Oilers seek more goals, fewer penalties in Game 4 of playoff series versus Kings
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Goals have been harder to come by in the playoffs for the NHL's most prolific team, but Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft believes that dam will break.
Goals have been harder to come by in the playoffs for the NHL's most prolific team, but Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft believes that dam will break.
"For us, it's keep hammering away at the rock," he said Saturday in Los Angeles. "We know it will split eventually."
The Oilers trail the Kings 2-1 in their first-round, best-of-seven series heading into Sunday's Game 4 at Crypto.com Arena.
While captain Connor McDavid produced his first two goals of the playoffs on the power play in Game 3, the Oilers could use more even-strength production and secondary scoring to escape from L.A. with a split.
Four of Edmonton's nine goals so far were scored five-on-five.
McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman have each yet to produce an even-strength point, despite Edmonton outchancing the Kings in that department.
"We haven't scored as much as we want to score," Woodcroft said.
