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Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings

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Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl lead Oilers' 8-1 rout of struggling Kings

Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings: Game Highlights

McDavid scored his 35th goal and Draisaitl got his 30th during his fourth four-point game of the season as the Oilers again routed the opponent they've knocked out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the past four seasons.

Jake Walman scored two goals, Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists, and Ty Emberson, Vasily Podkolzin and Andrew Mangiapane also scored in Edmonton's impressive rebound from a painful loss in Anaheim. Connor Ingram made 22 saves for the Oilers, who have returned from the Olympic break with 13 goals in two games.

Warren Foegele scored for the Kings, who have lost five straight games since January. Los Angeles' humiliating third-period collapse against Vegas one night earlier bled into this game: When Hyman scored on a power play midway through the second period, the Kings had allowed 10 goals in their past 41 minutes of play.

Darcy Kuemper gave up four goals on 15 shots before getting pulled early in the second period for Anton Forsberg.

Some Kings fans targeted coach Jim Hiller for the struggles, repeatedly chanting “Fire Hiller!” in the third period.

Emberson opened the scoring with his first goal since Oct. 28. Podkolzin scored 54 seconds later on another shot that could have been stopped by Kuemper.

Mangiapane beat Kuemper cleanly on an odd-man rush early in the second, and McDavid made it 4-1 when Kuemper comically fell down 6 feet outside his crease to leave an open net for the NHL's top scorer.

Up next Oilers: At San Jose on Saturday.

Kings: Host Calgary on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:25 Ty Emberson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Roslovic (10), Matt Savoie (12)
Goal 1st Period 8:19 Vasily Podkolzin Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Andrew Mangiapane (7), Darnell Nurse (13)
Goal 1st Period 12:15 Warren Foegele Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Joel Edmundson (15)
Goal 2nd Period 2:59 Andrew Mangiapane Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Hyman (15), Mattias Ekholm (24)
Goal 2nd Period 4:58 Connor McDavid Goal (35) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Hyman (16)
Goal 2nd Period 8:44 Zach Hyman Goal (24) Backhand, assists: Leon Draisaitl (52), Evan Bouchard (50)
Goal 3rd Period 0:31 Leon Draisaitl Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (65)
Goal 3rd Period 5:24 Jake Walman Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Matt Savoie (13), Leon Draisaitl (53)
Goal 3rd Period 7:36 Jake Walman Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Leon Draisaitl (54)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 11
11 Hits 21
4 Takeaways 3
37 Shots 22
2 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
66.7 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
40 Faceoffs Won 20
66.7 Faceoff Win Percent 33.3
11 Giveaways 12
1 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 6
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Joel Armia, RW Out Feb 28
Drew Doughty, D Out Feb 28
Andrei Kuzmenko, LW Injured Reserve Feb 28
Kevin Fiala, LW Injured Reserve Feb 18
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mattias Janmark, C Out Feb 26

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 17,037 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 28 17 70 14
Anaheim 32 23 67 3
Edmonton 29 24 66 8
Seattle 27 22 63 9
San Jose 28 25 60 4
Los Angeles 23 21 60 14
Calgary 24 27 54 6
Vancouver 18 33 43 7
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