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The Day After 60.0: Oilers snap losing streak with biggest win of season over Kings
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Cam Lewis
Feb 27, 2026, 10:30 ESTUpdated: Feb 27, 2026, 13:08 EST
The Edmonton Oilers snapped their four-game losing streak emphatically, handing the Los Angeles Kings an 8-1 beating in their home barn on Thursday night.
Coming off a frustrating 6-5 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in which they surrendered three separate leads, the Oilers delivered their most complete performance of the season to get back in the win column.
The eight goals are the second-most Edmonton has scored in a game this year, and the seven-goal margin of victory is their largest in the regular season since a 9-2 dismantling of the rebuilding San Jose Sharks in April 2024. The last time the Oilers put together an 8-1 victory was Game 4 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers.
Leon Draisaitl led the charge with a goal and four points. Zach Hyman added a shorthanded goal and two assists, while Connor McDavid reached the 100-point mark for the ninth time in his career with a goal and an assist. Jake Walman chipped in with a pair of goals, and secondary scoring came from Vasily Podkolzin, Andrew Mangiapane, and Ty Emberson.
It wasn’t just an offensive explosion. After allowing 22 goals during their four-game skid, Edmonton tightened up defensively. According to Natural Stat Trick, the Oilers surrendered just five high-danger chances at even strength. Connor Ingram was steady when called upon, stopping 21 of 22 shots for Edmonton’s first win since returning from the Olympic break.
Holding the Kings to one goal, a first-period tally from Warren Foegele, marked the first time in eight games that Edmonton limited an opponent to fewer than three. The commitment away from the puck was noticeable, particularly in transition, where Los Angeles struggled to generate sustained pressure.
A key moment came late in the first period when the Oilers successfully killed off a four-minute high-sticking penalty assessed to Darnell Nurse. Instead of momentum swinging toward the home side, Edmonton responded by scoring six unanswered goals across the second and third periods. That double kill felt like a turning point for a team that had been leaking goals against.
For the Kings, the loss extended their skid to a season-high five games. Only twice all season has Los Angeles allowed more than five goals in a contest. Both instances have come since the Olympic break, first in a 6-4 loss to Vegas and now in this 8-1 defeat.
After recording two assists in his Kings debut, Artemi Panarin was held off the scoresheet. Los Angeles now sits at 23-21-14, three points out of a playoff spot with the margin tightening in the Western Conference.

What they said…

Head coach Kris Knoblauch on the Oilers responding after their loss in Anaheim on Wednesday…
“When things are on the line and they need a bounce-back game, they usually respond really well. We were a little disappointed with how the previous games have gone and especially the one the night before in Anaheim. But I thought we played a really good game, scored some goals, but more importantly, I thought we checked really well.”
Zach Hyman on Edmonton picking up a huge win over a Pacific Division opponent… 
“We let the last one slip away, back-to-back divisional games where things are really tight. They’re all like four-point games and we’ve got another one against San Jose coming up. It feels like almost over half our games are against our division and it’s pretty tight, so these are important.”
L.A. captain Anze Kopitar on the Kings falling behind in the Western Conference playoff race… 
“I mean, 24 games remaining seems like a lot, but we’ve got to get on track here real, real quick. It’s obviously getting to a point where teams from the outside looking in, the chances are slimming down if you’re not on the inside. So, we’ve got to get there, obviously, and start winning games.”
Kings defenceman Mikey Anderson on the team suffering their worst loss of the season…
“Yeah, I mean, it wasn’t good. Sometimes it’s just the way it goes. Obviously, it’s not a good time to have a game like this. I mean, I don’t know if we’ve had one this bad this year, but for whatever reason, it came today.”

Up next…

The Oilers will wrap up this three-game California road trip on Saturday afternoon against the San Jose Sharks. Led by Connor McDavid’s Olympic linemate Macklin Celebrini, the Sharks are riding a five-game losing streak and are in desperate need of a win.

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