Team Records:
Oilers: 9 - 7 - 0 (18 pts)
Kings: 10 - 7 - 1 (21 pts)
Kings Notes:
The Kings will play their league-leading 19th game of the season tonight. One more than the Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks.
Drew Doughty's plus-28 rating against the Oilers is the highest among all active defensemen.
Viktor Arvidsson skates into Edmonton with three points (1-2=3) in his last three games against the Oilers. With two more points, Arvidsson can become the ninth member from the 2014 NHL Draft class, and 20th active Swede skater, to reach 300 career NHL points.
The Kings scored eight goals in Edmonton last regular season, the second-most in the league behind Minnesota (11).
The LA Kings and Edmonton Oilers meet for the first time since their first round series in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Oilers Notes:
Evander Kane will miss the next 3-4 months after having surgery to repair a cut wrist in last week's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Kane has been placed on LTIR.
The Oilers rank third in the NHL in power play percentage (32.2%).
Who to Watch:
Kevin Fiala, who's nine even-strength road points this season are second in the league, trailing only Boston's David Pastrnak (10). Fiala enters tonight riding a three-game goal and point streak (3-1=4).
Connor McDavid, who leads the NHL in goals (15) and points (32). In last year's first round of the playoffs against the Kings, McDavid recorded 14 points (4-10=14)
