Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 2/26/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Fanduel Sports Network West

The Los Angeles Kings (23-19-14) are hosting the Edmonton Oilers (28-22-8) at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday.

The Edmonton Oilers will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-3 defeat to the Flames in their previous contest . Edmonton tallied 13 mins in the box in this game. The Oilers played like an average offensive team in the defeat. Additionally, they had 4 power play opportunities and netted 2 goals. While out there on the ice, they netted 3 out of the 39 shots they tried.

When playing at even strength, the Oilers have allowed 154 goals while scoring 148 of their own. Edmonton Oilers opponents have tallied 160 power play tries (21st in the league) and have scored 37 goals in those chances. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Edmonton Oilers have accounted for 198 goals (2nd in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have allowed 191. Edmonton has attempted 1,741 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.4%. For the season, they have accumulated 64 points and their points % is .552. The Oilers have had 1,567 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .878. Edmonton has tallied 159 power play chances and they have scored 50 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 31.45%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Connor Ingram. Over the course of his pro career, Ingram has tallied 59 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .532. His save percentage currently is .901 during his 5,436 minutes on the ice. Ingram has had 3,380 shot attempts against him and has garnered 3,046 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 334 goals against Ingram in his professional career and his average for goals against per game is 3.01. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 45-48-16 and he started in 111 games. Ingram has been in goal for 115 contests over the course of his NHL career.

When they were on the ice last, Los Angeles faced the Golden Knights in an outing where the Kings ended up taking the loss by a final of 4-1. The Kings scored 1 goal of the 33 shots on goal they took. They had 5 power play opportunities in this game but weren't able to notch a goal.

For the year, the Los Angeles Kings have accumulated 142 goals, 60 points, in addition to a points percentage of .536. They have granted a total of 155 goals to be scored by way of 112 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Kings are sitting with 115 goals at even strength and 27 goals (29th in the league) while on the power play. They have a total of 169 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 15.98%. Los Angeles has attempted 1,545 shots (22nd in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.19%, while allowing their opponents 1,516 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 76.63% on their opponents 184 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.8%.

For the opposition you will find Darcy Kuemper defending the goal. He has tallied 12,122 stops out of the 13,267 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .914. Kuemper has earned a lifetime record of 223-157-62 and has participated in 475 games. He has started in 454 games and his ice time sits at 23,354 minutes. Kuemper's quality start rate comes in at 55.9% and he has 254 quality starts in his pro hockey career. His opponents are averaging 2.52 goals per contest and he has surrendered 1,145 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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