"Old rivals renewed acquaintances at Rogers Place on Saturday (Jan. 10) night, as the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Los Angeles Kings in the first meeting of 2025-26 between two teams who have met each of the last four postseasons. Both teams earned a point, but at the end of the night, it was the visiting team coming out on top, as Los Angeles won 4-3 in a shootout, spoiling the night on which Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl was honoured for reaching 1,000 career points."
"Draisaitl opened the scoring when he fired a shot past Kings netminder Anton Forsberg at 9:12 of the first period. Ex-Oilers forward Corey Perry, playing his first game back at Rogers Place since departing via free agency, evened things up when he put the puck behind Oilers netminder Connor Ingram at 17:50 of the first period. Shots on goal in the opening 20 minutes were 7-6 in favour of the visitors, and Edmonton's Darnell Nurse took the only penalty of the first period."
"Los Angeles took its first lead of the night at 6:21 of the third period, going ahead 3-2 when defenceman Brandt Clarke threw the puck at Edmonton's net and forward Alex Laferriere tipped it past Ingram. Edmonton cashed in on a 5-on-3 power-play at 9:20, as Connor McDavid fired home his 30 th goal of 2025-26 to extend his point streak to a personal best 18 games, making the score 3-3."
The Edmonton Oilers hosted the Los Angeles Kings at Rogers Place on Jan. 10 in the first 2025-26 meeting between two recent postseason rivals. Leon Draisaitl was honoured for reaching 1,000 career points and scored twice, including the game’s opening goal. Corey Perry, in his first game back at Rogers Place, tied the game in the first period. Los Angeles took a 3-2 lead in the third before Connor McDavid scored on a 5-on-3 to make it 3-3 and extend his point streak to 18 games. No goals came in overtime and Los Angeles won 4-3 in the shootout.
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