Edmonton Oilers (21-11-2) at Los Angeles Kings (19-10-5)
TV: Sportsnet West. Radio: 880 CHED.
TIME: 2 p.m. Saturday
Odds: Oilers -118, Kings -102
THE SETUP
Winners of 11 of their past 13 games, the Oilers carry a three-game win streak into this one, and have yet to lose a game by more than one goal in December. The Kings, who sit just one point back of Edmonton in third place in the Pacific Division, have lost three of their last four, two of which came in overtime.
LEON ALONE ON TOP
Leon Draisaitl carries a nine-game point streak (seven goals, 13 assists) into this one and already has 20 points in December to lead the NHL in goal-scoring with 24 in 34 games. The Kings, meanwhile, are led by Anze Kopitar’s 37 points (10 goals, 27 points) in 34 games to sit 24th overall in points.
THE POLL
How many points will Connor McDavid earn against the Kings?
- 0
- 1-2
- 3-4
THE QUOTE
“I think we’re in a good spot. We’re finding ways to win games. We don’t want to lose two in a row and we’ve been doing a pretty good job of that lately. I think the way we’ve been playing in all ends of the ice has been pretty consistent. Heading into the break, we’re going to relax a bit and kick the legs up so we can feel rested coming into the rest of the season.”
— Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner after their latest game
THE LINEUPS
KINGS
Forwards
Turcotte – Kopitar – Kempe
Foegele – Byfield – Jeannot
Fiala – Laferriere – Lee
Thomas – Helenius – Burroughs
Defence
Anderson – Gavrikov
Edmundson – Clarke
Moverare – Spence
Goalies
Kuemper
Rittich
EDMONTON
Forwards
Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid – Hyman
Podkolzin – Draisaitl – Kapanen
Arvidsson – Henrique – Perry
Skinner – Janmark – Brown
Defence
Ekholm – Bouchard
Nurse – Kulak
Stecher – Emberson
Goalies
Skinner
Pickard
INJURIES
EDMONTON: None
KINGS: F Philip Danault (undisclosed), F Trevor Moore (upper body)
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