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EDMONTON -- Connor McDavid scored the only goal on his 28th birthday, and Stuart Skinner made 30 saves for the Edmonton Oilers in a 1-0 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Rogers Place on Monday. It was McDavid’s 72nd game-winning goal, tying Glenn Anderson for the most in franchise history.
Connor McDavid, Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers
The Kings and Oilers have been the top-two teams in the League over the last six-and-a-half weeks based on win percentage, with LA edging the Oilers out by only three hundredths (.777 vs. .775) while playing two fewer games since Nov. 27.
The Kings were the last NHL team to reach the midpoint of their season. Let's grade every player's contributions so far.
When two teams have played each other 31 times over the last three years and three months of this season, does familiarity breed contempt? “Nah, it’s always fun…what gets old is all the meetings before the games.
The Edmonton Oilers know how to win. And they know how to beat the Los Angeles Kings. This group has always been comfortable in a wide-open game, but the past few seasons they have learned how to be comfortable in a tight-checking,
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Another comeback win, this time in Colorado, seals a successful road trip — and the Oilers' place among the NHL's elite.
The Los Angeles Kings head into the third of a five-game road trip against the Edmonton Oilers. This is the second-of-four meetings between these two clubs this season. The Kings won their first matchup back on December 28th,
The Los Angeles Kings continued their road trip with a stop in Edmonton to play the Oilers on Monday night (Jan. 13) in a huge divisional contest. This game was very sloppy throughout, with an abundance of missed passes which led to a lot of offsides and whistles.
The Oilers will alter their approach by going with 11 forwards and seven defencemen on Monday night when they host the Kings in a Pacific Division battle at Rogers Place