Los Angeles Kings win Game 5 in OT over Edmonton Oilers
Kings forward Andreas Athanasiou made it 3-1 when he outwaited Smith at the side of the goal.The Oilers scored three seconds into a power play early in the third. The puck went to the net off the faceoff and McDavid lifted a backhand over Quick.
With Oilers forward Ryan McLeod serving a double-minor for high-sticking, Kings forward Phillip Danault made it 4-2.Los Angeles Kings centre Phillip Danault, centre, celebrates his goal with teammate right wing Arthur Kaliyev, left, as Edmonton Oilers goalie Mike Smith looks away during third period NHL playoff hockey action in Edmonton, Tuesday, May 10, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh.“They scored four last game and five this game — that’s nine over the last two games,” Woodcroft said.
On the second half of the minor, Draisaitl followed a rush led by McDavid and snapped in his fourth for the Oilers’ second shorthanded goal of the series. With 5:23 to go, Danault went off for interference on Edmonton’s Evander Kane. Draisaitl fired in a one-timer off a pass from McDavid to make it 4-4 with 4:52 remaining.“We had the momentum going in ,” Draisaitl said. “Obviously, the break didn’t come at a time in our favour, but that’s how the game works.“Now we have to go to L.A. and win a game and make sure we bring back here.”