ryan nugent-hopkins has his 36th goal and 98th point of the season.
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Game Highlights 78.0: Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 3-1
Photo credit: © Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
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…
GAME HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED BY BETWAY
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…
stuart skinner is screened from a viktor arvidsson shot from the point, and the kings tie it at 1.
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…
leon draisaitl's 51st of the year — and 31st on the powerplay — gives the oilers a 2-1 lead.
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…
a darnell nurse empty net goal gives the oilers a 3-1 lead.
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