EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. LOS ANGELES GP RECORD HOME (113) AWAY (110) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. LOS ANGELES 223 103-87-30-3 57-41-15-0 46-46-15-3 831 792
OILERS vs. LOS ANGELES – 2022-23 3 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 6 9
QUICK FACTS
Tuesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s fourth and final meeting against Los Angeles this season and the second of two games in Edmonton.
The last time these teams met was on March 30th in Edmonton, with the Oilers winning 2-0.
Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 34 career points against the Kings and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has appeared in a team high 36 career games against Los Angeles.
EARNING POINTS
The Oilers are 15-4-1 in their last 20 games, outscoring opponents 92-63, while earning at least a point in 16 of the 20 games.
FIVE OF A KIND
The Oilers have scored 5+ goals 30 times this season, posting a record of 28-2-1 when scoring five or more goals in a game.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. LOS ANGELES
Record: 5-5-0
GF: 33 GA: 26
2022-23 3/30/23 @ EDM 2-0 W
2022-23 1/9/23 @ LAK 6-3 L
2022-23 11/16/22 @ EDM 3-1 L
*2021-22 5/14/22 @ EDM 2-0 W
*2021-22 5/12/22 @ LAK 4-2 W
*2021-22 5/10/22 @ EDM 5-4 L (OT)
*2021-22 5/8/22 @ LAK 4-0 L
*2021-22 5/6/22 @ LAK 8-2 W
*2021-22 5/4/22 @ EDM 6-0 W
*2021-22 5/2/22 @ EDM 4-3 L
*Notes playoff game
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
APRIL 4 vs. Edmonton Oilers – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: ESPN // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings host the Edmonton Oilers for the fourth, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (3-1 W on Nov. 16; 6-3 W on Jan. 9; 0-2 L on Mar. 30).
- The Kings and Oilers face off for the second time in five days (Mar. 30).
- Tonight’s game marks the first of a three-home game month of April with two of their three games at Crypto.com Arena against Pacific Division opponents (Apr. 4 vs. EDM; Apr. 10 vs. VAN).
WARM-UPS
1) The Kings aim to take season series vs. Edmonton for the first time since the 2015-16 campaign (5-0-0, 1.000%).
2) The Kings have allowed two or fewer goals in 14 of their last 15 games, dating back to the beginning of March. Since March 1, no team has allowed fewer goals (29) or holds a lower goals-against per game (1.93) than the Kings.
3) Alex Iafallo has multi-point efforts in his last two consecutive games (0-2=2 on Apr. 1 at SEA; 2-0=2 on Apr. 2 at VAN).
4) Arthur Kaliyev tallied his 26th and 27th points on the year (12-15=27) Sunday night, tying his single season career high set last season (14-13=27).
5) Only Boston (31), Tampa Bay (27) and Carolina (26) have more wins at home this season than the Kings (25).
vs. EDMONTON ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 90-93-30-10
Home: 49-0-15-6
Away: 41-53-15-4
OT: 8-13 (23 ties)
Shootout: 2-7
2021-22: 1-2-1
2022-23: 2-1-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. EDMONTON:
Luc Robitaille – 83 GP, 101 PTS (6-55=101)
Dave Taylor – 90 GP, 93 PTS (42-51=93)
Bernie Nicholls – 62 GP, 90 PTS (43-47=90)
Wayne Gretzky – 47 GP, 81 PTS (23-58=81)
Marcel Dionne – 52 GP, 73 PTS (25-48=73)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. EDMONTON: Mar. 30, 2023 – LAK 0 vs. EDM 2
Venue: Rogers Place
LAK Goals: —
EDM Goals: Kane (15), McDavid (61)
Goalies: LAK: Korpisalo (L; 35 saves – 37 shots) EDM: Skinner (W; 43 saves – 43 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-3
LAK PK: 2-for-2
THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., April 6 | at Vegas Golden Knights | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have won three of their last five games vs. the Golden Knights.
Sat., April 8 | vs. Colorado Avalanche | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings aim to sweep the season series vs. Colorado for the seventh time in franchise history and the first since the 2017-18 season (3-0-0).
Mon., April 10 | vs. Vancouver Canucks | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Vladislav Gavrikov has seven points (1-6=8) in eight career games against the Canucks.
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Trevor Moore, 23 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body); Feb. 23 – Mar. 6 (upper-body)
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 18 games, Dec. 22 – Jan. 31 (lower-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 15 games, Jan. 19 – Feb. 26 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 12 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Feb. 13 (undisclosed); Mar. 28 – Pres. (upper-body)
D Sean Durzi, 9 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body); Mar. 9 – Mar. 25 (lower-body)
F Kevin Fiala, 7 games, Mar. 11 – Mar. 25 (lower-body), Mar. 30 (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Mikey Anderson, 2 games, Apr. 1 – Pres.
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 137
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 4/3/23)
Mar. 20 – Rights to Cole Krygier (D) acquired from Florida in exchange for future considerations.
Mar. 25 – Cole Krygier (D) signed to a two-year entry-level contract with an AAV of $837,500.
Mar. 28 – Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Mar. 31 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) recalled on emergency basis from Ontario (AHL).
LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
HOME COOKIN’
The Kings enter tonight riding a 13-game home point streak (11-0-2), dating back to Feb. 11 (6-0 W vs. PIT). It is tied for the largest home point streak in franchise history with their previous 13-game home point streak set in the 1992-93 season (12-0-1-0, Oct. 10 – Dec. 8, 1992). Over those 13 games at Crypto.com Arena, the Kings have outscored their opponents 58-28 with a goals-for per game average of 4.46, the second-highest home average in the league during that time (since Feb. 11).
