Edmonton Oilers can’t preserve lead in OT loss to Los Angeles Kings in Game 1
The Oilers jumped into the lead just before the game turned seven minutes old., who popped the puck past Joonas Korpisalo. Evan Bouchard sniped on a two-man advantage later in the first to make it 2-0 Oilers.Bouchard had another good look from the slot in the second but rang his shot off the post.
Adrian Kempe gave the Kings life 52 seconds into the third, cutting in front and beating Stuart Skinner with a backhand.Draisaitl restored the Oilers two-goal lead with 11:14 to go. His initial backhand was stopped, but the puck came back to him out of a scramble, allowing him to pot it on the forehand.Gearing up for the Edmonton Oilers 1st playoff game of the season
The Kings went on the power play with 1:50 left when Bouchard was nabbed for high sticking Trevor Moore.Anze Kopitar tapped in a loose puck in the crease to make it 3-3 with 16.7 seconds on the clock.The Oilers briefly celebrated early in overtime, but the goal was waved off as Derek Ryan tipped it in with a high stick.
The Kings got a power play in overtime when Vincent Desharnais was called for tripping Blake Lizotte. Iafallo snapped in a pass from Viktor Arvidsson to end it.Related News
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