The Kings haven’t won a playoff round since their second Stanley Cup championship run in 2014.
"It was like watching your kid play in a game, basically," Doughty said of his experience during last season’s first-round matchup. "I was worried anyone was going to make a mistake. I was super-intense in the game. I’d be yelling up top they should have a penalty or something like that. If we scored, jumping up and down."
The rosters for both teams have changed slightly, but the central matchup remains: Los Angeles’ defensemen, led by Doughty, must try mightily to slow down McDavid, the five-time NHL scoring champion. "Both teams are a little bit different, but we found ourselves down 3-2 in that series going into LA," Oilers forward Evander Kane said. "So we understand the mental grind. We went through that last year, and hopefully it’s something that can help us this time around."Los Angeles scored 41 more goals this season than last season in large part because of the addition of Kevin Fiala, the elite scorer this team lacked.
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