The last time these two teams faced off the Edmonton Oilers got beatdown 5-2 at the Staples Center. It was the game that kick-started the Oilers’ six-game losing streak at the beginning of the month.
It also showed the fanbase and the hockey world that the Oilers were finally cracking to the pressures that have been plaguing them all year-long. This team will need to demonstrate first with the Kings and tomorrow against the Anaheim Ducks that they won’t be some team that will be walked all over.
The Edmonton Oilers did get a win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night, but the issue is this team hasn’t won back-to-back games this year.