Don Buster
(23) Edmonton Oilers at (24) Los Angeles Kings
Our selection is on the LA Kings First period ML
The Kings tied up the series on Wednesday night and now come home after an important OT win. We will look for the Kings to keep that momentum going for tonight, at least early in the game. We know how important it is to get off to that fast start as was proven in both games in this series. Game 1 Edmonton had a 2-0 lead after 1 period and in Game 2 LA had a 3-1 lead. The Kings we believe have not played their best hockey yet and we see LA open up with another solid period to start Game 3. The Oilers have not played their best hockey on the road of late and have lost 4 of their last 5. The LA PK which was ranked 2 ND in the NHL has struggled and we see that getting fixed in LA. Getting that last change will also help the Kings in this one. Skinner and Talbot have been shaky at best and with LA at home we believe that helps Talbot much more than Skinner. We will play the underdog Kings to jump on the Oilers early in this one.
So lets get the job done with the LA Kings for the first period Money Line at even money.
Don Buster