Daily Faceoff lists Oilers and big rival among top Stanley Cup contenders
The Edmonton Oilers came into the 2024-25 season as the top Stanley Cup contender, and that sentiment has stayed relatively the same despite their slow start to the year.
Daily Faceoff recently updated their Stanley Cup odds, and a surprising team has emerged as front runners along side the Edmonton Oilers.
Daily Face-off lists the Los Angeles Kings as Stanley Cup Contender.s
Daily Faceoff writes:
With a new head coach and a few changes to the roster, the Kings are back to being a strong play-driving team, and are currently the best team at preventing chances. But, those offensive concerns still remain, especially when their current 2.78 GF/60 minutes is a slight overperformance of the chances they're actually creating. Considering that they've also seen slow starts from some of their players that they expect production from, particularly Kevin Fiala and Quinton Byfield, it's easy to see how this is setting the stage for another playoff disappointment.
The last time the Kings won the Cup, they were lacking that scoring touch and made a move to land Marian Gaborik, so perhaps they need to do something like that to help their chances.
Although the Los Angeles Kings have turned heads this season, a Stanley Cup run would mean an inevitable matchup against the Edmonton Oilers.
The Edmonton Oilers have dominated the LA Kings over the past three seasons, with the Kings losing in the 1st round each time.
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