Todd McLellan's Los Angeles Kings gained valuable experience after making it to the playoffs for the first time since 2018. "Experience is only good if you do something with it,” the third-year coach said after the Kings were eliminated Saturday night by Edmonton with a 2-0 loss in Game 7 of their Western Conference first-round series. The Kings had 11 players see their first action in a postseason series.
The Kings' loss to the Oilers was a learning experience for their younger players, and Todd McLellan plans to test in 2022-23 whether they have improved.
Edmontonians are still revelling after the Oilers' clutch victory Saturday night. The Oilers shut out the Los Angeles Kings 2-0 in Game 7 of the opening round series, booking their ticket to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the the first time since 2017. Downtown Edmonton filled with the sound of fans, sporting orange, blue and white, cheering on the streets; traffic was jammed and drivers honked their horns to celebrate. "Yesterday was a dream come true," said Blair Gladue — als
No | Player | Pos |
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44 | D | |
17 | C | |
33 | RW | |
22 | LW | |
7 | D | |
23 | RW | |
55 | C | |
24 | C | |
8 | D | |
50 | D | |
2 | D | |
91 | LW | |
19 | LW | |
34 | RW | |
9 | RW | |
11 | C | |
89 | C | |
48 | LW | |
46 | C | |
6 | D | |
12 | RW | |
57 | D | |
40 | G | |
32 | G | |
3 | D | |
53 | D | |
51 | D | |
71 | D | |
13 | RW | |
26 | D |