the la kings jump out to a 1-0 lead.
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Game Highlights 42.0: Edmonton Oilers lose 6-3 to Los Angeles Kings
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The Edmonton Oilers kicked off a huge four-game road trip through California and Vegas on Monday night in Los Angeles with a 6-3 loss to the Kings. Below are the highlights from the game…
GAME HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED BY BETWAY
Kevin Fiala opened the scoring for the Kings in the first period while Tyson Barrie was in the penalty box for hooking…
A few minutes later, Zach Hyman took a two-minute minor for tripping, and the Kings again took advantage to make the score 2-0…
kevin fiala has two. 2-0 kings.
The Oilers managed to bring the score to 2-1 shortly before the end of the first period with what was essentially a power-play goal of their own. Just as Philip Danualt was coming out of the penalty box, Kailer Yamamoto tipped a Darnell Nurse point shot past Pheonix Copley…
kailer yamamoto gets the oilers back in the game.
A few minutes into the second frame, the Kings took advantage of a strange too-many-men call against the Oilers to make the score 3-1. After the goal, Stuart Skinner was pulled in favour of Jack Campbell…
adrian kempe makes it 3-1.
The Kings extended their lead to 4-1 with yet another goal on the man advantage. Adrian Kempe wired a one-timer that Jack Campbell appeared to snare with his glove. The Kings challenged the play and it turned out that Campbell’s glove was just behind the goal line…
jack campbell appears to make a tremendous save, but his glove went over the line. it gives the kings a 4-1 lead with all goals coming on the powerplay.
Jesse Puljujarvi tried to give his team a spark by throwing a big hit in the neutral zone and then dropping the gloves with Philip Danault…
jesse puljujarvi lays a big hit in the neutral zone, and drops the mitts with philip danault. it's his second fight of the season.
Shortly after that scrap, Ryan McLeod made the score 4-2 with his fourth goal of the season…
jesse puljujarvi's fight gives the oilers some life, as ryan mcleod makes it a two-goal game moments after the scrap.
The Kings were able to restore their three-goal lead again after a defensive meltdown resulted in Alex Iafallo getting a soft one past Campbell…
that's an ugly one. alex iafallo makes it 5-2.
Shortly after Zach Hyman dropped the gloves with Sean Durzi, Connor McDavid sniped his 34th goal on the season…
connor mcdavid picks a pocket and goes top shelf. much like after ryan mcleod scored after jesse puljujarvi's fight, mcdavid scores after zach hyman's.
The Kings added an empty-net goal to make the score 6-3. On the ensuring faceoff, Klim Kostin got into it with Brendan Lemieux for the third fight of the game…
klim kostin and brendan lemieux drop the mitts late in the game.
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