Finally, The Rock the Kings have come back to Edmonton.
LA’s last visit to their former Smythe Division rival did not produce the desired results. It was a playoff matchup last season with many storylines, including coach Todd McClellan having the opportunity to eliminate his previous employer from postseason action. Game 7 should have never happened, though. The Kings were in a position to close things out in Game 6 at home.
With far less stakes on the line in tonight’s rematch, there is still a measure of importance to the game. Edmonton has changed goaltenders and will be without the services of Evander Kane, so their roster may look a little different. Yet the Kings need two points after losing ugly in Calgary on Monday. And, more importantly, they need to prove that last year was not a fluke.
Given what went down vs. the Flames last time out, McLellan could opt for several line changes among his forwards (i.e. Plan A – from the third period on Monday) or just stick with what he’s been using of late (Plan B).
The defense alignment should be status quo. And once the game gets going, be on the lookout for a rekindling of Mikey Anderson vs. Connor McDavid.
LA Kings Projected Lineup vs. Edmonton Oilers s
PLAN A
Kempe – Kopitar – Grundstrom
Vilardi – Danault – Arvidsson
Fiala – Kupari – Moore
JAD – Lizotte – Kaliyev
PLAN B
Kempe – Kopitar – Vilardi
Moore – Danault – Arvidsson
Fiala – Kupari – Grundstrom
JAD – Lizotte – Kaliyev
Anderson – Doughty
Durzi – Roy
Edler – Walker
Petersen
Quick
Scratches: Andersson, Moverare
Injured Reserve: Lemieux
Long-term Injured Reserve: Iafallo
ICYMI: We posted Brandt Clarke and Quinton Byfield updates recently. See below for the links.
Additional Game Notes
Puck drop is set for 7:00pm PST and will be televised by TNT.
The #LetsGoOilers game tonight against the #GoKingsGo will mark the return of the McFarlane jersey for the first time since 2007 as they wear their #ReverseRetro. Fun fact the 5 bolts on the logo symbolizes the amount of Stanley Cups won in their history. pic.twitter.com/VCdNnzUs14
— Ali Murji (@AliMurji1) November 16, 2022
From practice yesterday:
Oilers today:
RNH-McDavid-Puljujarvi
Foegele-Draisaitl-Hyman
Janmark-McLeod-Kostin
Holloway-Shore-Ryan
(Benson-IR)Nurse-Ceci
Kulak-Bouchard
Niemelainen-Barrie
MurraySkinner
Campbell— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) November 15, 2022
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