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5 Questions With Rink Royalty- LA Kings and Edmonton Oilers Potential First Round Match Up

By Devon Hladunewich

Mar 30, 2023; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) and Los Angeles Kings forward Viktor Arvidsson (33) look for a loose puck during the second period at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 30, 2023; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) and Los Angeles Kings forward Viktor Arvidsson (33) look for a loose puck during the second period at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 30, 2023; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Kailer Yamamoto (56) looks to make a pass in front of Los Angeles Kings defensemen Drew Doughty (8) during the first period at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports /

Question #1-The Los Angeles Kings have been known since their cup runs to be a strong defensive team that doesn’t score many goals. This year’s team does seem to have the ability to score, They currently are 5th in the league in goals for. What changed from last year to this year to make the Kings a better scoring team?

"Rink Royalty Response: “The addition of Viktor Arvidsson two off seasons ago and the addition of Kevin Fiala last offseason has made a huge difference in scoring goals for the Kings. GM Rob Blake knew saw that scoring was a weakness for LA and addressed it with two scoring wings in their primes. Arvidsson has 24 goals and Fiala has 22 goals this season. Both of them have been great since joining LA.”"

Viktor Arvidsson is a good player who wasn’t able to play in the postseason last year when these two teams faced. He adds a lot to the lineup when he is in it. Fiala is also no slouch, scoring over 20 goals isn’t an easy thing to do in the NHL.

Question #2-With the standings being as tight as they are in the Pacific Division, who do you think the Kings would match up better against between the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights?

"Rink Royalty Response: Preferably, I think the Kings would rather play the Golden Knights because Vegas plays together as a team but their goaltending is questionable. Also, for the storyline of Jonathan Quick playing his old team would be fun to watch. But, Kings fan believe that they would match up better with the Oilers because of their defensive prowess led by Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault."

So far the Kings are both 2-1 against the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights, so this would make sense for it to be more of a coin flip on who they want to play. This is not the case for the Oilers who I think would much rather face Vegas.

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