Elliott: Kings still might fail vs. Connor McDavid and Oilers in a playoff rematch
Adrian Kempe could be the first King to score 40 goals in a season since Luc Robitaille in 1993-94. He has 36 goals with eight games remaining.
“They’re very skilled and they’re playing a heavy game and it’s all defensive right now,” Kings defenseman Sean Walker said, “and that’s something we’re going to have to focus on and find a way to crack and beat them.”The Kings were missing creative forwards Kevin Fiala and Gabe Vilardi and steady defensemen Mikey Anderson and Alex Edler, which hurts.
The Kings had a well-timed power play at 11:51 of the second period, 21 seconds after Nugent-Hopkins had given the Oilers a 1-0 lead, but they couldn’t capitalize. Arvidsson brought the Kings even at 1-1 on a blast from the blue line that eluded a screened Skinner at 10:26 of the third period but Arvidsson took a slashing penalty 33 seconds later and the Oilers regained the lead, on Draisaitl’s shot from close range.
Darnell Nurse’s empty-net goal clinched it, sending the Kings into the last four games of the regular season with some concerns. “I think we should play a little bit more with the puck maybe but also we have to defend,” Arvidsson said. “We have chances to score and we’ve got to bear down, but it’s a little bit of both I think.”
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