***Playoffs RD 1, GM 4 Edmonton Oilers vs. LA Kings GDT 5/8/22 7:00pm on BSW & TBS***
PLAYOFFS Game Day Thread
Playoffs Round 1, Game #4 -- 5/8/22
TONIGHT’S GAME IS ON BALLY SPORTS WEST & TBS
Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings
at
| Los Angeles, CA
Pre-Game Fan Fest at LA Live starts at 4pm
OILERS LEAD SERIES 2-1
Regular Season Meetings
04/07/22 - Oilers 3, Kings 2
03/30/22 - Kings 3, Oilers 4 (OT)
02/15/22 - Oilers 5, Kings 2
12/05/21 - Kings 5, Oilers 1
Playoff Series Stats
These start times are for the pregame
TV:**BSW & TBS**
Radio: LA Kings iHeartRadio app
Please remember, DO NOT post links to Live Game Streams in the GDT or anywhere else on LGK
Check out articles on LA Kings Insider Here
Phillip Danault, Alex Edler & Todd MacLellan (video) 5 /6 post game quotes, & Todd MacLellan & Blake Lizotte 5/7 Practice Quotes
Subject To Change
FORWARDS
Kings Injuries
Drew Doughty (IR)
Sean Walker (LTIR)
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__________________________________________________
Oilers Probable Lineup
courtesy of dailyfaceoff.com
FORWARDS
NO Former Kings
________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
GOALIE STATS
PLAYER STATS
***Bet your karma in geogirl’s KARMA BETTING THREAD HERE***
There are also betting threads for all the other series in Home Ice
________________________________________________
All photos courtesy of Rinkrat and LetsGoKings.com
PLAYOFFS Game Day Thread
Playoffs Round 1, Game #4 -- 5/8/22
TONIGHT’S GAME IS ON BALLY SPORTS WEST & TBS
Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings
at
Pre-Game Fan Fest at LA Live starts at 4pm
OILERS LEAD SERIES 2-1
Regular Season Meetings
04/07/22 - Oilers 3, Kings 2
03/30/22 - Kings 3, Oilers 4 (OT)
02/15/22 - Oilers 5, Kings 2
12/05/21 - Kings 5, Oilers 1
Playoff Series Stats
**Game Time 7:00pm**
These start times are for the pregame
TV:**BSW & TBS**
Radio: LA Kings iHeartRadio app
Please remember, DO NOT post links to Live Game Streams in the GDT or anywhere else on LGK
Check out articles on LA Kings Insider Here
Phillip Danault, Alex Edler & Todd MacLellan (video) 5 /6 post game quotes, & Todd MacLellan & Blake Lizotte 5/7 Practice Quotes
Phillip Danault
On the challenge of bouncing back after two six-goal defeats
Yeah, it’s a big slap in the face tonight. We have to regroup and luckily it’s only 2-1 in the series. We need to regroup and step up next game.
On if the Kings can look at this as a 2-1 series, instead of two, six-goal losses
We have to look at it as 2-1, you don’t want to dwell on all of the goals. We didn’t play well at all and we have to work harder and be better, everyone. We have to step up. No matter how many young guys we have, no matter how many veterans, we have to step up together and be better.
On the struggles to string together passes over the last two games
I think we have to have more confidence. We’re a good team and we’re in the playoffs for a reason. We also have to learn, we have to play better under pressure, tape-to-tape passes and execution needs to be better in every area. We have to be better defensively as well, neutral zone, o-zone, everywhere.
On the challenges of special teams so far in this series
We obviously know that with this power play, every chance they got they scored. It’s those types of players. We have to tighten up, everyone together, it can’t just be one or two guys, it has to be everyone as a unit on the ice. PP, PK, 5-on-5, we have to be better in every area.
Alex Edler
On if he believes the Kings have lost their confidence after the last two defeats
No, I don’t think so. You can’t lose confidence this time of the year. We know what kind of team we have and we haven’t shown it over the last two games. We just have to look ahead to the next one.
On the importance of looking at this as a 2-1 series and not two, six-goal defeats
Yeah, we didn’t play good enough tonight and we didn’t play good enough last game. We’re down 2-1 in the series and we have to do whatever we can to tie it up next game.
On getting back to the way the Kings know they can play
Like I said, we just have to look forward to the next game. We know that we have to get back to our game, a game that we’ve played many times this year and one that we know that we can be successful in executing. It’s all we can do right now, just look forward.
On getting back to the way the Kings know they can play
It’s always a challenge when you play against players like that. They’re elite players and if you give them time and space they’ll make you pay.
Link to Todd MacLellan Post-Game Video
https://twitter.com/i/status/1522811313193426944
Todd MacLellan 5/7 post-practice
You do have to give the other team credit, because when they put you in a position where you get away from your game, they’re doing a good job, but we’ve also got to gather our thoughts and our wits about us. We needed seven goals in Edmonton and we needed nine last night, can anybody remember the last time the LA Kings put seven up, let alone nine? That’s not our number. I thought the game in the first, 2-0, kind of a kick you know where because I thought we played a pretty strong first, but we can’t get away from it. As soon as you open up, start chasing goals three, four and five they get goals six, seven and eight, so we have to manage the game better and we talked about that today. I believe that we can do it.
Blake Lizotte 5/7 post-practice
This is what you live for, you play 82 games, you spend all summer training and let’s not hold it in now or be mentally loose. I think it’s important to control the things you can control and that’s part of preparation. Showing up ready to play and your effort level. You can’t always control the score, but you can control your effort level and for me, that’s something I pride myself on. As long as you’re giving your full effort and bringing mental sharpness to the game, that’s all you can do.
On the challenge of bouncing back after two six-goal defeats
Yeah, it’s a big slap in the face tonight. We have to regroup and luckily it’s only 2-1 in the series. We need to regroup and step up next game.
On if the Kings can look at this as a 2-1 series, instead of two, six-goal losses
We have to look at it as 2-1, you don’t want to dwell on all of the goals. We didn’t play well at all and we have to work harder and be better, everyone. We have to step up. No matter how many young guys we have, no matter how many veterans, we have to step up together and be better.
On the struggles to string together passes over the last two games
I think we have to have more confidence. We’re a good team and we’re in the playoffs for a reason. We also have to learn, we have to play better under pressure, tape-to-tape passes and execution needs to be better in every area. We have to be better defensively as well, neutral zone, o-zone, everywhere.
On the challenges of special teams so far in this series
We obviously know that with this power play, every chance they got they scored. It’s those types of players. We have to tighten up, everyone together, it can’t just be one or two guys, it has to be everyone as a unit on the ice. PP, PK, 5-on-5, we have to be better in every area.
Alex Edler
On if he believes the Kings have lost their confidence after the last two defeats
No, I don’t think so. You can’t lose confidence this time of the year. We know what kind of team we have and we haven’t shown it over the last two games. We just have to look ahead to the next one.
On the importance of looking at this as a 2-1 series and not two, six-goal defeats
Yeah, we didn’t play good enough tonight and we didn’t play good enough last game. We’re down 2-1 in the series and we have to do whatever we can to tie it up next game.
On getting back to the way the Kings know they can play
Like I said, we just have to look forward to the next game. We know that we have to get back to our game, a game that we’ve played many times this year and one that we know that we can be successful in executing. It’s all we can do right now, just look forward.
On getting back to the way the Kings know they can play
It’s always a challenge when you play against players like that. They’re elite players and if you give them time and space they’ll make you pay.
Link to Todd MacLellan Post-Game Video
https://twitter.com/i/status/1522811313193426944
Todd MacLellan 5/7 post-practice
You do have to give the other team credit, because when they put you in a position where you get away from your game, they’re doing a good job, but we’ve also got to gather our thoughts and our wits about us. We needed seven goals in Edmonton and we needed nine last night, can anybody remember the last time the LA Kings put seven up, let alone nine? That’s not our number. I thought the game in the first, 2-0, kind of a kick you know where because I thought we played a pretty strong first, but we can’t get away from it. As soon as you open up, start chasing goals three, four and five they get goals six, seven and eight, so we have to manage the game better and we talked about that today. I believe that we can do it.
Blake Lizotte 5/7 post-practice
This is what you live for, you play 82 games, you spend all summer training and let’s not hold it in now or be mentally loose. I think it’s important to control the things you can control and that’s part of preparation. Showing up ready to play and your effort level. You can’t always control the score, but you can control your effort level and for me, that’s something I pride myself on. As long as you’re giving your full effort and bringing mental sharpness to the game, that’s all you can do.
Subject To Change
FORWARDS
Kings Injuries
Drew Doughty (IR)
Sean Walker (LTIR)
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Oilers Probable Lineup
courtesy of dailyfaceoff.com
FORWARDS
NO Former Kings
________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
GOALIE STATS
PLAYER STATS
***Bet your karma in geogirl’s KARMA BETTING THREAD HERE***
There are also betting threads for all the other series in Home Ice
________________________________________________
All photos courtesy of Rinkrat and LetsGoKings.com
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