Kings vs. Edmonton 10/11

[Vegas]

Raffi Torres (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=2427) is off to a hot start and has helped put the Edmonton Oilers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/clubhouse?team=edm) in elite company.

Torres looks to extend his goal-scoring surge when the Oilers continue their road trip Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/clubhouse?team=los).

Acquired from the New York Islanders (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/clubhouse?team=nyi) in March 2003, Torres has four goals in his last two games and netted the shootout winner Saturday against Vancouver. He scored twice in Monday's 4-2 victory over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Marty Reasoner (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1756) and Radek Dvorak (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1320) also scored for the Oilers, who joined Montreal and Ottawa as the only teams to start 3-0-0 this season.

Los Angeles has bounced back from an opening night loss with victories over Phoenix and Minnesota. Pavol Demitra (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=692)'s overtime goal gave the Kings a 2-1 triumph against the Wild on Sunday.

Two Kings have had plenty of success against the Oilers through the years. Luc Robitaille (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=8) has 47 goals and 56 assists in 91 games and Jeremy Roenick (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=4) has 21 goals and 37 assists in 48 contests.

The teams split their four meetings in 2003-2004. Edmonton leads the all-time series, 73-51-30.

[KopiOveyOlieKovy]

Need a big game from Frolov. He's been disappointing me so far. 2 points in 3 games wont cut it on my fantasy team.

[Vegas]

Need a big game from Frolov. He's been disappointing me so far. 2 points in 3 games wont cut it on my fantasy team.
You set some pretty high standards.

[KopiOveyOlieKovy]

You set some pretty high standards. Well, I have Jagr, Savard, Spezza, Nagy, Kovalev, Parise, DeVries and Redden all with at LEAST a point a game, so AlFro is slacking :p Not mention Kovalchuk coming back Wednesday! Gonna be tough for Frolov to crack the lineup!

[Sportsmensa]

Lets go kings!!!


I can wait to watch Brown's growth this year!!!




Go Kings!!
SM

[Vegas]

Lets go kings!!!


I can wait to watch Brown's growth this year!!!




Go Kings!!
SM
They're up 3-1 in the 3rd. They're looking good so far this year.

[Vegas]

They're up 3-1 in the 3rd. They're looking good so far this year.
3-1 final. Gotta love another win.

[KopiOveyOlieKovy]

One shot on goal! Come on! Andy, crack the whip on AlFro!

[Vegas]

One shot on goal! Come on! Andy, crack the whip on AlFro!
As long as they keep winning, Andy is OK with me.

[Sportsmensa]

Good start to the season so far. Its hard to tell exactly where they're at because every team had so much player movement that the entire league is trying to find out how good their team is.

I figure by about the 15th game we'll start to see who's legit and who's not. It will be big if we can get through these early games with a good record while some teams(who we might have trouble with when they are at full strength) are still struggling to mesh.

Goaltending is looking ok so far. Got to stop the early softy though!
Forwards are looking good and showing alot of potential to be excellent
D-men are still not a full strength but Weaver has been a nice surprise.
Special teams...PP needs some work but I like having a forward playing point
Penalty kill was better last night and this will be our biggest need all season



Go Kings!!!
SM