Trevor Moore scored on an overtime power play to give the host Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday and a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference first-round playoff series.
Alex Iafallo and Adrian Kempe also scored for the Kings, who reached overtime thanks to an outstanding 38-save performance from goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. He stopped all 17 shots he faced in the third period.Connor McDavid scored twice for the Oilers, and goalie Stuart Skinner stopped 28 shots. Defenseman Evan Bouchard collected two assists.
The Kings will look to take a stranglehold on the best-of-seven series when the teams meet for Game 4 on Sunday in Los Angeles.Iafallo's tally with 32.5 seconds remaining in the first period opened the scoring. Matt Roy's point shot was stopped, but Iafallo chipped the rebound into the net for his second of the playoffs.
Not long after, the Oilers captain ripped another bullet from almost the exact same spot, only this time to the blocker side.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kings edge Oilers on Trevor Moore’s overtime goal for 2-1 series leadMoore scores a power-play goal at 3:24 of OT to give the Kings a 3-2 win, their second sudden-death victory of the series. Game 4 is Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena.
Read more »
Elliott: Trevor Moore scores in overtime as Kings stun Oilers to retake series leadThousand Oaks native Trevor Moore scores in overtime to lift the Kings to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of their first-round NHL playoff series.
Read more »
Trevor Moore’s OT power-play goal gives Kings win over OilersThe LA Kings retake the best-of-7 series lead 2-1 after an overtime thriller against the Edmonton Oilers Friday night.
Read more »
Draisaitl drives Oilers to 4-2 win over Kings to even playoff seriesEDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl continued his torrid start in the NHL playoffs, but the Edmonton Oilers also leaned on their depth in a 4\u002D2 win Wednesday over the…
Read more »
Elliott: Kings' slow starts against Oilers in Stanley Cup playoffs could be costlyThe Kings cannot continue to expect to sleepwalk in the first period and come back later against the Oilers who have edges in scoring, skill and size.
Read more »
Kings' Blake Lizotte ruled out of Game 3 vs. Oilers because of lower-body injuryKings' Blake Lizotte was ruled out of Friday's Game 3 of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers because of a lower-body injury.
Read more »