The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.
The Roadrunners are currently holding the last playoff spot in the Pacific Division. Tucson on a season-high six game losing streak look to turn things around this season.
The 3-0 loss to the Reign marked only the third time this season that the Firebirds were shut out, despite putting 27 shots on Ontario netminder Pheonix Copley in the game. It also dropped Coachella Valley (21-14-1-5) from second to third place in the Pacific Division.
Kraken defenseman Josh Mahura lay down a booming, clean hit on Kings forward Warren Foegele at the Kraken blue line. While officials tried to keep two annoyed Kings players off Mahura, Schwartz and Beniers sneaked off on a 2-on-1. Schwartz scored his team-leading 15th goal of the season.
Edmonton Oilers defenseman John Klingberg is expected to make his season debut Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings, head coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed, according to team commentator Bob Stauffer.The Oilers signed Klingberg to a one-year deal just under two weeks ago.
The John Klingberg era has begun. After a few weeks of getting up to game speed in practice, the Oilers' newest defenceman is set to enter the lineup tonight as they face the Detroit Red Wings. It'll be the 32-year-old's first NHL game since November 11th, 2023, with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The centre is expected to start skating again next week according to head coach Ryan Huska, albeit in a “very limited capacity” and without a clear timeline for his return.
The Lakers are currently 10-13 on the road with a point differential of -1, while the Wizards have lost five in a row at home.
After well over a year away from the NHL, defenseman John Klingberg is closing in on his return to the NHL as a member of the Edmonton Oilers. Klingberg signed
The calling card of the Kings during their championship years (2012, 2014), led by Doughty and center Anze Kopitar, was being a heavy, possession-savvy team, and their shot attempts percentage at 5-on-5 has once again been near the top of the NHL over the past four seasons: Kings’ recent SAT% percentages:
Led by Mason McTavish, they’ve netted 16 goals while winning three in a row, their most tallies in a three-game stretch in nearly 19 years.
The Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins have been strong teams through the first half of the 2020s. Boston has 221 wins since the start of the 2020-21 season and Edmonton has 215.