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THIRD PERIOD
0.0: CHECKM8! Oilers blow out the Kings, getting hat tricks from RNH and Draisaitl, while five other Oilers register multi-point efforts. Oilers host the Dallas Stars on Thursday.
The last time the Oilers had two players record a hat trick in the same game was on Dec. 20, 1985 (also vs LAK) when Jari Kurri (4) and Paul Coffey combined for seven goals in a 9-4 win.
Draisaitl & RNH tonight.
— Jack Michaels (@EdmontonJack) March 27, 2019
1:31: DRAT-TRICK! McDavid dishes the puck to Draisaitl on a 2-on-1 and the German one-times it home for his 46th of the year and 99th point! He and McDavid now have four point nights. | EDM 8, LAK 4
4:17: More fisticuffs as Kassian and Kyle Clifford go at it after a whistle. Prior to the stoppage in play, Larsson was hit with a Kings’ shot. He retreated straight to the tunnel for the Oilers dressing room.
6:32: McDavid shifts through the high slot then fires a wrist shot at Campbell, who scrambles to cover up the rebound.
9:53: DING DING! Russell and Trevor Lewis drop the mitts. Russell gets the takedown.
14:10: Klefbom extends his stick to poke the puck off Grundstrom’s blame as he sped down the wing.
16:54: Gambardella finds Nugent-Hopkins in the O-zone but his shot is stifled by Campbell.
20:00: The third period will begin shortly.
SECOND PERIOD
0.0: A six-goal first period is followed up by a five-goal second. McDavid and Draisaitl notch for the Oil while Doughty, Brown and Grundstrom get markers for the visitors. Shots are 26-22 LA.
43.1: Carl Grundstrom walks in and rifles a shot top shelf past Koskinen. | EDM 7, LAK 4
2:28: Benning, who returned in the second period with a full visor on, mixes it up with Jeff Carter in front of the Oilers net. Both players get assessed two-minute minors.
3:08: Brown whistles one short side on Koskinen to score the game’s 10th goal. That’s Brown’s 21st of the year. | EDM 7, LAK 3
4:22: Andrej Sekera gets two minutes for hooking Kempe.
5:22: DRAI ON THE DOORSTEP! McDavid returns the favour to Draisaitl, placing the puck on a platter for the German. They both have three points now while Nurse grabbed the secondary assist. | EDM 7, LAK 2
8:19: MCDANGLES! McDavid accepts a pass from Draisaitl within the slot then tucks the puck under Campbell with finesse to cull his 39th of the season. He and Draisaitl now both have two points on the night. | EDM 6, LAK 2
10:07: Oilers go back to the attack after the PK as Gagner just missed the handle on a cross-crease feed from McDavid.
12:04: Drew Doughty unloads a cannon from the point to score on the 5-on-3 advantage. Oilers will still have to kill Kassian’s minor for 38 seconds. | EDM 5, LAK 2
13:26: Kassian flicks the puck out of play. Oilers to be short on a 5-on-3 for 1:33.
The @EdmontonOilers scored 5+ goals in the first period of a regular-season game for the 15th time in franchise history and first since Nov. 19, 2011 (9-2 W vs. CHI). #NHLStats #LAKvsEDM pic.twitter.com/y3T2M53zCV
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 27, 2019
13:53: Larsson gets his stick caught up in the skates of Michael Amadio to warrant a minor penalty.
16:59: Sam Gagner attacks the offensive zone, winding up a slap shot that Campbell is forced to squeeze tight.
20:00: The second period has begun. Jack Campbell starts the period in net for the Kings.
The @EdmontonOilers up 5-1 after one!
RNH 3rd career hat-trick, career high 28 goals now.
Drasiaitl 44th goal.
Kassian career high 15th goal.
Klefbom 3 assists.
Chiasson 2 assists, career high 36 points.
McDavid 1 assist, career high 109 points— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) March 27, 2019
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: Iafallo opens the scoring but the Oilers go on to tally five unanswered on 11 shots, with Nuge notching three of them. Klefbom also has three points himself tonight, with a trio of assists.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the first #LetsGoOilers player with a 1st period Hat Trick since Taylor Hall on March 30, 2013 vs Vancouver
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) March 27, 2019
11.9: BRING ON THE HATS! Nugent-Hopkins sifts in from the half wall and releases another sneaky wrister, this time beating Quick’s glove side. That’s RNH’s third career hat trick, as he gets two goals closer to 30 with his 28th of the season. Connor McDavid collects an assist on the goal, establishing a new career high in points himself with 109. ALL Edmonton in this one. | EDM 5, LAK 1
40.4: Brown trips Kris Russell to give the Oilers their second man advantage of the night.
More milestones…
Chiasson a career-high 36 points
Larsson 100th NHL assist.
Four goals on nine shots vs Quick…and McDavid not on scoresheet yet.
— Jack Michaels (@EdmontonJack) March 27, 2019
5:42: NUGE TWO HUGE! RNH walks in through the slot and launches a wrister blocker side YET AGAIN on Quick, who had no clue the shot was coming. That’s goal 27 for Nuge, with the assists going to Darnell Nurse and Chiasson, who sets a new career high in points with 36. | EDM 4, LAK 1
6:24: Matt Benning gets a puck to the face at the Oilers blue line. He was slow to get up and went straight to the Oilers dressing room.
7:28: Adrian Kempe drops to one knee and corks a one-timer off the bar and out of play. Shots are 8-8 midway through the frame.
9:21: ZACK ATTACK! Zack Kassian walks in on a 2-on-1 with Brodziak after his penalty expired, electing to keep, shoot and snipe blocker side yet again on Quick. Kassian sets a new career high in goals with his 15th of the year, while Adam Larsson picks up career assist 100 on the play with an apple. | EDM 3, LAK 1
11:29: Kyle Brodziak tries to clear the puck from the Oilers zone but sends it over the glass and out of play. Oilers go to the penalty kill for the first time tonight.
15:24: KING LEON! Leon Draisaitl jukes a few defending Kings then zips a laser past Quick’s blocker. The Oilers forward grabs goal 44 on the season and point 96. Oscar Klefbom and Koskinen get the helpers. | EDM 2, LAK 1
16:28: THE NUGE IS HUGE! Ryan Nugent-Hopkins re-directs Alex Chiasson’s shot-pass to register his 26th goal and 62nd point. Oilers even it up. | EDM 1, LAK 1
17:50: Alex Iafallo winds up and claps a bomb past Mikko Koskinen to score his 15th of the year. Assists go to Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown as the Kings open the scoring. | LAK 1, EDM 0
18:15: Milan Lucic whips the puck at the Kings’ net and Josh Currie follows up on the rebound but netminder Jonathan Quick dives across the crease to make the save.
20:00: Today’s game has begun!
TODAY’S LINEUP
Draisaitl – McDavid – Kassian
Gambardella – Nugent-Hopkins – Chiasson
Rieder – Cave – Gagner
Lucic – Brodziak – Currie
Klefbom – Larsson
Nurse – Russell
Sekera – Benning
Koskinen
OUT: Puljujarvi (lower body), Khaira (undisclosed), Malone, Rattie, Petrovic, Gravel
OILERS TODAY | Pre-Game vs. LAK