Game Highlights 78.0: Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 3-1

The Edmonton Oilers pulled off a huge win in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, beating the Kings by a score of 3-1 and jumping back into second place in the Pacific Division in the process. Below are the highlights from the game…

After a scoreless first frame, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins opened the scoring in the second period while the Oilers were on the power play. Leon Draisaitl fed Nugent-Hopkins with a cross-zone pass and he sniped a shot low glove side on Pheonix Copley to make the score 1-0…

The Kings tied the score at 1-1 with just under 10 minutes remaining in the third period. Vincent Desharnais rimmed the puck around the boards in Edmonton’s zone and Viktor Arvidsson fired a shot from the point that made its was through Stuart Skinner…

The Oilers regained their lead a couple of minutes later while Arvidsson was in the penalty box for slashing. Connor McDavid fired a shot on net from the slot that Copley pushed aside but Leon Draisaitl was right on the doorstep to bury the rebound…

The Oilers sealed the deal in the final couple minutes of the game as Darnell Nurse fired a puck from deep in Edmonton’s zone all the way into Los Angeles’ open net on the other side of the ice…