What are the Oilers' chances of making it out of Round 1?
You couldn't have drawn up a worse start to the playoffs for the Edmonton Oilers, who head home down two games after conceding 12 goals to the Los Angeles Kings.
The Oilers were slight -130 favorites to win their opening series against the Kings. However, after a slew of defensive lapses that led to two tough losses, the Oilers are now +360 at theScore Bet/ESPN Bet (21.7% implied probability) to advance.
"We've been hanging our goalie out to dry," Darnell Nurse said after Game 2.
Stuart Skinner's 11 goals allowed (he was pulled before the Kings scored their 12th) is tied for the second most a goalie has allowed over two games in the past 30 seasons, according to the AP's Josh Dubow.
The Oilers were +900 to win the Stanley Cup and +550 to repeat as Western Conference representatives in the finals. Those odds have plummeted. Connor McDavid and Co. are now +2500 (3.8% implied probability) to hoist the Cup and +1500 to make it to the finals.
Meanwhile, the Kings have moved from +2000 to win it all to +900 and are -500 to advance to the second round. The Kings have lost to the Oilers in the first round in three straight seasons but are in line to finally get the monkey off their back.
Game 3 is Friday at 10:00 p.m. ET, and the Oilers are -130 favorites at home.