Edmonton Oilers blank Los Angeles Kings to win Game 2
EDMONTON –
Mike Smith bounced again with a 30-save shutout and the Edmonton Oilers blanked the L.A. Kings 6-0 in Recreation 2 of their first-round playoff collection on Wednesday.
Evander Kane had two targets and an help whereas Ryan McLeod had one in every of every and Jesse Puljujarvi, Darnell Nurse and Leon Draisaitl all scored as properly.
Connor McDavid contributed a pair of assists for the Oilers, who evened the best-of-seven collection at 1-1.
Smith, who made the deadly puck-handling mistake that led to Edmonton’s 4-3 loss in Recreation 1 on Monday, collected the fifth playoff shutout of his profession.
Jonathan Fast stopped 30-of-36 photographs for the Kings.
The collection now strikes to L.A. for Recreation 3 on Friday, with the Kings additionally internet hosting Recreation 4 on Sunday. Recreation 5 goes Tuesday in Edmonton.
The Oilers put away their second power-play purpose of the evening 11:55 into the third after Quinton Byfield was referred to as for holding.
Kane fired in a snap shot from contained in the faceoff circle for his second purpose of the evening.
Edmonton jumped out to a 5-0 lead 3:23 into the third when Puljujarvi collected a go throughout the slot from McDavid and ripped a shot over Fast’s glove.
Simply 21 seconds earlier, Kane capitalized when Sean Druzi bobbled a puck within the slot in entrance of the Kings’ internet and the Oilers winger tipped it in for his first purpose of the post-season.
The Oilers took a 3-0 cushion into the third interval after Evan Bouchard despatched a bomb crusing from simply contained in the blue line and tipped it previous Fast 16:05 into the second.
L.A. acquired their third man benefit of the evening earlier within the interval after Kailer Yamamoto was referred to as for slashing, nevertheless it was Edmonton that discovered the again of the web.
McDavid and Nurse charged down the ice and Nurse fired a wrist shot that deflected off the Kings’ Arthur Kaliyev and over Fast’s glove to offer the Oilers a 2-0 lead 6:03 into the interval.
After a goalless first, Edmonton opened the scoring on the ability play after Dustin Brown was referred to as for goaltender interference early within the second.
Tyson Barrie sliced a crisp go to Draisaitl within the far faceoff circle and the star sniper blasted a one-timer previous Fast for his second purpose of the playoffs.
The tally was Edmonton’s third power-play purpose of the collection.
The Oilers had been 2 for 3 with the person benefit on Wednesday and the Kings went 0 for 4.
L.A. managed a lot of the motion via the primary, outshooting the house aspect 12-6 with 5 minutes left within the opening body, thanks largely to a pair of energy performs.
Alex Iafallo had one of the best probability for the Kings 12:17 into the sport with a backhander that ricocheted off the put up earlier than Smith kicked it out of the crease.
NOTES: L.A. is 0 for 8 on the ability play via the primary two video games of the collection … Kings winger Viktor Arvidsson missed a second straight recreation with an undisclosed harm … Winger Josh Archibald slotted into Edmonton’s lineup as head coach Jay Woodcroft opted to play 12 forwards and 6 defencemen.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Might 4, 2022.
