The Kings look to hold off elimination and force a Game 7 in their playoff series with the Edmonton Oilers. Rookie Quinton Byfield could provide boost.
“That goal wasn’t really important in the game, but it’s good for me just to know that I can score again, that I can look at the net and know I can beat the goaltender,” he said Friday, as the Kings ended an unusually long three-day break between games.The Kings allowed the Oilers’ offense to take over during Game 5, and now L.A.’s season is at stake after a 6-3 loss Tuesday night in Edmonton.
The Kings’ inability to contain the Oilers’ power play — Edmonton is eight for 14 with a man advantage — is the all-too-obvious reason the Kings’ high expectations for this season are in peril of collapsing. The Oilers are deeper, bigger. They’ve won the last two games, outscoring the Kings 11-4 after the Kings took a 3-0 lead in the first period of Game 4. They chased goaliein Game 5, scoring on four of 19 shots, most of them high-quality chances.
At some point, though, the Kings will need Byfield to score goals. That point is now — for his sake and theirs, whether to prolong this season or establish a path for his success next season.Zach Hyman scores in overtime as the Edmonton Oilers rally from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Kings 5-4. The series is tied 2-2 as it heads back to Canada.
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