NHL insider shares pessimistic preview of Oilers playoff opponent

During his take, he gave a rather Average review of the Los Angeles Kings and their type of play and has not felt worried about the Oilers meeting them in the first round.

He felt that the Oilers will have every chance to beat the Kings in a seven-game series as he had noticed the opposition does not generate a lot of offense and feels the team is relatively the same despite the Oilers losing that one.

Despite having four more points in the standings through overtime losses, the Oilers have scored 17 more goals this season then the Kings and looked rather comfortable in taking the team on as the playoffs are set to begin within the next two weeks.

The Oilers are continuing to recover from major injuries has players like Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Mattias Ekholm are all recovering and will find their way into the lineup just before the playoffs or at the beginning of round one.

Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch is confident that his entire team will be ready to play which includes Evander Kane. The team has already had Trent Frederic back in the lineup and with McDavid and Draisaitl healing along with Ekholm which will give them more toughness, and more scoring power which will cause fits for the Kings.

After losing two games in a row to complete their road trip, the Oilers will be back at home to take on the St Louis Blues Time will be 10:00 PM eastern on April 9th.