The Oilers and Kings meet again in the first round after going to Game 7 last year. Can the revamped...
There’s really no sugarcoating it: Connor McDavid is the engine of the best power play the NHL has ever seen. At 32.4 percent, the Oilers are flat-out terrifying with an extra skater. Edmonton enjoyed 275 man-advantage opportunities during the 2022–23 regular season, comfortably above the league average, and scored on 89 of them. And here’s something truly nuts: McDavid factored in on all but 18 of those goals.
We probably don’t need to spend much time talking about what the Kings are going up against. McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are capable of taking over games at any time. Zach Hyman and Evander Kane combined for 24 goals in the playoffs last year. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is coming off his first 100-point season.
The Kings also added a defender at the deadline. Like Ekholm, he’s been pretty great. Vladislav Gavrikov has eaten huge minutes since arriving in L.A. from the Columbus Blue Jackets and has been a seamless fit on a pairing with Matt Roy. The Kings now boast two truly formidable top-four duos on the blueline, with Drew Doughty and Mikey Anderson combining to form the other; Sean Durzi and Sean Walker have also been effective in bottom-pairing usage.
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