Achi news desk-
Stuart Skinner made 32 saves and Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers dropped the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 Thursday night at Rogers Place.
The Kings’ winning streak ended at four.
McDavid scored the only goal of a physical and at times chippy first period. With the teams playing four-on-4, he knocked down Mattias Ekholm’s shot and pushed in a backhand for his 27th of the season.
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Skinner made two consecutive saves, off Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar, after a deep Oilers turnover late in the second period. With 15.8 ticks to go in the second, Leon Draisaitl’s backhand managed to bank in off the body of Adam Henrique for a 2-0 Oilers lead. It was Henrique’s 21st of the season.
Evan Bouchard ended a 14-game scoreless drought by hammering home a power play goal 5:05 into the third. Skinner stopped Pierre-Luc Dubois on a two-on-one midway through the third. Arthur Kaliyev buried a shot from the slot to give the Kings life with 6:13 to go.
Skinner made several good saves as the Kings pressed down the stretch. Cody Ceci put it away with an empty netter.
The Oilers, 44-23-4, will host the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday (630 CHED, Face-off Show at 12:30pm, game at 2pm).
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