Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
· National Hockey LeagueByfield scores 2nd goal with 1:41 left in OT, lifting the Kings past the Oilers 4-3
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.
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.
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
EDM | LA | |
---|---|---|
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
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
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 |