Edmonton vs. Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — The Edmonton Oilers will visit the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday in a National Hockey League game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Edmonton enters with a 4-1 record, while Los Angeles is 0-4.
Edmonton’s Tristan Jarry is a player to watch. In his recent outings, Jarry made 19 saves on 20 shots in a 3-1 win at San Jose and stopped 17 of 23 shots in a 5-6 loss against Vancouver. In Edmonton’s most recent game, a 3-1 win at San Jose, Jarry earned the win with 19 saves on 20 shots. Mattias Ekholm scored a goal on two shots, and Connor McDavid added an assist on four shots.
The Oilers have won four of five to open the season. Their other results include a 5-2 win at Anaheim, a 3-1 home win against Seattle, a 9-7 win at Vancouver, and a 6-5 overtime loss at home to Vancouver. Edmonton has scored at least three goals in each of its five games.
Los Angeles is seeking its first win. Artemi Panarin is a player to watch for the Kings. He scored a goal on five shots in a recent 2-1 overtime loss at Vegas. He also recorded four shots and two penalty minutes against Florida, posted a goal and an assist on four shots at San Jose, and scored a goal on two shots at Colorado.
In the Kings’ most recent game, a 2-1 overtime loss at Vegas, Panarin scored on five shots. Brandt Clarke had an assist, three shots, two penalty minutes and three hits. Adrian Kempe added an assist, three shots and one hit.
Other results for Los Angeles include a 2-1 home loss to Florida, a 5-4 overtime loss at San Jose, and an 8-4 loss at Colorado. The four losses for Los Angeles have come against Vegas, Florida, San Jose and Colorado. Los Angeles has scored one goal in each of its last two games.
Edmonton’s upcoming slate includes two games against Utah, plus Minnesota, Carolina, Toronto, Detroit, Calgary, the New York Islanders, the New York Rangers and New Jersey. Los Angeles will next face Boston, Washington, the New York Islanders, New Jersey, the New York Rangers, Chicago, Ottawa, Buffalo, San Jose and Pittsburgh.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Edmonton 3, Los Angeles 2. Interstat’s ELO system gives Edmonton a 58.3 percent probability to win. Edmonton has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under is 6.5.