Column: The Kings got a huge overtime victory against the Edmonton Oilers to open the Stanley Cup playoffs Monday, thanks in part to goalie Joonas Korpisalo
stepped up to produce his first career four-point playoff game, because Iafallo scored his first career playoff overtime goal to silence a loud and hostile crowd, and because Korpisalo was calm and clutch when the noise and pressure mounted.
“We had a lot of good looks to make it 3-0 throughout the second period. A lot of good looks,” said scoring champion Connor McDavid, who drew two penalties but was held without a point largely due to the tenacious checking of Phillip Danault’s line and the defensive diligence of Drew Doughty and Mikey Anderson.
By contrast, Oilers rookie goalie Stuart Skinner rated his own performance in his first playoff game as “pretty average.” That won’t cut it this time of year. “I wasn’t terrible but I wasn’t amazing. So I know I have a lot better to do, and that’s very exciting,” he said. That’s also an area the Kings potentially can exploit.
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