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NHL Preview: Edmonton Oilers (21-17-3) at Los Angeles Kings (23-14-6)

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

21-17-3 – 45 PTS RECORD 23-14-6 – 52 PTS
Div. – 5th Conference – 8th RANK Div. – 2nd Conference – 4th
1st –32.2% (48/149) POWER PLAY 15th – 23.1% (34/147)
23rd – 74.2% (109/147) PENALTY KILL 29th – 72.3% (107/148)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. LOS ANGELES GP RECORD HOME (112) AWAY (109) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. LOS ANGELES 221 102-86-30-3 56-41-15-0 46-45-15-3 826 786
OILERS vs. LOS ANGELES – 2022-23 1 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 1 3

QUICK FACTS
• Monday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of four games against Los Angeles this season and the first of two games in Los Angeles. The next time these teams meet is on March 30th in Edmonton.

• The last time these teams met was on November 16th in Edmonton, where the Kings winning 3-1.

• Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 32 career points against the Kings and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has appeared in a team high 34 career games against Los Angeles.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. LOS ANGELES
Record: 6-4-0
GF: 35 GA: 25
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
2021-22 4/7/22 @ LAK 3-2 W
2021-22 3/30/22 @ EDM 4-3 W (OT)
*Notes playoff game

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

JAN. 9 vs. EDMONTON OILERS – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
-The LA Kings host the Edmonton Oilers for the second of four meetings between these two clubs this season (3-1 W in Nov. 16; Feb. 13; April 4).

-The Kings look to go up 2-0 on the season series against the Oilers.

-Tonight’s game marks the first trip to Crypto.com Arena for the Oilers since Game 6 of Round One of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

WARM-UPS
1) The Kings’ 20 power-play goals at home this season rank sixth in the league.

2) Blake Lizotte tallied his second multi-point game (0-2=2) of the season Saturday night in Vegas.

3) Only Calgary (899) and Vancouver (838) have scored more goals against Edmonton all-time than the Kings’ 784.

4) Mikey Anderson is one point shy (2-8=10) of tying his career-high of 11 (1-10=11) previously set in the 2020-21 season.

5) Kevin Fiala netted his second career hat trick Saturday night, the third by a player that day joining Tim Stützle (OTT) and Kirill Marchenko (CBJ). Saturday marked the third day this season to feature three hat tricks. The others: Dec. 29, 2022 (Aleksander Barkov, Mark Scheifele & Kyle Okposo) and Dec. 13, 2022 (Scheifele, Zach Hyman & Alex Ovechkin).

vs. EDMONTON ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 89-92-30-10
Home: 48-40-15-6
Away: 41-52-15-4
OT: 8-13 (23 ties)
Shootout: 2-7
2021-22: 1-2-1
2022-23: 1-0-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. EDMONTON:
Luc Robitaille – 83 GP, 101 PTS (46-55=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: Nov. 16, 2022 – LAK 3 vs. EDM 1
Venue: Rogers Place
LAK Goals: Moore (4, 5, 6)
EDM Goals: Hyman (8)
Goalies: LAK: Petersen (W, 22 saves, 23 shots) EDM: Skinner (L, 29 saves, 31 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-3
LAK PK: 1-for-1

THE NEXT THREE:
Wed., Jan. 11 | vs. San Jose Sharks | 7:00 p.m. PT | TNT | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network, Tu Liga The Kings aim to sweep the season series against the Sharks (5-2 W on Nov. 25; 3-2 W on Dec. 17).

Sat., Jan. 14 | vs. New Jersey Devils | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network The Kings have won four of their last five contests against the Devils, dating back to Feb. 5, 2019 (4-1-0).

Thurs., Jan. 19 | vs. Dallas Stars | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network The Kings defeated the Dallas Stars earlier this month on Jan. 3 at Crypto.com Arena, 3-2.

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
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, 8 games, Dec. 22 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Trevor Moore, 6 games, Dec. 27 – Pres. (upper-body
F Viktor Arvidsson, 2 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 1 game, Nov. 27 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 67

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 1/9/23)
Dec. 27 – Arthur Kaliyev (F) placed on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 20.
Dec. 31 – Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 5 – Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 6 – Trevor Moore (F) placed on injured reserve retroactive.
Jan. 6 – Brandt Clarke reassigned to Barrie (OHL).
Jan. 8 – Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 9 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).

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