The Edmonton Oilers capped off a huge month of March with a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings in which Stuart Skinner recorded the team’s first shutout of the season and Connor McDavid reached the 300-goal mark for his NHL career. Below are the highlights from the game…
GAME HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED BY BETWAY
The game started off with a bang as Connor McDavid took a two-minute boarding penalty for crushing Kings defenceman Mikey Anderson into the boards. Anderson left the game and didn’t return…
connor mcdavid takes a two-minute minor for boarding mikey anderson 1:28 into the game. pic.twitter.com/X2pb1ukbyy
— zach (@zjlaing) March 31, 2023
The Oilers opened the scoring late in the first frame. Kailer Yamamoto rushed the puck up the ice and dished it off to Leon Draisaitl who fed Evander Kane with an incredible behind-the-back pass. Kane one-timed the puck glove side on Joonas Korpisalo to make the score 1-0…
a nasty leon draisaitl feed lands on the stick of evander kane, who gives the oilers a 1-0 lead heading into the first intermission. pic.twitter.com/LQFQt0vb59
— zach (@zjlaing) March 31, 2023
Stuart Skinner’s biggest save of the game came in the second period when he robbed Kevin Fiala on a breakaway. Fiala went backhand but Skinner stretched out and robbed him with his glove…
take a bow, stuart skinner. what a stop. pic.twitter.com/mFoeWOWt2i
— zach (@zjlaing) March 31, 2023
In the third period, Connor McDavid extended Edmonton’s lead to 2-0 while Nick Bjugtsad was in the penalty box for tripping. McDavid picked off a pass in Edmonton’s zone, rushed up ice, and sniped a shot blocker side on Koorpisalo. The goal was the 300th of McDavid’s NHL career…
connor mcdavid has scored his 300th career goal. pic.twitter.com/Qnnae7o21S
— zach (@zjlaing) March 31, 2023