Los Angeles at Edmonton

Los Angeles squandered a great opportunity to even the series as Edmonton overcame a 33-13 disadvantage in shots and won 1-0 on Sunday. David Rittich stopped 12 of 13 shots for the Kings, who arguably played their best game of the series, but couldn't get anything past Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner. Now it is do-or-die for Los Angeles, who likely will have the experienced Cam Talbot back in net. Talbot is 27-20-6 with 2.50 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage with three shutouts this season. Rittich could be an even better option as he shut out the Oilers 4-0 with 26 saves on Feb. 10. The Kings are due to get some shots going their way after their overwhelming advantage in Game 4, and they are 8-2 their past 10 games against teams that allowed two or fewer goals their previous game. Five of the past eight meetings have gone UNDER and the Kings are 50-33-2 UNDER this season. The Oilers are 44-38-4 UNDER. Take the Kings as my Playoffs Dog of the Year, and play this game UNDER as a Max Play.