Edmonton Oilers (50-23-9, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (47-25-10, third in the Pacific Division)
Los Angeles; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Oilers -147, Kings +125; over/under is 6.5
NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings host the Edmonton Oilers in game three of the with the series tied 1-1. The teams meet Wednesday for the seventh time this season. The Oilers won 4-2 in the last matchup.
Los Angeles is 16-9-3 against the Pacific Division and 47-25-10 overall. The Kings are 22-11-3 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
Edmonton is 20-6-2 against the Pacific Division and 50-23-9 overall. The Oilers have a 48-9-7 record when scoring at least three goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Adrian Kempe has 41 goals and 25 assists for the Kings. Anze Kopitar has three goals and nine assists over the past 10 games.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has scored 37 goals with 67 assists for the Oilers. Leon Draisaitl has nine goals and 10 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 5-5-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.4 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Oilers: 9-0-1, averaging 4.1 goals, six assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up 1.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Kings: Kevin Fiala: day to day (lower body).
Oilers: Ryan Murray: out (back), Oscar Klefbom: out (shoulder), Mattias Janmark: day to day (undisclosed), Mike Smith: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
