advanced Stats Breakdown

nERD via numberFire. Expected goal stats via NaturalStatTrick.

• Oilers:
  • nERD: +0.72 (T-3rd)
  • Goal Differential per 60: +0.35 (12th)
  • xGoal Differential per Game: +0.40 (6th)
• Kings:
  • nERD: +0.27 (T-13th)
  • Goal Differential per 60: +0.15 (16th)
  • xGoal Differential per 60: +0.30 (9th)

Oilers vs. Kings Game 3 Analysis

The Oilers are leading the playoffs in expected goals (8.85) with no other team also above 8.00, and they are putting some distance between themselves and the Kings (5.64, 12th) in that department.

Game 1 ended with an expected goal score of 4.45-3.35 with Game 2 finishing 4.40-2.28 with both in favor of the Oilers.

They also have a playoff-high 27 high-danger Fenwick attempts (shot attempts without blocked shots), 12 more than the Kings to give them the highest share of high-danger Fenwick attempts (64.29%) of any playoff team so far.

That helps to explain their favored status for Game 3.

Edmonton is +700 to win the Stanley Cup based on the NHL Finals odds at FanDuel Sportsbook, third-best among playoff teams. The Kings are +3000, tied for 12th.

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