Series Talk: WCQF: Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings - EDM Defeats LA 4-1

[GreeningOil]

Yeah, not sure if the Oilers were the better team overall. I thought Kings lost that more than Oilers won that. Not because Edmonton sucks or anything, but because you simply cannot have that many turnovers and especially from star players and think you're going to survive. Oilers are good enough to capitalise, and even an AHL team would have beat the Kings today when you have the likes of Doughty dishing it straight to an Oilers stick for their first goal. That is a prime bloke for the squad, and he gives them a freebie. I also didn't like the refs tonight, just kept feeding EDM 5v3s all the time. There's no way after that Englund hit that the Kings should've gotten two pens. Rubbish stuff, get a new set of these zebras.

By scoring chances, this game could have been 10+ goals for the Oilers.

Pure domination. By location of chances and, actual goals!

 

[BigBrown]

I'm not really upset about them losing, that part is more or less expected against a better team in the Oilers... The thing that bugs me is that they don't give themselves a chance to win. Unfocused, undisciplined, unprepared. It's a joke.

 

[snipes]

It still baffles me how the Kings sit back in their 1-3-1 when down 3+ goals.

Their 1-3-1 works against most of the NHL but the Oilers are such a terrible matchup for LA and that system

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Cam talbot gave up 6 goals and still had a positive GSAA, that’s how much the oilers dominated last night

 

[McDrai]

The Oilers clearly adjusted to LA’s 1-3-1 formation by getting their Dmen to skate to centre ice and dump it in as opposed to forcing passes into the neutral zone. As a result, there weren’t many mistakes for LA to actually capitalize on. LA made a ton of errors in this one as the defense couldn’t handle the heavy forechecking of Edmonton. Not sure what LA can do to counteract this but they will need to make some sort of adjustment before Sunday to have any chance of winning the next 2 games.

 

[heynowbababooey]

Do you dummies now believe that the Kings aren’t some secret cup contender

I have a handful of friends who are lifelong king fans and they are all expecting a first round exit but remain hopeful. I also have a handful of friends who hopped on the bandwagon in 2012 and every playoffs they think la is a Cup contender. like it's not even a question that they're going all the way.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

Winning handily doesn't matter if they don't get out of the series healthy because they've got clowns taking runs at McDavid's numbers late in a 5-1 game. Same shit as the past 2 years and Kings fans still show up and play the victim.

How many injuries have Edmonton players suffered playing the Kings over the past three years?

How many active Kings players have suspension histories?

You are unhinged. Seek help.

 

[oilers4life5]

Winning handily doesn't matter if they don't get out of the series healthy because they've got clowns taking runs at McDavid's numbers late in a 5-1 game. Same shit as the past 2 years and Kings fans still show up and play the victim.

Exactly this. Welcome to L.A., slewfoot city.

 

[Senor Catface]

How many injuries have Edmonton players suffered playing the Kings over the past three years?

How many active Kings players have suspension histories?

You are unhinged. Seek help.

You're arguing things he didn't say.

"A Kings player has NEVER taken a knife onto the ice!!

"How many Oilers have been SHOT during a game?"

 

[Team_Spirit]

Doty basically pissed the game away in the 1st.

 

[Norwegianoiler]

Pot calling the kettle black here.....Kane, Perry, Draisaitl, Desharnais, Nurse,

I think the only likeable Oiler might be RNH.....Holloway, McLeod....

I don't know about the lists, but excluding Hyman from "likeable" puts severe doubt about how thought through this whole post is.

 

[S E P H]

Dirt bags on the Kings - Doughty, Fiala. Anderson, Lizotte, Moore, Grundstrom that dirty diver Arvidson, and when he gets mad, Kempe.

I'm sure I missed some.

It's hard to take your fanbases' complaints seriously when you list Grundstrom and Arvidsson as dirty players.

 

[Senor Catface]

It's hard to take your fanbases' complaints seriously when you list Grundstrom and Arvidsson as dirty players.

Who cares if other fanbases take another fanbases complaints seriously.

 

[S E P H]

By scoring chances, this game could have been 10+ goals for the Oilers.

Pure domination. By location of chances and, actual goals!

Again, I agree, I think the Oilers could have scored 13, but was that because of the Oilers or because of the Kings awful decisions with the puck? From what I saw yesterday, it was more of the Kings being Pejorative Slured, which might actually make them lose the series because of that.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Strong performance by the Oilers again. Need more game 1s and 3s and less game 2s.

 

[MessierII]

Kings haven’t beat the oilers in regulation in the playoffs since 2022. They’ve dominated the OT games though.

 

[Oilslick941611]

La Kings "toughness" and after whistle antics don't take the Oilers off their game, it makes actually makes them come alive!


Also McDavid and Kane are Playoff performers. All who say otherwise can eat poop!

 

[Oilslick941611]

It's hard to take your fanbases' complaints seriously when you list Grundstrom and Arvidsson as dirty players.

Someone needed to give poor wittle Mikey an applejuice and a snickers last night. What a dive he took on that "tripping" call in the 3rd.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

I don't know about the lists, but excluding Hyman from "likeable" puts severe doubt about how thought through this whole post is.

Hyman is an incredibly hard working player, but he's a low key ray type of player as well,not likable at all

 

[WATTAGE4451]

By scoring chances, this game could have been 10+ goals for the Oilers.

Pure domination. By location of chances and, actual goals!

Moneypucks xgoals was 8.49-2.17. Pretty hilarriously, their "deserve to win meter" was over 98%, almost 99% for oilera. I rarely see one that lopsided

 

[BCNate]

LA looks cooked. Can't see this one going past 5 games.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Moneypucks xgoals was 8.49-2.17. Pretty hilarriously, their "deserve to win meter" was over 98%, almost 99% for oilera. I rarely see one that lopsided

It was a hilarious ending, very Dr. Strange "1 in 14 million" by the end

But it was relatively even, as usual, 5v5 thru the middle of the game, that game flow chart really spiked once the penalties started.

Imo the game was decided upon that 4th Edmonton goal. LA made it 3-1 and was pushing pretty good, but that was the backbreaker. Don't get me wrong, they were a mess before that with self-inflicted errors like unforced turnovers (or at worst challenged pucks) and losing too many puck battles, but the game was still well within reach and Edmonton didn't really pull away with it until the circus came to town

 

[McShogun99]

Kings haven’t beat the oilers in regulation in the playoffs since 2022. They’ve dominated the OT games though.

Doesn't matter who they play but an OT playoff game is practically a guaranteed loss for the Oilers.

 

[Dust]

Little bit of a role reversal this year with LA being the one taking more of the undisciplined penalties. They have to keep this 5on5 as much as possible to keep the games close.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

It's hard to take your fanbases' complaints seriously when you list Grundstrom and Arvidsson as dirty players.

Here's a tip: Don't judge an entire group based on one person.