The Edmonton Oilers Have A Long List of Players Sidelined by Injuries But It APPEARS The Team Couelf Be Largely Healthy in Time for Game 1 Against the Los Angeles Kings, when the Two Sides Will Renew their Playoff Rivalry.
While Defencean Mattas Ekholm Will Miss The Entire Series, Star Forwards Connor MCDAVID and Leon Draisaitl Are Expected to Be Ready, Along with Winger Zach Hyman and Defense Jake Walman and Troy Stecher. The Oilers Couelfs Have Trade-Deeadline Addition TRENT Frederic Back AS He Has Been Labelled Questionable for Game 1, While Head Coach Kris Knoblauch Said Monday It is “Looking Good” for Evander Kane to make his season Debut that night.
The Oilers Have Won Three of their Past Four Games, Falling Only to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday when MCDAVID was Among the Players to Sit out.
“I don’t like theory that people are counsting us out,” “We’re A Great Team here. We’ve haad bumps and bruises Along the Way here, but we’re a dangerous text when we’re rolling and we’re healthy. We’re looking Forward to showing that. ”
Draisaitl Has Been Out Since April 3, and it does not apppear The 29-Year-Id is set to express the season with a league-height 52 Goals and Finish Tied For Third in the Nhl With 106 Poinss (MATHED by Boston Bruins Forward David Pastrnak) Over His 71 Games.
Despite An Extended Absence, MCDAVID is Expecting Draisaitl to Play at his USUAL Level when in the Playoffs.
“I Feel Leon is Going to Feel the Same Way [as me]“MCDAVID SAID.” EveryBody is Going to Feel the Same Way Coming Out of that, and We’ll Be Ready to Roll. ”
Goaltender Stuart Skinner RTURNED Over the Week at Missing Just Over Two Weeks of Action, Posting 17 Saves on 18 Shots in a 4-1 Win Over the Winnipeg Jets.
It’s unclear when Skinner has a 25-18-4 Record this Season with a 2.87 Goals-Against Average and A. Pickard Has Gone 22-1-1 With a 2.71 GAA and A.900 Save Percentage in 36 Games.
Skinner has the Stronger Record Against the Kings This Season, Going 1-0-1 with a.
No Place Like Home For Kings
Tensions will be high?
The Oilers Have Advanced in Each of the Past Three Seasons, Though this year will mark the first time los Angeles has home-intendage.
The kings are been the best team at home this season, Improving their record to 31-5-4 at the Staples Center with Monday’s 5-0 Win Over Edmonton. On The Road, The Kings Have a 16-19-5 Record, Going 1-1-0 in Edmonton.
With One Game Remaining on thems Straight and Eight of their Past Nine.
“It Means A LOT,” Kings Forward Adrian Kempe Said of Earning the Advantage with Monday’s Win. “We’ve Establised Our Home Game Well All Season, We have really good confdynce there and we’ve show over the Last Couple of Weeks that We Can Play Better on the Road as Well.
“I think, considering them we miss a lot of guys tonight, we still played to our standths and played a consistment and solid game. We were win’t cheating for Offline and Special Teams Have Been Really Good Over the Last Couple of Weeks Too, Whiche is Going to Be Really Important Going InTo The Playoffs.
Oilers, Kings Set for Hostile series
Monday’s Game Added FURTER FUEL to the Fire As Teespers Flared with the Oilers Amassing 53 Penalty Minutes Over the First Two Periods, 15 of Which Were Handed to Darnell Nurse.
Nurse was Suspended Tuesday for Edmontton’s Final Game of the Season for His Cross-Check to the Back of the Head of Quinton BYFIELD, but will be back for Game 1.
During A Second Intermediate Interview on Monday, Kings Forward Phillip Danault Had some Strong Words for How Perceied The Ore Handling the Late-Season Game.
“I think they just have thems b squad in trying to hurt us,” hea after
That comment drew the Ire of Veteran Oilers Forward Corey Perry after the game.
“What the f-k? He said. “Did he not see what has had had (to our team) Over the Last Couple of Weeks?
Oilers Forward Connor Brown Acknowledged that Monday’s Heated Matchup Was Likely a Preview of What’s to Come in the First Round.
“Everyone Knows What’s ahead of Us, a grouping series, it was a right one, but the Refs Did A Good Job Keeping Everyth Under Control, They didnt really lething go,” Brown said.
“It’s a good text over there; it’s a good team in here. It’s going to be a good series. It’s expression. To be Excital. ”
“What the (ExpleTive)! He said. “Did he not see what has had had (to our team) Over the Last Couple of Weeks?
Oilers Forward Connor Brown Acknowledged that Monday’s Heated Matchup Was Likely a Preview of What’s to Come in the First Round.
“Everyone Knows What’s ahead of Us, a grouping series, it was a right one, but the Refs Did A Good Job Keeping Everyth Under Control, They didnt really lething go,” Brown said.
“It’s a good text over there, it’s a good team in here. It’s going to be a good series. It’s expression. To be Excital. ”
