LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
NOV. 16 vs. EDMONTON – 7:00 PM PT // Venue: Rogers Place // TV: TNT // Radio: iHeartRadio
-The LA Kings visit the Edmonton Oilers for the first of four meetings between the clubs (Jan. 9; March 30; April 4) and first meeting since their first-round matchup in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs (EDM won series 4-3).
-Tonight marks the second game of LA’s four-game road trip (6-5 L, Nov, 14 at CGY; Nov. 18 at VAN; Nov. 19 at SEA).
-The Kings aim for their first road win of the month.
WARM-UPS
1) The Anderson-Doughty defensive pair’s 293 shot attempts rank second in the league among any offensive or defensive lines.
2) LA’s 32 road goals are fourth-most in the league behind Vegas (40), Vancouver (37) and Dallas (37).
3) Kevin Fiala’s nine even-strength road points are second in the league, trailing only Boston’s David Pastrnak (10).
4) The Kings scored eight goals in Edmonton last season, the second-most in the league behind Minnesota (11).
5) The Flames (4) and Kings (2) combined for six first-period goals Monday night – tied for most in an opening period this season between any two teams (LAK: 4, MIN: 2 on Oct. 15).
VS. EDMONTON ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 88-92-30-10
Home: 48-40-15-6
Away: 40-52-15-4
OT: 8-13 (23 ties)
Shootout: 2-7
2021-22: 1-2-1
2022-23: 0-0-0
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 REGULAR SEASON MEETING vs. EDMONTON: April 7, 2022 – LAK 2 vs. EDM 3
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Moore (14), Arvidsson (20)
EDM Goals: McDavid (42), Foegele (10), Bouchard (10)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (L, 27 saves, 30 shots) EDM: Smith (W, 31 saves, 33 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-3
LAK PK: 2-for-2
THE NEXT THREE:
Fri., Nov. 18 | at Vancouver | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network o Alex Edler makes his return to Vancouver for the third time since signing with the LA Kings.
Sat., Nov. 19 | at Seattle | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network o The LA Kings return to Climate Pledge Arena for third time in franchise history. Last season, the Kings swept both games in Seattle against the Kraken.
Tues., Nov. 22 | vs. NY Rangers | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network o Blake Lizotte scored his first NHL game-winning goal in the NHL last season against the Rangers on Jan. 10, 2022.
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 14 games, Oct. 18 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 2 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 22
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 11/16/22)
Nov. 6 – Quinton Byfield (F) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Nov. 8 – Alex Turcotte (F) activated from IR, loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Nov. 13 – Brandt Clarke (D) assigned to Ontario (AHL) on conditioning loan.
Nov. 13 – Brendan Lemieux (F) placed on IR due to lower-body injury.
Nov. 13 – Lias Andersson (F) and Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
SWISS-SATIONAL
Kevin Fiala scored his sixth goal of the season and fifth multi-point game of the season on Monday night in Calgary to surpass the 300-point plateau for his NHL career. Fiala (130-171=301) became the fifth Swiss-born skater in league history to record 300 career NHL points and eighth member of the 2014 NHL Draft class to reach such mark:
Swiss-born skaters with 300+ NHL points
Player GP Points
Roman Josi* 776 552 (143-409=552)
Mark Streit 786 434 (96-338=434)
Nino Niederreiter* 748 377 (188-189=377)
Mark Hardy 915 368 (62-306=368)
Kevin Fiala* 437 301 (130-171=301)
*denotes active player
Fiala, who enters tonight riding a three-game point and goal streak (3-1=4), has tallied a team-leading 18 points (6-12=18) through 18 games this season with 13 coming at even-strength, tied for the most on the team with Gabriel Vilardi. Fiala has found the scoring sheet in nine of his last 11 games (5-8=11), dating back to Oct. 25. While his 13 points during that time ranks tied for 10th in the league, Fiala leads multiple categories among Kings skaters:
Fiala vs. Team Splits since Oct. 25
Category Team Rank
Goals (5) 2nd
Assists (8) 1st
Points (13) 1st
Plus/Minus (+4) 1st
Points/GP (1.18) 1st
Even-strength PTS (10) 1st
Shots (30) 3rd
Fiala eclipsed the 15-point mark (4-11=15) in his 16th game on the season last Thursday against the Blackhawks with his game-winning overtime goal with 1.4 seconds to go in the sudden death period. Per NHL PR, Fiala became the first Kings player to record his first 15 points with the team in 16 games or fewer since Ryan Smyth in 2009-10 (6-9=15 in 11 GP).
KING ARTHUR
Arthur Kaliyev continued his recent scoring success with his fifth and sixth goals of the season on Monday night, including his team-leading fourth power-play goal, marking his second career multi-goal game and second consecutive multi-point game (0-2=2, Nov. 12 vs. DET; 2-0=2, Nov. 14 at CGY). With the first of his two goals Monday, Kaliyev eclipsed the 20-goal mark in his career. Per NHL PR, Kaliyev (98 GP) is the sixth Kings skater in the past 25 years to score his first 20 NHL goals in less than 100 games (Anze Kopitar, 72 GP; Michael Cammalleri, 77 GP; Tyler Toffoli, 83 GP; Gabriel Vilardi, 92 GP; Alex Frolov, 94 GP).
Kaliyev, who is the only Uzbekistan-born skater to ever play in the NHL, has recorded 13 points (6-7=13) in 17 games this season, ranking fourth on the team. On top of his team-leading four power-play goals, Kaliyev has six power-play points in total, which also leads all Kings skaters. Kaliyev is two power-play goals shy of tying his career-best of six set last season through 80 games, which placed second among all rookies behind Anaheim’s Trevor Zegras (9):
Most PPGs among rookies last season
Player GP PPG
Trevor Zegras (ANA) 75 9
Arthur Kaliyev (LAK) 80 6
Lucas Raymond (DET) 82 5
Cole Caufield (MTL) 67 5
Six Players 3
Since his NHL debut, no Kings skater has found the back of the net on the man advantage more than Kaliyev:
Most PPGs among Kings skaters since Feb. 2, 2022
Player PPG
Arthur Kaliyev 10
Adrian Kempe 10
Drew Doughty 9
Anze Kopitar 9
Alex Iafallo 7
Dustin Brown 7
At 98 career NHL games, Kaliyev sits two shy of becoming the eighth member of the 2019 NHL Draft class to play in 100 career NHL games.
BITTER REUNION
The LA Kings and Edmonton Oilers meet for the first time since their first round series in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Kings fell to the Oilers in seven games after a thrilling series. Adrian Kempe led the Kings postseason scoring with six points (2-4=6), including a team-leading three power-play goals and his overtime goal in Game 5 with 1:12 into overtime. Jonathan Quick started in his eighth Stanley Cup Playoffs and defeated Edmonton in Game 1, making Edmonton the ninth different team he has defeated in the playoffs. In Game 4, Quick shutout the Oilers to become the first U.S.-born goaltender in league history to ever record 10 playoff shutouts and 24th in league history to win 49 playoff games, tying Glenn Hall.
OIL DRILLING DREW
Drew Doughty skates into Rogers Place with 14 points (3-11=14) in his last 10 games against the Edmonton Oilers, dating back to Nov.
25, 2018. Doughty’s 14 points versus the Oilers during that time are second-most in the league among defensemen behind Brent Burns (4-11=15). In 51 career games against the Oilers, Doughty has notched 39 points (13-26=39) with a plus-28 rating, 24 even-strength points and eight power-play goals. Among active defensemen, Doughty’s numbers against Edmonton sit in the top-five in various categories:
Doughty’s #’s versus Edmonton among active defensemen
Category League Rank
Goals (13) 2nd
Assists (26) 3rd
Points (39) 2nd
Plus/Minus (+28) 1st
Even-strength PTS (24) 2nd
Power-play goals (8) T-1st
Doughty’s +28 rating versus the Oilers currently sits fourth among defensemen all-time. Doughty also sits tied with Rob Blake and Steve Duchesne for the most goals against the Oilers by a defenseman in team history, while his 39 points are five shy of tying Blake for most by a blueliner.
Most points by LA Kings defenseman against Edmonton
Player GP Points
Rob Blake 58 44 (13-31=44)
Drew Doughty 51 39 (13-26=39)
Steve Duchesne 43 37 (13-24=37)
Marty McSorley 42 23 (9-14=23)
Mark Hardy 54 23 (7-16=23)
Doughty is fresh off his first multi-point performance of the season Monday night (0-2=2) and the 108th of his career, sitting three multipoint games shy of Rob Blake for most by a defenseman in franchise history:
Most multi-point games by defenseman in LA Kings history
Player Multi-point games
Rob Blake 111
Drew Doughty 108
Steve Duchesne 73
Mark Hardy 59
L’ubomir Visnovsky 58
CLOSING IN ON #300 FOR #33
In 16 games this season, Viktor Arvidsson has tallied 10 points (3-7=10), including an assist on Kaliyev’s first goal Monday night, moving him two points shy his 300th career NHL point. Arvidsson enters tonight 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 to reach such feat and 20th active Swede skater.
VILARDI PARTY
Gabriel Vilardi scored his team-leading tenth goal of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 8 against the Minnesota Wild, tying his career-high previously set in the 2020-21 season through 54 games. Additionally, it marked his third game-winning goal of the year, tying his career-high of three also set in the 2020-21 campaign. Per NHL PR, only three Kings players in the past 30 years have required fewer games than Vilardi (15 GP) to reach 10 goals in a single season: Michael Cammalleri (10 GP, 2007-08), Anze Kopitar (12 GP, 2009-10) and Luc Robitaille (12 GP, 1999-000; 13 GP, 1992-93). In 15 games played this season, Vilardi has registered 15 points (10-5=15) for second most on the club.
DIFFEREN(TIAL) MAKERS
The Kings enter tonight’s game with the league’s third-highest special team differential overall at +19:32:
2022-23 Special Teams Time Differential
Team PP T PK T DIFF
Detroit Red Wings 93:00 71:10 +21:50
St. Louis Blues 64:58 44:36 +20:22
Los Angeles Kings 117:20 97:48 +19:32
Winnipeg Jets 78:34 59.43 +18:51
Buffalo Sabres 90:51 74:18 +16:33
Additionally, LA’s special teams’ differential on the road sits seventh in the league:
2022-23 Special Teams Time Differential on the road
Team PP T PK T DIFF
Florida Panthers 63:14 42:14 +21:27
Seattle Kraken 46:35 34:45 +11:50
St. Louis Blues 36:02 24:40 +11:22
New York Rangers 43:25 34:25 +9:00
Winnipeg Jets 48:35 40:31 +8:04
Vancouver Canucks 60:13 52:18 +7:55
Los Angeles Kings 54:56 47:42 +7:14
FACEOFF FEVER
The LA Kings have found consistency in the face-off circle this season, especially at even-strength where the team’s faceoff winning percentage at EV has been 55% or higher in 11 of their 18 games on the year. LA’s even-strength faceoff winning percentage is tied with Nashville for fourth in the league, .01% behind Carolina for third:
Highest EV faceoff winning %
Team GP EVFO’s EV FOW %
Chicago Blackhawks 15 667 57.9%
Boston Bruins 16 704 56.3%
Carolina Hurricanes 16 788 55.1%
Los Angeles Kings 18 797 55.0%
Nashville Predators 16 740 55.0%
Forwards Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault have been the driving forces for consistency in the face-off circle this season, centering the club’s top two lines. On Nov. 8, Kopitar’s even-strength faceoff winning percentage of 81.8% marked the second time this season he has had an EV FOW% of 80% or higher. In 12 of his 18 games played this season, Kopitar has had an even-strength faceoff winning percentage of 52% or higher.
Kopitar sits fourth in the league in even-strength faceoff winning percentage while Danault sits in tenth with 56.0% (min. EV faceoff: 200):
Highest EV Faceoff winning % among all skaters (min. EV Faceoffs: 200)
Player GP EV FO’s EV FOW %
Ryan Johansen (NSH) 16 203 66.5%
Jonathan Toews (CHI) 15 203 64.5%
Patrice Bergeron (BOS) 16 248 63.7%
Anze Kopitar (LAK) 18 252 61.5%
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) 17 234 60.3%
FORWARD BLOCKING
Anze Kopitar tied his single game career-high five blocked shots last Saturday night for the fourth time in his career and second time this season (Oct. 25 vs. Tampa). No forward has blocked more shots in the league than Kopitar:
Most blocked shots among NHL forwards
Player GP Blocks
Anze Kopitar (LAK) 18 23
Boone Jenner (CBJ) 15 23
Garnet Hathaway (WSH) 18 22
Nick Bonino (SJS) 15 21
Elias Pettersson (VAN) 17 21
As a team, the LA Kings haven’t been afraid to sacrifice the body as of late LA’s 272 blocked shots this season sit sixth in the league:
Teams with most blocked shots
Player GP Blocks
Vegas Golden Knights 17 347
Philadelphia Flyers 16 290
New York Islanders 17 289
Washington Capitals 18 278
Detroit Red Wings 16 275
Los Angeles Kings 18 272
The 2022-23 season marks Quick’s 15th NHL season in the crease for the Kings. Quick, who has now played in 725 career games, currently sits second for most games played among active goaltenders behind Marc Andre-Fleury (950). In the Kings season-opener on Oct. 11, which moved Quick into sole possession of second place with his 713rd career game, he stopped 47-of-51 shots, marking the most saves by a Kings goaltender in a season-opening game previously set by Rogie Vachon (45 on Oct. 7, 1972 at PIT). Overall, his 47-save performance ranked third-most in a season-opening game in league history behind Tomas Vokoun (52) and Jeff Hackett (48).
MULTI-POINT MANIA
The LA Kings have had contributions on the scoring sheet from 21 different skaters. Of the 21, 14 of them have had multi-point games with the most courtesy of Gabriel Vilardi (5) and Kevin Fiala (5). Since Nov. 1, eight different Kings skaters have found the score sheet more than once in a game (Arvidsson, 1-1=2, Nov. 5; Danault, 1-1=2, Nov. 10; 0-2=2, Nov. 12; Doughty, 0-2=2, Nov. 14; Durzi, 2-0=2, Nov. 12; Fiala, 1-1=2, Nov. 14; Kaliyev, 0-2=2, Nov. 12; 2-0=2, Nov. 14; Kopitar, 0-2=2, Nov. 5; Moore, 1-1=2, Nov. 5). LA has had 34 multi-point performances from their players this season, tied for second-most in the league Most multi-point games from players
Team # of multi-point performances
Tampa Bay Lightning 36
LA Kings 34
Colorado Avalanche 34
Edmonton Oilers 33
Boston Bruins 32
TIME MACHINE
Defenseman Drew Doughty currently sits atop the league in highest time on ice average per game with 26:36 minutes. The veteran \blueliner has averaged a time on ice of 26:00 minutes or higher in 12 of the team’s 18 games. Entering tonight, Doughty is one of six players (Erik Karlsson – SJS; Brandon Montour – FLA; Thomas Chabot – OTT; Cam Fowler – ANA; Tony DeAngelo – PHI) in the league to log 30+ minutes of time on ice in a single game this season (30:12 min; Oct. 18 at NSH):
Highest TOI/GP average among all skaters this season
Player GP TOI/GP
Drew Doughty (LA) 18 26:36
Cale Makar (COL) 14 26:23
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 15 26:24
Thomas Chabot (OTT) 14 25:45
Brandon Montour (FLA) 14 25:37
Doughty has consistently logged heavy minutes since his NHL debut. In his rookie season (2008-09), Doughty led all rookies in TOI with 23:50 minutes. In his 15 seasons in the league, Doughty has finished in the top-five among all skaters in time on ice per game-played in 10 of them, including the last eight consecutive:
Doughty’s top-five TOI/GP seasons
Season TOI/GP League Rank
2010-11 25:39 5th
2012-13 26:24 4th
2014-15 29:00 2nd
2015-16 28:01 3rd
2016-17 27:09 2nd
2017-18 26:50 1st
2018-19 26:36 2nd
2019-20 25:49 2nd
2020-21 26:23 1st
2021-22 25:44 5th
FREE AGENT FRENZY
The LA Kings had a busy summer as they extended contracts for numerous players, including 2022 NHL All-Star Adrian Kempe who signed a four-year contract extension on July 10, 2022. The contract, which runs through the 2025-26 season, carries an AAV of $5.5 million and comes after a breakout year for the Swedish forward.
Kempe established career-highs in nearly every statistical category, including goals (35), points (54), shorthanded goals (3) and game-winning goals (7). Since the 2003-04 season, just two other Kings have scored 35-or-more goals, behind Anze Kopitar (35G, 2017-18) and Alex Frolov (35G, 2006-07). Kempe was named to his first-ever NHL All-Star Game representing the Pacific Division. Kempe also led the team with six points (2-4=6) in seven playoff games.
Kempe was one of nine players on the Kings active roster to have signed a contract extension this past off-season:
Player Pos. Years AAV Signed on Runs through
Mikey Anderson D One-year $1M Sept. 10 2022-23
Jaret Anderson-Dolan C One-year $750k July 23 2022-23
Sean Durzi D Two-years $1.7M Sept. 15 2023-24
Alex Edler D One-year $750k July 12 2022-23
Kevin Fiala LW Seven-years $7.875M June 30 2028-29
Carl Grundstrom RW Two-years $1.3M July 11 2023-24
Adrian Kempe C Four-years $5.5M July 10 2025-26
Brendan Lemieux LW One-year $1.350M July 13 2022-23
Gabriel Vilardi C One-year $825k July 23 2022-23
KINGS TOP FIVE LEADERS
Goals Assists Points
- Gabriel Vilardi – 10 1. Kevin Fiala – 12 1. Kevin Fiala – 18 (6-12=18)
- Adrian Kempe – 7 2. Anze Kopitar – 11 2. Gabriel Vilardi – 15 (10-5=15)
- Arthur Kaliyev – 6 3. Trevor Moore – 10 3. Anze Kopitar – 14 (3-11=14)
- Kevin Fiala – 6 4. Drew Doughty – 9 4. Arthur Kaliyev – 13 (6-7=13)
- Phillip Danault – 5 5. Three Players – 7 5. Trevor Moore – 12 (2-10=12)
- Phillip Danault – 12 (5-7=12)
KINGS MULTI-GOAL GAME LEADERS
Player Total 2G 3G 4G
Adrian Kempe 1 1 – –
Phillip Danault 1 1 – –
Matt Roy 1 1 – –
Carl Grundstrom 1 1 – –
Sean Durzi 1 1 – –
Arthur Kaliyev 1 1 – –
KINGS MULTI-POINT GAME LEADERS
Player Total 2PTS 3PTS 4PTS
Gabriel Vilardi 5 5 – –
Kevin Fiala 5 3 2 –
Anze Kopitar 4 3 1 –
Trevor Moore 4 4 – –
Phillip Danault 3 3 – –
Matt Roy 2 2 – –
Adrian Kempe 2 1 1 –
Viktor Arvidsson 2 1 1 –
Arthur Kaliyev 2 2 – –
Alex Iafallo 1 2 – –
Carl Grundstrom 1 2 – –
Mikey Anderson 1 1 – –
Sean Durzi 1 1 – –
Drew Doughty 1 1 – –
KINGS COACH’S CHALLENGE
2022-23: 2-for-2, 100.0%
Last Challenge: (W) Oct. 25, 2022 – Call overturned; Play was ruled offsides.
All-Time (since 2015-16): 22-for-52, 42.3% (Interference: 15-for-36, 41.7%; Offsides: 7-for-15, 46.7%; Stoppage: 0-for-1, 0%)
2022-23 REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS BREAKDOWN
Power Play // Penalty Kill
Overall: 15-74, 20.3% // 50-67, 74.6%
5-on-4: 15-73, 20.6% // 49-66, 74.2%
5-on-3: 0-1, 00.0% // 2-2, 100.0%
4-on-3: 0-0, –.-% // 1-1, 100.0%
EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
9-7-0 – 18 PTS RECORD 10-7-1 – 21 PTS
Div. – 4th Conference – 6th RANK Div. – 2nd Conference – 2nd 2nd –32.2% (19/59) POWER PLAY 18th – 20.3% (15/74) 30th – 70.6% (48/68) PENALTY KILL 26th – 74.6% (50/67)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. LOS ANGELES GP RECORD HOME (111) AWAY (109) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. LOS ANGELES 220 102-85-30-3 56-40-15-0 46-45-15-3 825 783
OILERS vs. LOS ANGELES – 2022-23 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 0
QUICK FACTS
Wednesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s first of four games against Los Angeles this season and the first of two games in Edmonton. The next time these teams meet is on January 9th in Los Angeles.
The last time these teams met was on May 14th in game seven of the Western Conference quarter-finals in Edmonton, where the Oilers defeated the Kings 2-0.
Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 32 career points against the Kings and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has appeared in a team high 33 career games against Los Angeles.
McDAVID, DRAISAITL CONTINUE STRINGS OF SUCCESS
Connor McDavid (0-1—1) and Leon Draisaitl (0-1—1) extended their point streaks to 10 and 11 games, respectively, to help the Oilers (9-7-0, 18 points) hand the Panthers their first regulation loss at home this season on Nov. 12. With points in 11 straight games, Draisaitl matched Nikita Kucherov (11 GP from Oct. 15 – Nov. 8) and Jesper Bratt (11 GP from Oct. 13 – Nov. 3) for the longest streak of 2022-23. McDavid, who has 10-12—22 in his last 10 games, became just the fifth different skater in Oilers history to post an assist streak of at least 10 contests. He joined Paul Coffey (4x; longest: 17 GP in 1985-86), Wayne Gretzky (11x; longest: 17 GP in 1983-84), Jari Kurri (15 GP in 1983-84), and Glenn Anderson (10 GP in 1982-83).
POINT STREAKS
Leon Draisaitl is on an 11 game point streak accumulating 20 points (7G, 13A)
Connor McDavid is on a 10 game point streak recording 21 points (10G, 11A)
500 AND COUNTING
Following his 500th career game on Nov. 7 at WSH, Connor McDavid finished ranked 6th all-time in NHL scoring (724 PTS) in your first 500 games. McDavid became the 9th player in Oilers franchise history to score a goal in his 500th NHL game, joining the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Leon Draisaitl.
HATS OFF
Evander Kane recorded his first hat trick of the season and 5th regular season hat trick of his career on Nov. 1 vs. NSH. That marks the third Oilers hat trick in the first 10 games of the season, with Connor McDavid posting two hat tricks as well. Kane also posted two hat tricks with the Oilers in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
200 CLUB
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 200th career goal with the Oilers on Oct. 26 at STL which stood as the game winning goal. Nugent-Hopkins becomes just the ninth player in Oilers history to record 200 goals with the Oilers and has achieved the mark in 726 games all with the Oilers.
SHOOTING GALLERY
The Oilers posted a franchise high 26 shots on goal in one period on October 24th vs. PIT. The previous record of 24 shots was done three times and most recently against Calgary on Feb. 1/20. Evander Kane also posted a team high nine shots against the Penguins and tied an Oilers record for most shots in a period by a player, recording eight shots in the second period. Taylor Hall co-holds the record, posting eight shots previously on Feb. 19/11 vs. ATL). Kane holds the league record of 10 shots in a period by a player, which he recorded on Nov. 1/18 against Columbus as a member of the San Jose Sharks.
McDAVID HITS 700-POINT MARK WITH SEASON-OPENING HAT TRICK
With Edmonton trailing 3-0 midway through the second period, Oilers captain Connor McDavid factored on four of his club’s five consecutive goals, capping off the night with the NHL’s first hat trick of the 2022-23 season. McDavid (3-1—4) boosted his career totals to 242-459—701 (488 GP) and became the fastest active player to reach the 700-point milestone.
- The three-goal performance marked the second season-opening hat trick of McDavid’s career (also Oct. 4, 2017) as he became the third player in NHL history to record multiple hat tricks in season openers alongside Brendan Shanahan (2) and Cam Neely (2).
- The Oilers overcame a three-goal deficit to win a season-opening game for the first time in franchise history. Edmonton became just the ninth club in NHL history to do so and the first since Anaheim on Oct. 5, 2017. Coincidentally, the Ducks overcame a 3-1 deficit Wednesday night to record their second-ever multi-goal comeback win in a season opener.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. LOS ANGELES
Record: 7-3-0
GF: 39 GA: 24
*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)
2021-22 2/15/22 @ LAK 5-2 W
*Notes playoff game
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 9 F Mattias Janmark and Klim Kostin recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
F Evander Kane placed on LTIR
OILERS IN NOVEMBER
Overall – 539 GP, 236-228-52-23, 0.507
2022-23 – 7 GP, 3-4-0, .429
2021-22 – 13 GP, 9-4-0-0, .692
