Edmonton staves off elimination again with Stanley Cup Final Game 5 win over Florida
SUNRISE, Fla. — A slow start. Some bad decisions. A frantic but futile finish. A postgame vow that things will get better. The Florida Panthers have…
Stanley Cup Final: Oilers rout Panthers to avoid being swept
EDMONTON, Canada — Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are not ready for their offseason to begin, and the Stanley Cup Final is heading back to…
Stanley Cup Final: Panthers beat Oilers to take a 3-0 series lead
EDMONTON, Canada — Following their leaders who got them this far in the playoffs and a winning recipe that has worked all season, the Florida Panthers…
Oilers defeat Stars and advance to Stanley Cup Final
EDMONTON, Canada — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist in the opening period to get Edmonton going, Stuart Skinner stopped 34 shots for his…
For third year in a row, Kings’ season ended by Edmonton
EDMONTON, Canada — The Kings’ season expired Wednesday at 10:52 p.m. Mountain Time. Cause of death was the Edmonton Oilers. Again. For the Kings, these Oilers…
Blake Lizotte hopes Kings can grind past Oilers for playoff upset
EDMONTON, Canada — At 5-foot-9 and 175 pounds, Blake Lizotte is the smallest player on either side of the Kings-Oilers playoff series. Unlike Oilers superstars Connor…
Consecutive home losses leave Kings grasping for any hope vs. Oilers
You don’t have to know anything about hockey to know the Kings are in trouble heading back to Edmonton for Game 5 of their first-round…
Kings look to even Oilers series in Game 4
If the Kings-Oilers series was a title fight instead of a hockey playoff, even a blind referee might consider stopping it. Through three games, the…
Kings have no answer for Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 blowout loss
Zach Hyman, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid were three of the most dangerous scorers during the NHL regular season, combining for 127 goals and 315…
Anze Kopitar’s overtime goal lifts Kings past Oilers in Game 2 thriller
EDMONTON, Canada — The NHL regular season is like an anthology of 82 stories, each with its own beginning, middle and end. The playoffs, however, are…
How the Kings were let down by penalty kill in Game 1 loss to Oilers
EDMONTON, Canada — The Kings-Oilers NHL playoff series was supposed to be decided by the most elemental of showdowns: the unstoppable force versus the immovable object.…
Kings look uninspired in Game 1 loss to Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON, Canada — When the Edmonton Oilers abandoned the Northlands Coliseum for their handsome new downtown home eight years ago, the collection of office towers, hotels…
Why Kings vs. Oilers is one of the NHL’s truly great rivalries
Ted Donato was born in Boston and played nine of his 13 NHL seasons with the Bruins, so he was raised to see the Bruins-Canadiens…
Why the Kings are eager to flip script on Oilers in NHL playoffs
As rites of spring go, it’s not as celebrated as the swallows returning to Capistrano. But the Kings’ returning to Edmonton for the NHL playoffs…
Kings’ shootout win over Ducks comes at a critical time
The Kings’ season-high 50 shots on net produced merely two goals Saturday, both scored during power plays. They gave up a shorthanded goal to the…
Ducks can’t hold back Evander Kane and Edmonton Oilers in loss
Evander Kane had his second hat trick this season and the eighth of his career as the Edmonton Oilers got back to their winning ways…