Oilers vs Kings

A win by the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday and a Los Angeles Kings loss a day prior have Connor McDavid's team supplanting the Kings for the second spot in the ...

This is an important game for both the Oilers and the Kings who are still neck and neck in their division. The Kings are rested well for this matchup and have been involved in close games a number of times in their recent games. Even more telling in this matchup is the Kings outshooting the Oilers in all three games between them. The Kings are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Calgary Flames at home last Monday, which, as mentioned earlier, helped open the door for Edmonton to take the No. 2 spot in the Pacific Division. Nevertheless, the Kings are within striking distance of supplanting the Oilers and probably just need a bit more luck to get a win later tonight. The Oilers are now eyeing to catch the Calgary Flames for the lead in the division, but they can’t look too far ahead as they have Los Angeles on their plate later tonight. A win by the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday and a Los Angeles Kings loss a day prior have Connor McDavid’s team supplanting the Kings for the second spot in the Pacific Division. The Oilers now have 87 points, while the Kings are stuck with 86.

The Edmonton Oilers travel to the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to take on the Kings in a NHL regular season game hoping to get a win.

Edmonton still did walk out of that game with the 2 points though after winning the game in a shootout. Home ice advantage in the playoffs would be a nice bonus for either of these teams, but more important than that is just getting to the playoffs. Unless either of these teams completely fall apart, this game will be a likely the first playoff round series for both teams. On the flip side of that, if Edmonton can win they will be 3 points up with a game in hand. That makes them 5 behind Edmonton. If the Edmonton Oilers get 2 points tonight that would make them 7 points ahead with both teams having 10 games left. The Edmonton Oilers are in Los Angeles to take on the Kings tonight.

In the past 17 seasons, Oilers fans haven't had many years where they were anxiously anticipating a key matchup in the final weeks of the regular season.

Last week the Oilers were a two points behind the Kings before the game and finished the evening one point back with a game in hand. — Remove the Calgary 9-5 debacle and Mikko Koskinenhas a .915Sv% and 2.66 GAA in his other 12 starts. the Sharks. He made some key stops in the final two minutes and then one in OT, before he made his great pass to send McDavid in all alone. The raw emotion is much different than games in November and December. Give the Sharks credit — they didn’t give the Oilers very much at 5×5 or on the PP. But the Oilers scored shorthanded and on 3×3. The importance and excitement of these games shouldn’t be understated. That was a big goal for him and the team, and they really wanted the two points. — On March 1st, 2009, the Columbus Blue Jackets were in seventh spot in the West with 68 points, the Oilers and Ducks were tied for eighth with 67 points, Nashville had 66 points and Minnesota had 65. And in their seven losses (one in OT) to playoff teams, they played well v. In 2020 the season stopped abruptly when the Oilers were comfortably in a playoff spot, and ended up in the expanded 24-team playoff five months later, and in 2009 and 2013 the Oilers came up short. The Oilers fell off a cliff and went 1-9 in their next 10 games. The Oilers had 39 points, St. Louis had 38 (14 games to play), Nashville 38 with 11 games remaining, while Columbus, Arizona and Dallas each had 36 points with 12 games to play. They had 12 games remaining (1/4 of the season) and the race was close.

Gretzky did it seven times, while Mike Bossy, Marcel Dionne, Guy Lafleur, Denis Savard and Bobby Orr were the others. McDavid has 29 points (13 goals, 16 ...

Moore evened it at 1-all 2:29 into the second on a short-handed goal. McDavid extended his goal streak to six straight games 3:17 into the first period with a snap shot from just inside the left faceoff circle that beat Quick on his short side. McDavid, who also had an assist, remained the league's top scorer with 109 points.

The Oilers have held steady since opening a -131 road favourites despite garnering the support of 62% of sports bettors. The Kings lag as +109 underdogs, and ...

However, the Kings have potted two or fewer goals in three of their past five head-to-head matchups, including each of their past two home dates with Edmonton. In addition to winning five straight, the Oilers have also earned at least a point in 14 of 18 contests. With Draisaitl on the shelf, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins assumed greater responsibilities, particularly on the power play, and has recorded three points over the first two games of this road trip. Overall, Edmonton has knocked off the Kings in nine of 13 meetings since February 2018, including each of the club’s past two visits to Los Angeles. These two teams have scored an average of 6.5 total goals over their past four dates, fueling a 4-1-3 run for the OVER in totals betting. The Oilers claimed the win in two of their three previous clashes this season, including a decisive 5-2 victory in Los Angeles on February 15. The Oilers have held steady since opening a -131 road favourites despite garnering the support of 62% of sports bettors.

Connor McDavid set a career high with his 42nd goal and became the seventh player in NHL history to record multiple point streaks of at least 15 games in a ...

Moore evened it at 1-all 2:29 into the second on a short-handed goal. McDavid extended his goal streak to six straight games 3:17 into the first period with a snap shot from just inside the left faceoff circle that beat Quick on his short side. Viktor Arvidsson also scored, and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves.