The Kings had squandered a two-goal lead late in the third period at Edmonton, but Adrian Kempe slid a shot inside the left post on the team’s second shot of sudden-death play to give the Kings a series lead of 3-2, helenenothelen writes.
The Kings had squandered a two-goal lead late in the third period, but Kempe slid a shot inside the left post on the team’s second shot of sudden-death play to give the Kings a series lead of 3-2. Game 6 will be played on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena, with a seventh game, if necessary, to be played on Saturday in Edmonton.
Andreas Athanasiou, restored to the Kings’ lineup after being scratched for a game, extended their lead to 3-1 at 13:34 of the second period. Dustin Brown intercepted a clearing pass and showed great patience in finding Athanasiou bear the left post. Athanasiou held the puck, drew Smith down, and lifted it above the fallen goalie.McDavid cut the Kings’ lead to 3-2 three seconds into a power play early in the third period, slicing a backhand above the fallen Jonathan Quick.
Both teams have found it impossible to establish momentum, instead finding themselves involved in swings from one tempo and result to the next one. When one coach found a successful bit of strategy, the other coach has found a way to counter it, leaving the teams even at two games each as the series resumed Tuesday night at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
McLellan made one lineup change, taking Gabe Vilardi out and putting Athanasiou back in, but he said he was counting on the team’s execution to be better than it was in Sunday’s win. To play at the exact same level would be the same as slipping backward. Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, left, swats away the puck as Edmonton Oilers right wing Jesse Puljujarvi tries to deflect it into the net during the second period of Game 5 of a Stanley Cup first-round playoff series on Tuesday in Edmonton, Canada.
The Oilers have been under immense pressure to make a playoff run while McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are in their primes, but the team hasn’t gotten past the second round since its loss in the 2006 Cup Final. They’re facing a moment of truth as they learn to handle adversity and prosperity and adjust to the frequent ups and downs of a playoff journey.Kings coach Todd McLellan knows that the Kings’ 4-0 win in Game 4 against the Edmonton Oilers will mean nothing once the teams meet again in Game 5.
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