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The Kings and Oilers have been the top-two teams in the League over the last six-and-a-half weeks based on win percentage, with LA edging the Oilers out by only three hundredths (.777 vs. .775) while playing two fewer games since Nov. 27.

The Kings were the last NHL team to reach the midpoint of their season. Let's grade every player's contributions so far.

The Los Angeles Kings head into the third of a five-game road trip against the Edmonton Oilers. This is the second-of-four meetings between these two clubs this season. The Kings won their first matchup back on December 28th,

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Another comeback win, this time in Colorado, seals a successful road trip — and the Oilers' place among the NHL's elite.

Connor McDavid scores the decisive goal on his 28th birthday & Stuart Skinner secures the 30-save shutout on Monday to give the Oilers two points in a 1-0 victory over the Kings at Rogers Place

It’s only January and it already feels inevitable. Looking at the Pacific Division standings, the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers are likely on yet another collision course in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Los Angeles Kings will travel to Western Canada for a showdown with the Edmonton Oilers. It will be a Western Conference playoff rematch as we share our NHL odds series and make a Kings-Oilers prediction and pick.

Two of the NHL's hottest teams face off when the Los Angeles Kings visit the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. The Oilers have won five of their previous six outings. Meanwhile, the Kings had won five straight prior to falling to the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Saturday.