The Edmonton Oilers face the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3 of the first round of the NHL playoffs at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. on Friday, April 26, 2024 (4/26/24). Fans can watch the game for FREE via a trial of DirecTV Stream and fuboTV. You can also watch via a subscription to Sling TV, which is 50% off the first month ..read more

Lost in an eventful Game 3 that featured plenty of other subplots, the Toronto Maple Leafs saw a familiar face on the other side of the ice, as the Boston Bruins elected to put James van Riemsdyk into the lineup. The veteran forward affectionately known by Leafs fans as 'JVR' played six seasons in Toronto, recording 154 goals in 413 games as part of the Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf era. Zach Hyman's remarkable 54-goal season elicited mixed emotions among Toronto fans, who were thrilled for the popular former Leaf and current Edmonton Oiler but were forced to undergo a new wave of regret over ..read more

Based on combinations at today's morning skate, Derek Ryan, Connor Brown, Sam Gagner, and Troy Stecher will all remain healthy scratches. There will be no changes to the line combinations themselves, either, unless something changes between now and puck drop ..read more

WHO: Los Angeles Kings (1-1) @ Edmonton Oilers (1-1) WHAT: Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1, Game 3 WHEN: Friday, April 26 @ 7:30 PM Pacific WHERE: Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA HOW TO FOLLOW: VIDEO: Bally Sports West / TBS – AUDIO – iHeart Radio – TWITTER: @DooleyLAK & @LAKings TONIGHT'S MATCHUP: After securing a split in Edmonton, the Kings head home for Game 3, the first of two on the docket in Los Angeles this weekend. HEAD-TO-HEAD: Forward Adrian Kempe has had multiple points in each of the team's first two games, as he leads the way with four points (3-1-4) in total in the series ..read more

The Edmonton Oilers' playoff run is inspiring the team's most creative fans. "Creativity comes in random spurts, more often than not," artist Taleb Choucair told CTV News Edmonton in a recent interview. "So usually during the playoffs I get that hype… I feel that's when the Oilers paintings, for me, really thrive and I get my best paintings out during that time." Since last season's playoff run, he has created about 20 portraits of the Oilers' star players ..read more

Despite some ugly early-series numbers, Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner still has the faith of his coach. Skinner gave up three goals on the first seven shots he faced in Wednesday's Game 2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. The Oilers rallied before losing 5-4 in overtime on a breakaway goal from Anze Kopitar. The Western Conference first round series is tied 1-1, but Skinner has a wobbly .857 save percentage through the first two games ..read more

The Kings simply set out to win a playoff series for the first time in a decade, but they've already created themes of resilience, reversal and retribution as they evened their matchup and pickpocketed home ice from the talent-rich Oilers ahead of Friday's Game 3 at home. “The players of that caliber, they just understand the game and they process the game so fast, you can only marvel at it,” Kings interim coach Jim Hiller said ..read more

Fresh off a resilient victory that changed the course of their first-round Western Conference playoff series, the Los Angeles Kings return home for Game 3 on Friday against the Edmonton Oilers. The Kings evened the best-of-seven series at a game apiece Wednesday when they took a pair of two-goal leads, weathered an Oilers comeback and won the game 5-4 a mere two minutes into overtime on the most fortunate of goals from Anze Kopitar. If there was anybody that knew hope remained after a 7-4 defeat in the series opener, it was Kings veterans Kopitar and Adrian Kempe. An 18-year Kings stalwart, K ..read more

The Kings simply set out to win a playoff series for the first time in a decade, but they've already created themes of resilience, reversal and retribution as they evened their matchup and pickpocketed home ice from the talent-rich Oilers ahead of Friday's Game 3 at home. “The players of that caliber, they just understand the game and they process the game so fast, you can only marvel at it,” Kings interim coach Jim Hiller said ..read more

The Edmonton Oilers' power play is perhaps the most lethal weapon in the NHL. What makes this power play so potent? It's easy to say Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl and in a manner of speaking, that would be accurate. During a recent interview, former NHLer Mike Rupp used a fascinating term to describe Edmonton's power play ..read more