Los Angeles Kings (11-16-2, eighth in the Pacific Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (17-10-3, first in the Pacific Division)
Edmonton, Alberta; Friday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Edmonton hosts Los Angeles looking to break its three-game home skid.
The Oilers are 7-3-1 against the rest of their division. Edmonton ranks sixth in the league shooting 10.5% and averaging 3.0 goals on 28.8 shots per game.
The Kings are 4-8-1 against Pacific Division opponents. Los Angeles has converted on 11.2% of power-play opportunities, scoring 11 power-play goals.
In their last meeting on Nov. 21, Los Angeles won 5-1. Tyler Toffoli recorded a team-high 3 points for the Kings.
TOP PERFORMERS: Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 19 goals, adding 32 assists and
Anze Kopitar has collected 27 total points while scoring 10 goals and
LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 4-5-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.2 assists, 2.5 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game with a .903 save percentage.
Oilers: 5-4-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.4 assists, 3.6 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game with a .896 save percentage.
Oilers Injuries: Brandon Manning: out (undisclosed), Mike Smith: day to day (lower body), Zack Kassian: day to day (lower body).
Kings Injuries: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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