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THIRD PERIOD

 

00:00: Oilers fall by two to the Kings. | LA 4, EDM 2

01:54: Oilers net is empty.

06:45: Setoguchi pots a rebound and the Kings are back up by two. | LA 4, EDM 2

08:06: Lucic again with another chance. McDavid sets him up in the slot and Budaj denies the former Kings winger.

09:48: Lucic crashes the net. The Oilers can’t crack Budaj… Yet.

10:42: Oilers can’t capitalize on a 2-on-1 rush.

11:44: Gustavsson with a big save to keep it a one-goal game, shuts down any chance at a rebound.

20:00: The third period is underway.

SECOND PERIOD

00:00: The Oilers manage to get to the third down by a goal. Edmonton came back once to tie, can they do it again? | LA 3, EDM 2

00:55: Oilers on the PK right now. Gustavsson squeezes the pads on a long-distance shot.

06:13: Maroon and Jordan Nolan drop the gloves.

06:54: Kings hit the post. Oilers get lucky there.

10:54: Carter. Shorthanded. Kings. Goal. | LA 3, EDM 2

11:02: The newly formed Maroon-RNH-Eberle line comes right back down for some more pressure. Oilers picking up the pace. Kings take an interference penalty. Oilers on the PP!

11:28: Klefbom with the equalizer! | EDM 2, LA 2

13:13: Oilers have tinkered with the lines a bit. Puljujarvi and Lucic now flank McDavid.

14:20: McDavid with the stick handling again! Oilers surge back to tie the game in shots and trail by just one.

16:16: Nurse goes bardown! Oilers cut the lead in half. | LA 2, EDM 1

16:41: Eberle fires a shot on Budaj and he makes another save. Oilers still trail by two.

18:59: There’s a good chance for McDavid! He uses that speed again, but is stopped by Budaj.

20:00: The second period is underway from the Staples Center.

FIRST PERIOD

00:00: The Oilers have some work to do heading into the second down a pair. | LA 2, EDM 0

07:01: Sekera negates a potential breakaway chance.

10:02: Nice kick save for Gustavsson.

12:18: The penalty expires but the Kings score shortly after. Toffoli redirects a feed in. | LA 2, EDM 0

14:22: Oilers Sekera gets called for a hook and Edmonton heads to the PK for the first time tonight.

14:51: Kings strike first. A point shot finds its way through traffic. Forbort with the goal. | LA 1, EDM 0

17:00: McDavid does McDavid things, stick-handling through an LA traffic jam. Klefbom then launches a point shot on net.

17:27: Nurse snaps a shot on net that slips wide of the net.

20:00: Oilers. Kings. Here we go. The game is on!

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Maroon – McDavid – Eberle
Lucic – Nugent-Hopkins – Slepyshev
Pouliot – Draisaitl – Puljujarvi
Kassian – Letestu – Pitlick

Klefbom – Larsson
Sekera – Benning
Nurse – Gryba

Gustavsson

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