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When two teams have played each other 31 times over the last three years and three months of this season, does familiarity breed contempt? “Nah, it’s always fun…what gets old is all the meetings before the games.

Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement, for slew-footing Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid during Monday night’s game.

Who doesn’t love low-scoring affairs? On Monday evening, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Los Angeles Kings for the first time this season, looking to avenge their 4-3 loss in the first game after the Christmas break.

The Kings and Oilers have been the top-two teams in the League over the last six-and-a-half weeks based on win percentage, with LA edging the Oilers out by only three hundredths (.777 vs. .775) while playing two fewer games since Nov. 27.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups.

The Los Angeles Kings head into the third of a five-game road trip against the Edmonton Oilers. This is the second-of-four meetings between these two clubs this season. The Kings won their first matchup back on December 28th,

The Edmonton Oilers know how to win. And they know how to beat the Los Angeles Kings. This group has always been comfortable in a wide-open game, but the past few seasons they have learned how to be comfortable in a tight-checking,

The Kings were the last NHL team to reach the midpoint of their season. Let's grade every player's contributions so far.

Another comeback win, this time in Colorado, seals a successful road trip — and the Oilers' place among the NHL's elite.

The Vegas Golden Knights are gearing up for another Stanley Cup run, but could move on from this veteran forward before that.