In the first of several 2022 Playoff Preview shows, host Matthew Zator welcomes in Colton Pankiw and Austin Stanovich to set up the upcoming series between the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings which begins next week. They go through key matchups, players who could be x-factors, the battle between veteran goaltenders Mike Smith and Jonathan Quick and make predictions for how the series will end up.

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1:51 Will the Kings be able to shut down the Oilers' power play?

2:32 Can the Kings resurrect their 3/5 power play from December?

4:02 Oilers Forwards vs. the Kings

5:35 Key Matchup: Kopitar/Danault vs. McDavid/Draisaitl

7:08 Battle of the Veteran Goaltenders: Smith vs. Quick

9:59 Potential X-Factors for the Oilers & Kings

12:16 How much will the Kings miss Doughty in this series?

14:18 Oilers' Defence Against the Kings

15:32 The Kings will win this series if.../The Oilers will win this series if...

16:22 Final Predictions

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