Schedule and 2022-23 Results:
Regular Season Records: Edmonton 50-23-9=109pts, Los Angeles 47-25-10=104pts
Game 1 on Monday, 17 April: Los Angeles wins at Edmonton, 4-goals-3(OT)
Game 2 on Wednesday, 19 April: Los Angeles loses at Edmonton, 4-goals-2
Game 3 on Friday, 21 April: Edmonton loses at Los Angeles, 3-goals-2(OT)
Game 4 on Sunday, 23 April: Edmonton wins at Los Angeles, 5-goals-4(OT)
Game 5 on Tuesday, 25 April: Los Angeles loses at Edmonton, 6-goals-3
Game 6 on Saturday, 29 April: Edmonton wins at Los Angeles, 5-goals-4

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Edmonton Oilers visited and bested the Los Angeles Kings 5-goals-4 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1525 victory. With the series 1525 win, the Edmonton Oilers improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 33-16 overall and 11-6 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1525 loss, the Los Angeles Kings see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 18-24 (with an active four-series losing streak) overall and 8-12 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Edmonton Oilers in series 1525 was LWLWWW: Series 1525 thus becomes the eleventh NHL Preliminary-round series, the 23rd NHL series (all rounds), and the 44th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion.

After Game 5: The Edmonton Oilers hosted and defeated the Los Angeles Kings 6-goals-3 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1525 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 12-1 (with an active nine-series winning streak) and a Game 6 record of 8-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Los Angeles Kings have a series record of 5-8 and a Game 6 record of 8-5. Irrespective of Games 1-5 outcomes, the Edmonton Oilers have an active six-Game 6 winning streak in best-of-7 NHL playoff series. The sole series loss by the Edmonton Oilers in the wake of a 3-games-2 lead occurred in series 533, to the Los Angeles Kings in the 1989 NHL Preliminary round.

After Game 4: The Edmonton Oilers visited and defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-goals-4(OT) to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1525 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 8-4 and a Game 5 record of 7-5, while the Los Angeles Kings have a series record of 9-5 and a Game 5 record of 8-6. In yet another noteworthy in-game comeback in series 1525, the Edmonton Oilers trailed the host Los Angeles Kings by three goals as late as 4:54 into the second period of series 1525 Game 4, but won: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2022, inclusive, road teams down three goals as late as 4:54 into the second period had a game record of only 6-150 (.038) - the Edmonton Oilers thus achieve a grade-A in-game comeback.

After Game 3: The Los Angeles Kings hosted and bested the Edmonton Oilers 3-goals-2(OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1525 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Los Angeles Kings have a series record of 6-3 and a Game 4 record of 2-7. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 4-8 and a Game 4 record of 4-8. The Los Angeles Kings trailed the visiting Edmonton Oilers by one goal as late as 9:39 into the second period but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2022, inclusive, home teams down one goal as late as 9:39 into the second period had a game record of only 231-513 (.310).

After Game 2: The Edmonton Oilers hosted and bested the Los Angeles Kings 4-goals-2 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1525 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 17-6 (with an active four-series winning streak) and a Game 3 record of 16-7 (with an active five-Game 3 winning streak), while the Los Angeles Kings have a series record of 8-10 and a Game 3 record of 6-12.

After Game 1: The Los Angeles Kings visited and defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-goals-3(OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1525 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Los Angeles Kings have a series record of 10-6 and a Game 2 record of 8-8. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 11-13 and a Game 2 record of 14-10. The Los Angeles Kings trailed the host Edmonton Oilers by two goals as late as 11:22 into the third period but emerged victorious: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2023, inclusive, road teams down two goals as late as 11:22 into the third period had a game record of only 6-525 (.011) - the Los Angeles Kings thus achieve a grade-A in-game comeback. Then, the Kings trailed at Edmonton by a goal as late as 19:42 into the third period but won: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2023, inclusive, road teams down one goal as late as 19:42 into the third period had a game record of only 8-585 (.013) - the Los Angeles Kings thus achieve a grade-A in-game comeback from the perspective of that late deficit. With their series 1525 Game 1 loss, the Edmonton Oilers now have a five-Game 1 losing streak in best-of-7 NHL playoff series. Leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, Los Angeles has seen its Game 2 outcome presage its series outcome in their last ten such series (seven wins, three losses). Trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, Edmonton has seen its Game 2 outcome presage its series outcome in their last six such series (three wins, three losses).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2022-23 NHL regular season, the Edmonton Oilers finished five points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings. From 1939 through the 2022 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by five regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 28-18 (.609) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1525 is the 49th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Edmonton Oilers, and the 42nd for the Los Angeles Kings. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Edmonton Oilers have an all-rounds series record of 32-16, a Preliminary-round series record of 10-6, and a Game 1 record of 24-24 (with an active four-Game 1 losing streak), while the Los Angeles Kings have an all-rounds series record of 18-23, a Preliminary-round series record of 8-11, and a Game 1 record of 16-25. Series 1525 is the seventh best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings. The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings in five of the six previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series between these two entities, including the most recent (in the 2022 NHL Preliminary round).