A Kings player has found himself in hot water with the NHL Department of Player Safety after slew-footing Oilers captain Connor McDavid.

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid found himself in the middle of an altercation with LA Kings' Alex Laferriere during their game on Monday.

EDMONTON -- Connor McDavid scored the only goal on his 28th birthday, and Stuart Skinner made 30 saves for the Edmonton Oilers in a 1-0 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Rogers Place on Monday. It was McDavid’s 72nd game-winning goal, tying Glenn Anderson for the most in franchise history.

Darcy Kuemper has 29 saves for the Kings, but Connor McDavid scores in the second period and Stuart Skinner stops 30 shots as Edmonton takes the Pacific Division showdown, 1-0.

NHL insider Frank Seravalli made a bold prediction about Connor McDavid’s chances with the Edmonton Oilers.

Dallas needs Klingberg more than the Oilers. Their other three right-shot D — Matt Dumba, Ilya Lyubushkin and Nils Lundkvist — haven’t scored a goal all season long. He wants to play on a Cup contender and wherever he signs, he’s in audition mode for next season.

John Gibson trade rumors persist, but here's why the Oilers should steer clear—high cost, declining play, and better options already in-house.

The Los Angeles Kings head into the fourth of a five-game road trip against the Vancouver Canucks. This is the second of three meetings between these two clubs this season. The Canucks picked up a 4-2 victory in Los Angeles on November 7th,

For Stuart Skinner, that's now two goal-less games in his last three (he didn't allow a goal in Boston but didn't get the shutout thanks to a brief injury absence). He now owns a 9-3-1 record and a .921 save percentage since December 1st.

The Edmonton Oilers came out slow but revved it up, tilting the ice in the second period and hanging on in the third to beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Monday night. In the end, the Grade A shots were 15 for the Oilers,

Tonight is another key Pacific Division matchup with the Edmonton Oilers taking on the LA Kings. The Oilers sit 2 points up on the Kings for 2nd in the division but LA has two games in hand. A regulation win tonight for the Oilers helps to widen the gap between two teams that once again seem destined for a first round matchup.

The Edmonton Oilers will have a major salary cap crunch coming in the next few seasons with new contracts for Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid, Stuart Skinner, and Draisaitl's raise - but that may get help from an increasing salary cap.