Oilers stumble in playoff series against Los Angeles Kings

April 24, 2025, 2:21 pm

The Edmonton Oilers have suffered significant setbacks in their first‐round playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. Following a disappointing Game 2 loss that left them trailing 2‑0, critics lambasted the team's performance—highlighted by former star Charles Barkley humorously bemoaning his poor pick—while pressure mounts for a dramatic turnaround.


edmontonjournal.com / How to bring together the Edmonton Oilers, a team full of strangers?

The Edmonton Oilers tried a unique strategy in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Kings with their top four lines and top two defensive pairings, essentially uniting groups of players who had rarely if ever played together in the 2024-25 regular season. Edmonton lost a game but it’s too much to say...

edmontonjournal.com / Which goalie should the Edmonton Oilers start in Game 3 against the Kings?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Oil Spills, Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Edmonton Journal Oilers writer Gerry Moddejonge to talk about the struggles in net for the Oilers so far in their series against the Los Angeles Kings. They discuss whether Edmonton will start Calvin Pickard in...

winnipegfreepress.com / Devils, Canadiens and Oilers return home looking to climb out of 2-0 series deficits

globalnews.ca / Edmonton Oilers look to regroup after Game 2 loss to L.A. Kings: ‘We’ve got to be better’

The Oilers came into the playoffs having ousted the Kings from the first round of the playoffs three years in a row.

edmontonjournal.com / It's not Skinner's fault, but it's the Edmonton Oilers problem

It’s not Stuart Skinner’s fault but, as the old saying goes, it’s his problem. The Edmonton Oilers have been hot garbage in front of him and that’s why he’s given up 11 goals in two games and that’s why the team is down 2-0 in its first (and perhaps last) round series with the Los […]

torontosun.com / ‘I’m in trouble’ says Charles Barkley about picking Edmonton Oilers to win Stanley Cup

'I don't think so'" Barkley said of if the Oilers can rally against Los Angeles Kings.


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