Bob previews Game 1 vs Los Angeles (4/21/25)
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What is the pre‑game setup and who are the hosts for tonight’s Oilers vs. Kings Game 1?
Hey, it's Bob Stoffer. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Oilers Now ad-free on Amazon Music, included with Prime. And welcome everybody, Bob Stoffer joining you live from Crypto.com arena. This is Oilers Now, presented by World of Spaws. Game one tonight, finally, for the Edmonton Oilers against the Los Angeles Kings. Of course, the Oilers wrapped up their regular season with a victory 3-0 over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night. The team took an off-day Thursday, practice Friday, practice Saturday, practice Sunday, had a An optional practice today, and tonight we'll take on the LA Kings for the fourth consecutive year in the opening round of these the Stanley Cup playoffs. We have Brendan Escott helping us out today, along with uh the one and only Eamon Hashem, Kellen Kennedy always parts of our shows, as well as Derek Scott.
Michael Noto is engineering here from LA Live. All right, it's Oilers now, and we're in the play Alberta Broadcast Center. Play Alberta dot CA when you play in Alberta, it stays in Alberta. Please play responsibly. So One of the storylines tonight, the Evans Orders made a trade just before the trade deadline is we go into the top story for Legacy Heating and Cooling, Home and No Payments and No Interest for a Year. That's how you build a legacy, legacy heating and cooling. The orders made two primary additions, uh, one sort of three or four days out from the deadline, and one the day before the deadline. They picked up Trent Frederick and Max Jones in a complicated three-way deal with Austin and New Jersey.
Uh Jones ended up getting 18 games in. Trent Fredericks only played under eight minutes, and it all came here in LA on a Saturday afternoon a couple weeks ago. And uh as part of our injury report for James H. Brown, we will tell you that based on the optional practice today, the optional skate today, the orders four forwards that finished the uh optional, often a sign that they're gonna put some. X to work in and not playing, where Vander Kane, who we're told yesterday by Chris Knobloch, would not play, along with Caspery Kapan and Max Jones and Derek Ryan, which means it all signs are pointing to Trent Frederick being in the lineup tonight. Jake Wallman, by the way, skated Friday in San Jose after missing the last several games of the regular season, um Saturday as well, and we expect him in on defense.
also tell you that Brett Kulak, his wife had a baby. Uh Brett is uh is closing in on a return here to Los Angeles uh via a uh a PJ and uh is expected uh in the lineup tonight of course the oil's big horse that'll be out on the back end will be Matias Eckholm he's out for round number one Evander Kane very close to return my guess is you will not see him. Uh the latest you will see of Ander Kane in the series will be game number three at home on Friday night. So again, our top story for Legacy Heating and Cooling, Home and No Payments and No Interest for Year. That's so you build a legacy, legacy heating and cooling. We expect Trent Frederick in the lineup tonight. Here's how you get hold of us. You can reach us at any time on the River Career Resort Casino Hotline, 780-451-8800.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the pre‑game setup and who are the hosts for tonight’s Oilers vs. Kings Game 1?
0:00–5:42
2
How did the late‑season trade deadline moves (Trent Frederick, Max Jones) affect the Oilers lineup?
5:42–9:29
3
Which players are questionable or returning from injury for the Oilers (Evan Kane, Brett Kulak, Matias Ecklund)?
9:29–16:47
4
What is the historical playoff rivalry between Edmonton and Los Angeles and how did past series end?
16:47–20:25