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The Edmonton Oilers' recent signing of veteran blueliner John Klingberg is a low-risk, high-reward proposition, despite the odds being stacked against him.

The Edmonton Oilers have signed free agent defenceman John Klingberg, TSN’s Darren Dreger reported Friday. Details of the contract were not immediately known.

Connor McDavid scored in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 for their second straight win.

Each of The Captain’s Masterpieces packs will contain 2 of the 3 highlights from the Hometown History: Detroit Red Wings - The Captain’s Masterpieces set: Passing Mario Lemieux on the all-time goal-scoring list, placing him 8th at the time with 691st, and final goal at Joe Louis Arena (Rare #/250)

Detroit Red Wings fans are no strangers to this phenomenon. Jake Walman was given exceedingly more opportunities with the Red Wings than he previously had with the St. Louis Blues. Now, Walman has become a number-one defender for the San Jose Sharks.

The Chicago Blackhawks host the Edmonton Oilers after Teuvo Teravainen's two-goal game against the Detroit Red Wings in the Blackhawks' 5-3 loss.

The Oilers fight back from a two-goal deficit to the Blackhawks in the first period on Saturday night to earn a 4-3 victory at the United Center in the final game of their four-game road trip

The Edmonton Oilers will wrap up this three-game road trip on Saturday evening when they face the rebuilding Blackhawks at the United Center in Chicago.

Doubters point to the fact the Red Wings have been winning through a team-friendly stretch of the schedule. Six of their eight games have been on home ice, and they've only beaten three playoff teams during the streak — Washington, Winnipeg and Columbus.

The Noach Cates line has been one of the biggest stories for the Philadelphia Flyers lately. In the 27 games (234.1 minutes), the line of Tyson Foerster-Noah Cates-Bobby Brink have been paired together;

Dylan Cozens and Tage Thompson also scored and Jason Zucker had two assists for the Sabres, who won for the third time in four games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves. Jaccob Slavin and Martin Necas scored and Brent Burns had two assists in the Hurricanes’ second straight loss. Dustin Tokarski made 20 saves.