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02/27 00:22 CST Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl lead Oilers' 8-1 rout of
struggling Kings
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl lead Oilers' 8-1 rout of struggling Kings
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Connor McDavid secured his ninth 100-point season with a
goal and an assist, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists, and the
Edmonton Oilers snapped their four-game skid with an 8-1 victory over the Los
Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
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.
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