When the Edmonton Oilers reeled off their 16-game winning streak this season, they allowed an average of 1.50 goals per game against over that stretch.

Cam Talbot was destined to tend goal in this Round 1 series. Yet, fate has him at the wrong end of the rink, the third Los Angeles Kings goalie in as many springs with a mandate to shut down Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers.

In a battle of two divergent styles, Edmonton owned Game 1 by dictating how the game would be played for most of the 60 minutes.

With Evander Kane revealing that “he’s not sure” if he’ll be able to go in Game 1, the door is wide open for the hard-charging rookie Holloway to continue to stake a claim to an everyday lineup spot here.

In the Kings, the Oilers get a team they've beaten in six games in consecutive Round 1 series. Today, a better and more experienced Edmonton squad should have even less issues with this familiar foe.

The troubled tenure of the Arizona Coyotes comes to what will be an emotional conclusion Wednesday. Mark Spector asks around ahead of the game to see what fans and players alike think about it all.

After playing their third consecutive game without Connor McDavid, the Oilers appear content entering the post-season as the Pacific’s second seed. A loss to the Canucks on Saturday made that pretty much a sure thing.