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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
I don’t think the difference between these two teams is as big as people are making it out to be. Oilers finished a mere five points ahead of the kings and their goal differential was +16. It’s not nothing but I don’t think it’s particularly significant either. And given the kings 1-3-1 that they play I could see them frustrating the Oilers a lot. If the kings can keep these to low scoring games and capitalize on some chances this could be a very close series. The Oilers also have a dominant home and ####ty road record. Whereas the kings were pretty even at home and on the road. If the King steal one in Edmonton watch out.
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Yeah, but compare their record over the final 3/4 of the season. The Kings started hot and have been quite mediocre since, and the Oilers were the opposite.
The only reason the last two went to seven games were some chokes by the Oilers and some overtime heroics from the Kings.