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It's a travel day for the Edmonton Oilers — and some of their fans are along for the ride. Both the National Hockey League team and their supporters, particularly those who plan to attend Friday's Game 3 of the tied playoff series, are hoping for a bounceback performance against the Los Angeles Kings following Wednesday's painful overtime loss. Edmonton fell behind early in Wednesday's Game 2 but tied it up twice, going on to drop a 5-4 decision on home ice at Rogers Place. Hockey analyst Tom Gazzola says, however, it's way too early for Oilers fans to be hitting the panic button even though Wednesday's Oilers loss marked the team's fourth straight loss to the Kings in a playoff game that reaches overtime.
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The Kings simply set out to win a playoff series for the first time in a decade, but they've already created themes of resilience, reversal and retribution as they evened their matchup and pickpocketed home ice from the talent-rich Oilers ahead of Friday's Game 3 at home. “The players of that caliber, they just understand the game and they process the game so fast, you can only marvel at it,” Kings interim coach Jim Hiller said.
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The Edmonton Oilers unintentionally helped to imitate a classic piece of art during a chaotic moment in the first period of last night's 5-4 OT loss to the LA Kings in Game 2. While down 2-0 and pushing for their first goal of the game, Adam Henrique threw a puck toward Kings goaltender Cam Talbot that somehow squeaked past him and caused everyone on the ice to pile into the crease. While Connor McDavid threw his hands up, thinking the puck had gone into the net, the play was reviewed, and it was determined there was no goal on the play. One account on X (@ArtButSports) was able to somehow make the connection between an overhead photo of the scrum and a 1957 painting by Joan Mitchell.
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Anze Kopitar fired a wrist shot past Stuart Skinner's glove and into the top corner on a breakaway to give the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series. Playing in his 94th postseason game to tie Luc Robitaille's franchise record, Kopitar picked up the puck near the Edmonton blue line, moved in and shot from the slot as Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse dove to try to block the shot.
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Corey Perry finds himself in the unique and privileged position of getting to compete for his elusive second career championship in this season's Stanley Cup Playoffs. Few could have predicted that, let alone that he would sign another NHL contract midway through the season, after an abrupt dismissal and contract termination by the Chicago Blackhawks in November. After an early and mid-career run of success with the Anaheim Ducks, which included a championship in 2007 and several additional appearances in the Western Conference Final, Perry has returned to the NHL's final round a surprising three times – with the Dallas Stars in 2020, the Montreal Canadiens in 2021, and Tampa Bay Lightning in 2022 – but suffered defeat in each instance.
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The Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway. On Wednesday, two series are headed to Game 2 as Bruins-Leafs heads to Toronto for Game 3. Here's what to know.
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The Kings anticipated another playoff matchup with the Edmonton Oilers this season and envisioned it as being different from the past two years, when the Oilers sent them to golf tees and fishing boats in successive springs. Ahead of Sunday's Game 2 in Canada, there was little from Friday's Game 1 to support any turning of the tide. For the Kings, there was to be a toothier penalty kill, and during the regular season there was, as their PK ascended from 24th to second in the NHL. Analytically, interim coach Jim Hiller said the matchup was closer than suggested by results from the regular season, when Edmonton took three of four clashes including the final two meetings by an 8-3 aggregate score.
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The LA Kings tried every trick in the book to get the Edmonton Oilers off their game last night. Hacks after the whistle, punches to the face, and interference with line changes were just some of the things that the Oilers had to endure, and throughout it all, there was not an ounce of retaliation. All that badgering by the Kings resulted in at least two penalties against them and fuelled a red-hot Oilers power play that made them pay with three goals on four chances. “We've been in a series now for the third year in a row with these guys,” Kane said after practice this morning.
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The Edmonton Oilers say they're pleased, obviously, with winning their first game of this year's National Hockey League playoffs. And also obviously, Oilers players say they have more work to do to ensure they capitalize on their chances to beat the Los Angeles Kings again in Wednesday's Game 2.
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NHL insider Elliotte Friedman was catching strays during the intermission of last night's Game 1 matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and LA Kings. It's no secret that the veteran Sportsnet reporter has a longstanding friendly feud with ex-NHL defenceman turned broadcaster Kevin Bieksa.
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The NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun. Sixteen teams begin the race to raise the Cup, but which one will win it all? Here are the latest updates.
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Edmonton Oilers fans saw a familiar face in the crowd during last night's 7-4 victory over the LA Kings. Ex-Oilers forward Klim Kostin is back in the city to take in Edmonton's playoff run. Kostin only spent a single season with the Oilers, but his bubbly personality and hard-nosed play on the ice adhered him to the hearts of many within the fan base. More than a few fans were disappointed that the team had traded him to the Detroit Red Wings last summer due to salary cap constraints.
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In Game 1 on Monday, the Kings' penalty kill produced only self-inflicted wounds, allowing the Oilers to score three times in a 7-4 Edmonton win.
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There are no moral victories in the playoffs. Sorry. Those are the rules. So, even if the Los Angeles Kings gamely kept clawing their back in their playoff opener only to fall by a 7-4 count to the Edmonton Oilers, there will be no measure of comfort felt by the Kings players or coaching staff. But there is another equally important rule that must be considered after such a disappointing start to this playoff season; it's only one game. It may feel, for the moment, like somehow this loss is bigger than that simple, narrow 1-0 series deficit because that's how Game 1's always feel. The anticipation, the build-up, always means the first game of a series, and especially the opening game of the first
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Mark Stone of the Vegas Golden Knights went from the 26-game injured reserve list to the Game 1 Dallas scoresheet in 83 seconds, the Boston fan with the big sign "Matthews STILL stuck on 69!" was nowhere to be seen after last night's Leafs-Bruins' game, and the New York Islanders played an impressive 24 minutes in Raleigh before getting whipped in the other 36 minutes by the Comeback 'Canes. Edmonton had a dismal 1-8 record in Game 1s dating back to 2017.
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The Los Angeles Kings face the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the first round of the NHL playoffs at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, on Monday, April 22, 2024 (4/22/24). Fans can watch the game for FREE via a trial of DirecTV Stream and fuboTV. You can also watch via a subscription to Sling TV, which is 50% off the first month.
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The San Jose Sharks might have missed the playoffs for a fifth straight year, but two of the team's broadcasters, Randy Hahn and Bret Hedican, are once again calling NHL postseason games. TNT Sports announced Monday that Hahn and Hedican will call Games 3 & 4 of the first-round series between the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings.
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The Edmonton Oilers have all hands on deck for Game 1 tonight in their first-round series against the LA Kings. After a few days of speculation about whether the team will have Evander Kane and Mattias Janmark available for Game 1, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed that everybody is healthy and ready to play. This means that both Kane and Janmark are projected to be in the lineup tonight.
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The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings are set to match up in the opening round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Edmonton, who started the season as one of the worst teams in the Western Conference before making the coaching change from Jay Woodcroft to Kris Knoblauch, finished second in the Pacific Division with a 49-27-6 record. Los Angeles, who also made a midseason coaching change from Todd McLellan to interim Jim Hiller, were a playoff-likely team the entire way.
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The Kings and Oilers aren't "Original Six" teams, but they've established a rivalry decades in the making forged by NHL stars and playoff showdowns.
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The Edmonton Oilers say they expect no surprises from the familiar Los Angeles Kings when their first-round NHL playoff series opens tonight in the Alberta capital. The Toronto Maple Leafs, trailing the Boston Bruins 1-0 in their best-of-seven series, say they expect to right the ship tonight in Game 2 after a 5-1 whipping on Saturday at TD Garden. The Dallas Stars, who finished first overall in the Western Conference, will host the defending Stanley Cup champion -- and suddenly healthy -- Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 tonight.
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There's a copied-and-pasted feel to the circumstances surrounding Monday's series opener –– the third-place Kings will visit the second-place Oilers for a first-round Game 1 in Edmonton for the third straight year –– but the Kings hope to rewrite the script by bringing a more emotive portrayal to their roles as underdogs. For Hiller's players, it's the moment they've been waiting for since being eliminated for the second consecutive postseason by Edmonton. “I didn't even think about the regular season during the summer, I thought about playoffs only, and that's what I'm sure a lot of guys did in here, too,” defenseman Drew Doughty said. Doughty asserted that there was little if any additional heft because of the rivalry factor, saying the Kings' motivation stemmed more from the team's desire to move beyond the first round and under brighter lights.
Source sports.yahoo.com. | 4 days ago.
There's a copied-and-pasted feel to the circumstances surrounding Monday's series opener –– the third-place Kings will visit the second-place Oilers for a first-round Game 1 in Edmonton for the third straight year –– but the Kings hope to rewrite the script by bringing a more emotive portrayal to their roles as underdogs. For Hiller's players, it's the moment they've been waiting for since being eliminated for the second consecutive postseason by Edmonton. “I didn't even think about the regular season during the summer, I thought about playoffs only, and that's what I'm sure a lot of guys did in here, too,” defenseman Drew Doughty said. Doughty asserted that there was little if any additional heft because of the rivalry factor, saying the Kings' motivation stemmed more from the team's desire to move beyond the first round and under brighter lights.
Source sports.yahoo.com. | 4 days ago.
The Edmonton Oilers are facing off against the Los Angeles Kings Monday. It's the third year the teams have met each other in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs. Tickets for the home game are limited, but the Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG) said Sunday that last-minute tickets may be released Monday. At United Sport and Cycle, the purchasing push for the playoffs was well underway by the weekend, said hockey manager Barry Kostanuick.
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It appears the Edmonton Oilers will be getting Evander Kane back into the lineup for tomorrow's playoff opener, but not where you would expect. Kane started the season playing next to Connor McDavid on the team's top line but has seen himself fall down the depth chart and has most recently been getting time on the Oilers' third line. The 32-year-old was back on the ice with the Oilers for this morning's practice at Rogers Place and head coach Kris Knoblauch has seemingly decided to demote Kane down to the fourth line alongside Sam Carrick and Mattias Janmark.
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