Schedule and 2024-25 Results
Regular Season Records: Los Angeles 48-25-9=105pts, Edmonton 48-29-5=101pts
Game 1 on Monday, 21 April: Edmonton loses at Los Angeles, 6-goals-5
Game 2 on Wednesday, 23 April: Edmonton loses at Los Angeles, 6-goals-2
Game 3 on Friday, 25 April: Los Angeles loses at Edmonton, 7-goals-4
Game 4 on Sunday, 27 April: Los Angeles loses at Edmonton, 4-goals-3(OT)
Game 5 on Tuesday, 29 April: Edmonton wins at Los Angeles, 3-goals-1
Game 6 on Thursday, 01 May: Los Angeles at Edmonton
Game 7* on Saturday, 03 May: Edmonton at Los Angeles
* if needed

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 3-games-2:
Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 3-games-2 irrespective of site order (Edmonton) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2024 MLB Finals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 730-186 (.797)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 225-54 (.806)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 357-94 (.792)
series record, NHL only, Preliminary round: 149-43 (.776)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 506-410 (.552)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 166-113 (.595)
Game 6 record, NHL only, all rounds: 253-198 (.561)
Game 6 record, NHL only, Preliminary round: 110-82 (.573)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1583 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2024 MLB Finals. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 3-games-2 @ VVHHV:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 3-games-2 with site order VVHHV (Edmonton) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2024 MLB Finals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 219-68 (.763)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 81-29 (.736)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 136-40 (.773)
series record, NHL only, Preliminary round: 55-20 (.733)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 175-112 (.610)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 66-44 (.600)
Game 6 record, NHL only, all rounds: 107-69 (.608)
Game 6 record, NHL only, Preliminary round: 45-30 (.600)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1583 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2024 MLB Finals. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading LLWWW:
Considering win order; ignoring site order: The team leading LLWWW irrespective of site order (Edmonton) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2024 MLB Finals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 61-28 (.685)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 22-5 (.815)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 36-10 (.783)
series record, NHL only, Preliminary round: 16-3 (.842)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 43-46 (.483)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 15-12 (.556)
Game 6 record, NHL only, all rounds: 25-21 (.543)
Game 6 record, NHL only, Preliminary round: 11-8 (.579)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1583 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2024 MLB Finals. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading LLWWW @ VVHHV:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team leading LLWWW with site order VVHHV (Edmonton) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2024 MLB Finals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 30-13 (.698)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 10-3 (.769)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 18-4 (.818)
series record, NHL only, Preliminary round: 6-1 (.857)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 25-18 (.581)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 8-5 (.615)
Game 6 record, NHL only, all rounds: 14-8 (.636)
Game 6 record, NHL only, Preliminary round: 5-2 (.714)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1583 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2024 MLB Finals. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Edmonton Oilers visited and defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1591 lead of 3-games-2.

After Game 4: The Edmonton Oilers hosted and topped the Los Angeles Kings 4-goals-3(OT) to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1591 at 2-games-all. The Edmonton Oilers trailed the visiting Los Angeles Kings by one goal as late as 19:30 into the third period but emerged victorious: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2024, inclusive, home teams down one goal as late as 19:30 into the third period had a game record of only 16-538 (.029) - the Edmonton Oilers thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback in series 1591 Game 4.

After Game 3: The Edmonton Oilers hosted and topped the Los Angeles Kings 7-goals-4 to drop the Los Angeles Kings best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1591 lead to 2-games-1. The Edmonton Oilers trailed the visiting Los Angeles Kings by one goal as late as 13:17 into the third period but won: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2024, inclusive, home teams down one goal as late as 13:17 into the third period had a game record of only 105-587 (.152) - the Edmonton Oilers thus achieve a grade-B (.100 - .199) in-game comeback.

After Game 2: The Los Angeles Kings hosted and defeated the Edmonton Oilers 6-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1591 lead of 2-games-nil.

After Game 1: The Los Angeles Kings hosted and defeated the Edmonton Oilers 6-goals-5 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1591 lead of 1-game-nil.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2024-25 NHL regular season, the Los Angeles Kings finished four points ahead of the Edmonton Oilers. From 1939 through the 2024 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by four regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 15-24 (.385) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1591 is the 44th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Los Angeles Kings, and the 55th for the Edmonton Oilers. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Los Angeles Kings have an all-rounds series record of 18-25, a Preliminary-round series record of 8-13, and a Game 1 record of 17-26, while the Edmonton Oilers have an all-rounds series record of 36-18, a Preliminary-round series record of 12-6, and a Game 1 record of 26-28. Series 1591 is the ninth best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Los Angeles Kings and the Edmonton Oilers. In their previous eight best-of-7 NHL playoff series meetings, the Edmonton Oilers have a 7-1 series record against the Los Angeles Kings, including series victories in their last six such series (the Kings prevailed over the Oilers only in the 1989 NHL Preliminary round).