Three Takeaways: Kings and Oilers Swap Goals In Entertaining Game One
By Jim Lynch
1. Why Not Now For The Los Angeles Kings?
Despite the game one loss, this still is Edmonton’s series. The start power that team has matched with the Kings youth and inexperience makes for what should be a one way series with Edmonton coming out on top, but game one shocked me.
Why not now for the Kings? They have a great roster built around their aging core with a new youth movement coming in, and they have what arguably is most important – a goaltender who could potentially steal a series.
Jonathan Quick made 35 saves on the night including some real big chances from the Oilers. The Kings capitalized on their chances while Edmonton was shut down by good pressure and goaltending.
Beating the Oilers involves beating the two players on the top in Draisaitl and McDavid, and one player played a big roll in shutting those two down.