McDavid's 2 goals not enough as Oilers fall to Kings in OT, trail series 2-1
CBC
Trevor Moore scored the overtime winner for the Los Angeles Kings in a 3-2 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Friday to lead their first-round playoff series two games to one.
The goal was reviewed, which had both teams hovering by their benches until it was confirmed and Crypto.com Arena erupted again.
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Alex Iafallo and Adrian Kempe also scored for the Kings, who have gone 13-2-2 at home since the NHL all-star break.
Los Angeles goaltender Joonas Korpisalo posted a third straight playoff outing of over 30 saves with a series-high 38 on Friday.
Oilers' captain and NHL leading scorer Connor McDavid's two power-play goals were his first of the post-season. Skinner stopped 28 shots in the loss.
The Kings took the opener 4-3 in OT — the game-winner was also a power-play goal — followed by the Oilers' 4-2 win at Rogers Place in Game 2.
Forward Mattias Janmark remained out of Edmonton's lineup after taking a shot off the foot in Game 1, so the Oilers continued a configuration of seven defencemen and 11 forwards.
Blake Lizotte, who dressed for the first two games of the series, was scratched from the Kings lineup because of a lower-body injury. He was replaced by Jaret Dolan-Anderson.
Los Angeles remained minus Kevin Fiala, who was the Kings' No. 2 in points behind Anze Kopitar during the regular season. Fiala has yet to play in the series.
A goal-free third period forced overtime for the second time in three games to start the series.
Edmonton's two power-play goals on four chances had the Oilers four-for-eight so far this series. The Kings scored twice on five opportunities Friday and were four-for-15.
An Oilers' offensive-zone turnover turned into a two-on-zero for the Kings' Viktor Arvidsson and Philip Danault later in the period, but Skinner denied the pair on their give-and-go.
Arvidsson whipped the puck up ice and off the corner boards for Kempe to corral and blast a slapshot under Skinner's glove to knot the score 2-2.
