After starting their current four-game road trip with a defeat in Calgary, the Los Angeles Kings (2nd in Pacific Division) will travel to Edmonton to take on the local Oilers (4th in Pacific), who have won two of their past three fixtures.
A four-game winning streak and a five-game point run (4-0-1) came to an end for the Los Angeles Kings (10-7-1), who embarked on their current four-date road trek with a 6-5 defeat against the Calgary Flames away at Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday. The Kings were leading 2-1 six minutes into the game, but conceded four consecutive snipes subsequently, eventually netting twice in the third period to cut it from 6-3 to 6-5, but failing to find an equalizer. Arthur Kaliyev (6 goals, 13 points this year) tallied twice, while Kevin Fiala (6 goals, 18 points) scored for the third game in a row and tacked on an assist. It was L.A.’s second regulation defeat in the past nine outings (6-2-1).
Goalie Jonathan Quick made 23 saves on Monday and has now gone 6-5-1 for the current campaign with a 3.09 GAA and a .895 save percentage. He has recorded a 24-10-6 past tally against the Edmonton Oilers with a 2.07 GAA and a .923 save percentage. The Kings, meanwhile, are burying the 11th highest quantity of goals per game in 2022-23 (3.33), while giving up the 8th highest amount on the defensive end (3.50). They are ranking 17th in power play with a 20.3% success rate (15-for-75) and are 26th in penalty kill with 74.6% proficiency (50-for-67).