by Brian Kennedy | May 7, 2022 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
The LA Kings had debuted ten players to the playoffs by the time the puck dropped for their Friday evening contest at home versus the Oilers. Before the game was over, “make that eleven” was the lament. Why? Because Jonathan Quick got yanked after allowing four...
by Brian Kennedy | May 3, 2022 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
The first night of the NHL playoffs a la 2022 was marked with high-scoring knockout games. 5-0, 5-1, 4-0. If you could have picked which one would the the mighty Oilers versus the much-injured Kings, you would have taken the first of those. Edmonton’s favor....
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 3, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Leagues, NHL
The Anaheim Ducks kicked some a$$ on Friday night, winning 5-0 in Colorado. They also got their a$$es kicked in a late (approx. five minutes left) scrum where Trevor Zegras took a bad cross check and Troy Terry came in in his defense and got whipped by Jay Beagle. Why...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 26, 2020 | Anaheim Ducks, Archived Features, Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Leagues, NHL
The Ducks had their busiest trade deadline day in club history this week. And the players they got featured the first game out—Tuesday at Honda Center with the Oilers in town. Five new faces adorned the lineup: Sonny Milano (Columbus), Danton Heinen (Boston), Andrew...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 22, 2019 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Overheard on the elevator on the way to the dressing rooms after the Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 Thursday night at Staples Center: “I knew they [the Oilers] were sleepy on the second shift.” This from a hockey insider, and he was right. From the get-go, the...