LOS ANGELES — Stuart Skinner made 33 saves for his first post-season shutout, and the Edmonton Oilers edged the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Sunday to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
David Rittich made 13 saves in his first start of the post-season for Los Angeles.
Edmonton’s unstoppable power play went 1-for-1 on the night to improve to 8-for-15 in the series. Los Angeles went 0-for-1 and hasn’t scored in 11 opportunities during these playoffs. Skinner stood tall again midway through the period, denying a chance from Trevor Moore below the faceoff dot. Los Angeles then failed to gain momentum on their only power play of the night.
Los Angeles also smothered the neutral zone with their 1-3-1 system and limited Edmonton’s high-flying offence to just four shots in the frame.
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