{"id":343153,"date":"2025-05-01T13:52:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T17:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=343153"},"modified":"2025-05-01T14:06:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T18:06:30","slug":"kings-vs-oilers-prop-picks-game-6-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/kings-vs-oilers-prop-picks-game-6-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings vs. Oilers Game 6 prop picks: Bet on McDavid and Draisaitl to keep chugging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Edmonton Oilers have a chance to eliminate the Los Angeles Kings for a fourth-straight year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Edmonton lost the first two games of this series but stormed back to win three straight. At home, I expect none other than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/connor_mcdavid\">Connor McDavid<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/leon_draisaitl\">Leon Draisaitl<\/a> to turn the lights out on Los Angeles&#8217; season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Kings vs. Oilers prop picks for Game 6 of this first-round matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kings vs. Oilers picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: McDavid 1+ power play points (+125)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oilers started this postseason off by going 0-for-5 on the man advantage through two games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then? They&#8217;re 4-for-7 and looking like one of the most dangerous units in the league. That shouldn&#8217;t be a surprise considering what Edmonton&#8217;s PP did in last year&#8217;s Stanley Cup run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>29.3% success rate (ninth all-time among playoff teams with 15-plus GP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>11 power-play goals in 12 home games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What is surprising, however, is that McDavid has been involved in <em>zero <\/em>power-play goals this postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edmonton&#8217;s captain has done a ton of damage at 5-on-5, and it&#8217;s only a matter of time before he gets involved on the man advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past two seasons (regular season and playoffs) he&#8217;s produced 92 power-play points. That&#8217;s third behind Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Edmonton&#8217;s power play has generated the most high-danger chances per 60 this postseason (67.86), according to Natural Stat Trick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:113304\">Embed: #113304<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/ice_hockey\/nhl?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NHL betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nhl-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NHL injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/top-skaters?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NHL stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draisaitl to score (-124)<\/strong>: Let&#8217;s keep things simple with this pick. Draisaitl is one of the greatest playoff performers of all time, and he&#8217;s shown it this series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rocket Richard winner (52 goals this season) has three goals and 10 points in five games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Draisaitl ranks eighth all-time in postseason goals per game (0.557). The short list in front of him includes names like Wayne Gretzky, Maurice Richard, Mike Bossy and Mario Lemieux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los Angeles knows all too well how dangerous Draisaitl is, considering this is the fourth straight year it has had to deal with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has 20 goals and 20 assists in 23 playoff games against the Kings, scoring in 15 of those contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beneficial to both McDavid and Draisaitl is the play of L.A.&#8217;s goalie Darcy Kuemper. He&#8217;s coming off a strong game but still own a 3.45 GAA and .899 SV%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Kings vs. Oilers prop picks made at 1:13 p.m. ET 05\/01\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edmonton Oilers have a chance to eliminate the Los Angeles Kings for a fourth-straight year. The pregame narrative: Edmonton lost the first two games of this series but stormed back to win three straight. 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