{ "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Los Angeles Kings head into the third of a five-game road trip against the Edmonton Oilers.\n" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "This is the second-of-four meetings between these two clubs this season. The Kings won their first matchup back on December 28th, 2024, 4-3, in overtime.\n" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Both teams played on Saturday–the Kings coming off a 2-1 loss to the Calgary Flames, the Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.\n" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Oilers are 6-3-1 in their last ten regular season matchups versus the Kings, with a total score of 25-25.\n" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "QUINTON OIL FIELD", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "In eleven regular season games versus the Oilers, Kings Forward Quinton Byfield has recorded ten points (5G, 5A).\n" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Byfield is riding a five-game (regular season) point streak against the Oilers with a 1.80 PPG average (4G, 5A) and a +7 rating.\n" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "In their last meeting on December 28th, 2024, Byfield registered three points (2G, 1A), a +3 rating, scored the overtime game winning goal and was named the night's second star.\n" } }, { "id": "7645kaxq-ap6ndc02", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1878291571021422608", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1878291571021422608", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "SKINN-OR-OUT", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Oilers Forward Jeff Skinner was a healthy scratch on Saturday for the second time this season and will likely be out of the lineup today." } }, { "id": "5jldf6it-ns26voww", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/oilers49er/status/1878858495577264626", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1878858495577264626", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Skinner signed a one-year/$3M AAV deal with the Oilers this past offseason. Coming off a forty-six point (24G, 22A) campaign in 2023-24, the Oilers added Skinner as an offensive contributor to bolster their middle-bottom-six.\n" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "With fifteen points (7G, 8A) in forty-games this season, fans are already seeing the writing on the wall that Skinner's time in Edmonton could be short lived." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "I have suggested the Kings should try and sign Skinner this upcoming summer if the term and salary are low." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Skinner would be an excellent finisher alongside Trevor Lewis, Tanner Jeannot, Andre Lee, and Samuel Helenius. Kings fans might argue the team should just call up Samuel Fagemo — tied for third in goals (19) in the American Hockey League (AHL) — to add some scoring to the bottom-six and power play. Skinner, now in his fifteenth NHL season, is a true veteran who can provide more than just a scoring touch.\n" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "EDMUND-TON", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Kings Defenseman Joel Edmundson took a scary fall to the ice on January 4th, 2025, at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning.\n" } }, { "id": "miqapcbf-q96mqqrz", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1875756342495023346", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1875756342495023346", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Edmundson is traveling with the Kings on this road trip and has resumed practice in a full-contact jersey. 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