The First Round of the LA Kings’ 2025 Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers will begin on Monday, April 21, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Kings will host Games 1 and 2 at Crypto.

The Stanley Cup playoffs will air across ESPN, ESPN2, TNT and truTV. You can stream the TNT/truTV games on Max (with a premium subscription) and watch all the games with the help of a live TV streaming service like DirecTV, Fubo or Sling.

The first-round matchups are set for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and 16 teams will begin their journey toward hockey's ultimate prize. Only eight of them will make it past this first round, and we're here making picks for which teams will stay alive to fight another round.