The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings are set to match up in the opening round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Edmonton, who started the season as one of the worst teams in the Western Conference before making the coaching change from Jay Woodcroft to Kris Knoblauch, finished second in the Pacific Division with a 49-27-6 record. Los Angeles, who also made a midseason coaching change from Todd McLellan to interim Jim Hiller, were a playoff-likely team the entire way.
Tuesday's 4-1 victory over the struggling Calgary Flames sealed the Los Angeles Kings' postseason bid, officially clinching a berth in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs. In true Kings fashion, it took a little extra longer than would've been comfortable, nearly coming down to the wire unlike years past when they had a little more cushion. Led by the likes of Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty, fans are hoping for and anticipating a deep run, especially considering the splashy trade for Pierre-Luc Dubois over the summer and how much talent is on this roster. Combine that with all of the cap constraints that led General Manager Rob Blake to stay put at the trade deadline this year and the expectations for going far in the playoffs is at an all-time high.
Pierre-Luc Dubois and Matt Roy ended long goal droughts and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Saturday night to remain in third place in the Pacific Division. Kevin Fiala also scored for the Kings, who have won five of their last six, and David Rittich stopped 28 shots. The victory gave them a three-point lead over Vegas with two games remaining in the regular season.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
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 |