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(Sports Network) - After a storyline-driven opener to their three-game road trip on Saturday night, the Los Angeles Kings are likely looking forward to a more under-the-radar meeting with the Edmonton Oilers. Cheap Jerseys Wholesale . The Kings swept their four-game series with the Oilers last year, but were dealt a 3-0 home setback in the first meeting this season on Nov. 3. Former King Ryan Smyth had a goal and Nikolai Khabibulin made 19 saves. Khabibulin, though, did not have the best birthday on Friday after the 39- year-old was pulled in the second period of a 5-0 loss to Anaheim for allowing three goals on 14 shots. Devan Dubnyk yielded another two scores on 14 shots in relief as Edmonton lost its fifth game in a row. The Oilers are 4-15-2 since last winning back-to-back games on Nov. 22-25. "Anaheim won the game and they should have, theres no two ways about that. But Im not sure what they did that was so spectacular," said Oilers head coach Tom Renney. "I think we were just brutal." Edmonton continues to play without several injured players, including rookie Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, young star Jordan Eberle and defensemen Tom Gilbert and Ryan Whitney. "Its really tough to go through the losing like we do," said Oilers forward Sam Gagner, who tried to spark the club with a second-period fight. "All we can do is put in hard work at practice and get good habits and turn ourselves into a winner." Edmonton, which concludes a three-game homestand, has lost five of its past seven as the host overall and six in a row at home to Los Angeles. The streaking Kings look to deal the Oilers a sixth defeat in a row this evening and continue a move up the Western Conference standings after last nights win over Calgary. Saturdays meeting with the Flames drew plenty of interest because of Mike Cammalleri coming back to the Flames via trade as well as Los Angeles head coach Darryl Sutter making his return to the city of Calgary. Sutter had served as general manager of the Flames for eight years, which included a stint as head coach, before stepping down in December of 2010. Sutter came out on top in his return against the Flames and their head coach Brent Sutter, Darryls brother, with a 4-1 win that was fueled by a goal and an assist each by Mike Richards and Dustin Brown. "I thought we were pretty sluggish in the first period. But we played really well in the second period and our power play came up with a huge goal," said Darryl Sutter, referring to Anze Kopitars second-period goal that made it 3-0. Matt Greene also scored and Jonathan Quick made 29 saves for the Kings, who rebounded from a shootout loss to the Stars on Thursday to improve to 8-1-4 in their last 13 games. That has Los Angeles three points behind the Sharks for first place in the Pacific Division and seventh overall in the West. Wholesale NFL Jerseys . The Scotsman was dismissed only five days after being told by the club he would remain in charge for the "foreseeable future. Wholesale Jerseys . He made another correct read. The Browns, who have been shuttling quarterbacks on and off the field all season, finally got some good news on that front: Campbells ribs are only bruised.PHILADELPHIA -- Carlos Ruiz is staying put. Ruiz and the Phillies have agreed to a $26 million, three-year contract that will keep the former All-Star catcher in Philadelphia, two people familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press. The contract includes a club option for 2017. The people spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal hasnt been officially announced. Ruiz, who turns 35 in January, hit .268 with five homers and 37 RBIs in 92 games last year after serving a 25-game suspension for using a banned amphetamine. He also spent time on the disabled list. Ruiz is known for excellent defensive skills and strong rapport with the pitching staff. He had career-highs with a .325 average, 16 homers and 68 RBIs in 2012, when he made his first All-Star team. Several teams actively sought Ruiz on the free-agent market, and retaining him was Philadelphias top priority. Ruiz, who earned $5 million last season, will make $8.5 million in each of the next three years. The club option is for $4.5 million with a $500,000 buyout. RRuiz was a second baseman from Panama when he signed with the Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1998.Wholesale Jerseys China. He was converted to catcher, made his major league debut in 2006 and established himself as one of the premier backstops in the league. Ruiz is a career .274 hitter with 57 homers and 336 RBIs in eight seasons. Mostly used as the No. 8 hitter in a lineup that once featured four 30-homer guys in 2009, Ruiz has batted in the middle of the order often the last two seasons. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. has now given lucrative deals to four regulars from the Phillies 2008 World Series championship team. Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley also got big contracts in that order. Pitcher Cole Hamels, the NLCS and World Series MVP that year, signed a $144 million, six-year contract in July 2012. Coming off their first losing season since 2002, the Phillies gave free-agent outfielder Marlon Byrd a $16 million, two-year deal last week. Amaro is still looking for starting pitching and bullpen help.wholesale stitched jerseys wholesale jerseys wholesale nfl jerseys cheap nfl jerseys cheap nfl jerseys china ' ' '

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