Game Thread: Edmonton Oilers (16-15-1) at Los Angeles Kings (20-8-4) – 30 Dec 2023 – 7:00PM PST

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   ##Projected Lineups

   ||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Quinton Byfield|Anze Kopitar|Adrian Kempe|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Ryan Nugent-Hopkins|Connor McDavid|Zach Hyman|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Kevin Fiala|Phillip Danault|Trevor Moore|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Ryan McLeod|Leon Draisaitl|Warren Foegele|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Alex Laferriere|Pierre-Luc Dubois|Arthur Kaliyev|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Evander Kane|Derek Ryan|Mattias Janmark|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Carl Grundstrom|Blake Lizotte|Trevor Lewis|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Adam Erne|James Hamblin|Raphael Lavoie|

   ||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Mikey Anderson|Drew Doughty|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Darnell Nurse|Cody Ceci|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Vladislav Gavrikov|Matt Roy|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Mattias Ekholm|Evan Bouchard|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Andreas Englund|Jordan Spence|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Brett Kulak|Vincent Desharnais|

   ||Goalies||Goalies|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Cam Talbot|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Stuart Skinner|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|David Rittich|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Calvin Pickard|

   [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/los-angeles-kings/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/edmonton-oilers/line-combinations/)

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   ##Injuries

   ||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Pheonix Copley|15 Dec 2023|Undisclosed|IR-LT|Copley (undisclosed) was put on long-term injured reserve Sunday.|09 Jan 2024|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Viktor Arvidsson|10 Oct 2023|Back|IR-LT|Arvidsson is considered month-to-month with a back injury, Austin Stanovich of The Hockey News reports.|15 Jan 2024|
   |–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Sam Gagner|22 Dec 2023|Undisclosed|OUT|Gagner (undisclosed) is not on the Edmonton Oilers’ road trip in California.|02 Jan 2024|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Dylan Holloway|13 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR-LT|Holloway (lower body) is expected to travel with the Edmonton Oilers on their upcoming three-game trip and participate in practices, but he likely won’t draw into any of those contests, Mark Spector of Sportsnet reports.|02 Jan 2024|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Ryan Fanti|21 Sep 2023|Hip|IR-NR|Fanti entered training camp with a hip injury and is considered month-to-month, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.|27 Jan 2024|

   [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/los-angeles-kings/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/edmonton-oilers/injuries)

   ##Team Stats

   |Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|32|20|8|4|44|0.688|3.53|2.34|19.09|87.00|34.19|26.72|51.21|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|32|16|15|1|33|0.516|3.50|3.31|25.96|78.57|34.09|28.25|51.64|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ##Team Leaders

   |Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |G|[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Trevor Moore|17|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Zach Hyman|20|
   |A|[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Kevin Fiala|23|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Connor McDavid|33|
   |P|[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Anze Kopitar|33|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Connor McDavid|45|
   |+/-|[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe|16|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Zach Hyman|10|
   |PIM|[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Andreas Englund|41|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Evander Kane|46|
   |TOI|[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Drew Doughty|25:51|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Evan Bouchard|22:34|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=26 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=22 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ## Goalie Breakdown

   ||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Cam Talbot|23|22|14|7|2|2|2.11|0.924|
   |[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|Pheonix Copley|8|8|4|1|2|1|3.16|0.870|
   |–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Stuart Skinner|24|23|13|9|1|2|2.91|0.891|
   |[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|Calvin Pickard|5|4|2|2|0|0|2.99|0.898|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=26 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=22 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ##Season Series

   |Date|Away|Home|Time|Network/Result|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |30 Dec 2023|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|7:00PM PST|CBC, SN, CITY, TVAS2, BSW|
   |10 Feb 2024|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|7:00PM PST|CBC, TVAS, SN, CITY, BSW|
   |26 Feb 2024|[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|6:30PM PST|TVAS, SN1, SNW, BSW|
   |28 Mar 2024|[LAK](/r/losangeleskings)|[EDM](/r/edmontonoilers)|6:00PM PDT|SN360, BSW|

   [Source](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2023020563/landing)

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3. I hate the Oilers.
   I hope we win.

4. I usually participate in the r/hockey GDT, but I may just hang out here tonight for my own mental health’s sake.

5. I’d love to watch the Kings beat a good team. I think we can do it. No excuses tonight.