The Western Conference quarter-finals will once again feature a showdown between the Edmonton Oilers, led by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, and the Los Angeles Kings, anchored by Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. This marks the third consecutive year that these two teams, forever linked by Wayne Gretzky, will clash in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. For the Kings, they're hoping that the third time will be the charm for them, as the Oilers sent them home for an early summer thanks to a gruelling seven-game series win in 2022, followed by winning in six games last season.
It would be an understatement to say that Cam Talbot's season has been a roller coaster. The Los Angeles Kings, though, are hoping their veteran netminder's game is ascending heading into the Stanley Cup playoffs. “My game is at a place where I like it, but there's always room for improvement,” Talbot said. Talbot signed a one-year contract with the Kings during the offseason, his fourth team in five seasons.
The Kings finished one point ahead of the Vegas Golden Knights, who lost 4-1 to the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, and will play the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference First Round for the third straight season. Los Angeles gave up three straight goals in the third period before Viktor Arvidsson tied it 4-4 at 18:39 with a one-timer from the right circle on the power play with Cam Talbot pulled for an extra attacker.
No | Player | P |
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44 | D | |
33 | RW | |
81 | D | |
55 | RW | |
29 | G | |
24 | C | |
30 | G | |
8 | D | |
80 | C | |
5 | D | |
22 | LW | |
84 | D | |
91 | RW | |
34 | RW | |
9 | C | |
11 | C | |
78 | RW | |
61 | C | |
46 | C | |
12 | LW | |
43 | D | |
31 | G | |
3 | D | |
21 | D | |
39 | G |