Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
· National Hockey League
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl lead Oilers' 8-1 rout of struggling Kings
McDavid scored his 35th goal and Draisaitl got his 30th during his fourth four-point game of the season as the Oilers again routed the opponent they've knocked out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the past four seasons.
Jake Walman scored two goals, Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists, and Ty Emberson, Vasily Podkolzin and Andrew Mangiapane also scored in Edmonton's impressive rebound from a painful loss in Anaheim. Connor Ingram made 22 saves for the Oilers, who have returned from the Olympic break with 13 goals in two games.
Warren Foegele scored for the Kings, who have lost five straight games since January. Los Angeles' humiliating third-period collapse against Vegas one night earlier bled into this game: When Hyman scored on a power play midway through the second period, the Kings had allowed 10 goals in their past 41 minutes of play.
Darcy Kuemper gave up four goals on 15 shots before getting pulled early in the second period for Anton Forsberg.
Some Kings fans targeted coach Jim Hiller for the struggles, repeatedly chanting “Fire Hiller!” in the third period.
Emberson opened the scoring with his first goal since Oct. 28. Podkolzin scored 54 seconds later on another shot that could have been stopped by Kuemper.
Mangiapane beat Kuemper cleanly on an odd-man rush early in the second, and McDavid made it 4-1 when Kuemper comically fell down 6 feet outside his crease to leave an open net for the NHL's top scorer.
Kings: Host Calgary on Saturday.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 7:25 | Ty Emberson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Roslovic (10), Matt Savoie (12) |
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Goal | 1st Period 8:19 | Vasily Podkolzin Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Andrew Mangiapane (7), Darnell Nurse (13) |
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Goal | 1st Period 12:15 | Warren Foegele Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Joel Edmundson (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:59 | Andrew Mangiapane Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Hyman (15), Mattias Ekholm (24) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:58 | Connor McDavid Goal (35) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Hyman (16) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:44 | Zach Hyman Goal (24) Backhand, assists: Leon Draisaitl (52), Evan Bouchard (50) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:31 | Leon Draisaitl Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (65) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:24 | Jake Walman Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Matt Savoie (13), Leon Draisaitl (53) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:36 | Jake Walman Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Leon Draisaitl (54) |
Statistics
 EDM |
 LA |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 11 | Hits | 21 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 37 | Shots | 22 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 66.7 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 40 | Faceoffs Won | 20 |
| 66.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 33.3 |
| 11 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 1 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Kempe, RW | Day-To-Day | Nov 1 |
| Mats Zuccarello, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Kevin Fiala, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Alex Turcotte, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Jakub Dvorak, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 24 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Howard, LW | Out | Oct 31 |
| Zach Hyman, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Devon Levi, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 24 |
| Alec Regula, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
| Matt Savoie, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
Game Information
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 17,037 | Capacity:
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 17,037 | Capacity:
