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Byfield scores 2nd goal with 1:41 left in OT, lifting the Kings past the Oilers 4-3

Quinton Byfield scores goal for Kings

Byfield scored on a wrist shot from the right circle to give Los Angeles a win in its first of four regular-season games against Edmonton, which has knock the Kings out of the playoffs for three straight seasons.

Warren Foegele had a goal and two assists, Tanner Jeannot also scored and the Kings won their sixth straight home game. Darcy Kuemper made 24 stops.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a power-play goal, Kasperi Kapanen and Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Oilers, who had their three-game winning streak halted. Stuart Skinner made 24 saves.

The Kings retooled in the offseason, bringing in Foegele and Jeannot with the idea of matching the physicality the Oilers showed in last season's five-game first round exit. Playing on a line with Byfield, they helped Los Angeles by combining for seven points and a plus-7 rating.

Takeaways Oilers: Edmonton dropped points for just the fifth time in 21 games when leading after two periods, dropping to 16-2-3.

Kings: The penalty kill has been a glaring weakness in LA's postseason losses to the Oilers. They gave Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and company just two chances in the game.

Key moment Jeannot took the puck away from Evan Bouchard in overtime by overpowering him along the wall, giving Los Angeles possession for the first time and forcing McDavid and Draisaitl to tire themselves out on defense.

Key stat McDavid and Draisaitl are each on 10-game point streaks. For McDavid, it is his 16th point streak of at least 10 games, which is second to Wayne Gretzky (31) in NHL history.

Up Next Both teams are back in action Sunday, with the Oilers visiting Anaheim and the Kings hosting Philadelphia.

Regular Season Series

LA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:43 Kasperi Kapanen Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Brown (9), Ty Emberson (4)
Goal 1st Period 12:32 Quinton Byfield Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Warren Foegele (10), Brandt Clarke (17)
Goal 1st Period 17:35 Warren Foegele Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Spence (9), Quinton Byfield (10)
Goal 2nd Period 3:20 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (35), Zach Hyman (7)
Goal 2nd Period 11:59 Viktor Arvidsson Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Vasily Podkolzin (9), Leon Draisaitl (29)
Goal 3rd Period 2:32 Tanner Jeannot Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Jordan Spence (10), Warren Foegele (11)
Goal 4th Period 3:19 Quinton Byfield Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (15), Adrian Kempe (17)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 15
13 Hits 25
7 Takeaways 8
27 Shots 29
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 33
45.9 Faceoff Win Percent 54.1
17 Giveaways 18
1 Total Penalties 2
2 Penalty Minutes 4

Game Information

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2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 28 9 59 3
Edmonton 25 12 53 3
Los Angeles 23 10 51 5
Vancouver 18 12 46 10
Calgary 19 14 45 7
Anaheim 17 18 39 5
Seattle 17 21 37 3
San Jose 13 24 32 6
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