{"id":342911,"date":"2025-04-29T13:58:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T17:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=342911"},"modified":"2025-04-29T13:58:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T17:58:59","slug":"oilers-vs-kings-prop-picks-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/oilers-vs-kings-prop-picks-game-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers vs. Kings prop picks Game 5: Bet on Bouchard and Byfield to find the stat sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings are back at it for Game 5 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Los Angeles was 30 seconds away from putting Edmonton in a 3-1 stranglehold on Sunday before Evan Bouchard&#8217;s game-tying goal led to an Oilers overtime win. I&#8217;m betting on the defencemen to produce again alongside L.A.&#8217;s Quinton Byfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Oilers vs. Kings prop picks for Game 5 of this first-round matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oilers vs. Kings prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/ice_hockey\/competitions\/10011\"><strong>Full NHL betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nhl-injury-report-2\"><strong>NHL injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/standings\"><strong>NHL player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/standings\"><strong>NHL standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Bouchard to record a point (-154)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watching Bouchard play hockey is a rollercoaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edmonton&#8217;s defenceman is the epitome of a risk\/reward player, and his mere presence has led to a boatload of chances on both ends of the ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NHL GameScore Impact Card for Edmonton Oilers on 2025-04-27: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oufVBBhwQF\">pic.twitter.com\/oufVBBhwQF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; HockeyStatCards (@hockeystatcards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hockeystatcards\/status\/1916722805179142454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m sure head coach Kris Knoblauch wishes Bouchard were more responsible defensively, but that&#8217;s just not how he rolls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And when a player scores four goals in two pivotal games, you kind of have to bite your tongue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bouchard was held pointless in Game 2, but has multiple points in his other three outings. Playing top-pairing minutes and running point on a power play with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, he should have ample chances to strike again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has 39 points in 29 playoff games dating back to last season, cashing this bet 21 times. That 72.4% hit rate far exceeds the 60.63% implied probability of this wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Bouchard has 18 points in his last nine playoff games against L.A. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Byfield 1+ points (-130)<\/strong>: Bouchard and the Oilers managed to outscore their problems at home, but I think the Kings are due for an offensive outburst on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calvin Pickard has been better than Stuart Skinner in goal for Edmonton, but that&#8217;s not saying much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pickard has a 3.29 GAA and .889 SV% this series. And as mentioned, the Oilers&#8217; defencemen aren&#8217;t doing him any favours.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Byfield found the stat sheet in Games 1 and 2 and had six shots on Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His line with Kevin Fiala and Alex Laferriere has generated a team-high 58 chances at 5-on-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Oilers vs. Kings prop picks made at 12:36 p.m. ET 04\/29\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings are back at it for Game 5 on Tuesday night. The pregame narrative: Los Angeles was 30 seconds away from putting Edmonton in a 3-1 stranglehold on Sunday before Evan Bouchard&#8217;s game-tying goal led to an Oilers overtime win. 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