Los Angeles Kings vs Edmonton Oilers

Playoffs · Thursday, May 1, 2025 · Rogers Place

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4–6

Final

SOG 27–29

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Game summary

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-4 on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at Rogers Place. The Oilers outshot the Kings 29-27.

Goals came from Quinton Byfield, Adam Henrique, Brandt Clarke, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman, Darnell Nurse, Trent Frederic, Jordan Spence, Anze Kopitar and Connor Brown.

Calvin Pickard made 23 saves on 27 shots for the win; Darcy Kuemper stopped 23 of 28.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
LAK	2	1	1	4	27
EDM	3	2	1	6	29

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Quinton Byfield (3)Kevin Fiala (3), Alex Laferriere (2)1–001:19 LAK
Adam Henrique (1)Connor Brown (1), Trent Frederic (2)1–103:04 EDM
Brandt Clarke (2)Phillip Danault (6)2–103:37 LAK
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (3)Connor McDavid (9), Zach Hyman (3)2–205:55 EDM · PPG
Zach Hyman (2)Darnell Nurse (1), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2)2–312:49 EDM

2nd period

Darnell Nurse (1)Vasily Podkolzin (4), Mattias Janmark (1)2–414:59 EDM
Trent Frederic (1)Connor Brown (2), Brett Kulak (2)2–516:35 EDM
Jordan Spence (1)Kevin Fiala (4), Samuel Helenius (1)3–518:01 LAK

3rd period

Anze Kopitar (2)Drew Doughty (3), Alex Laferriere (3)4–519:05 LAK
Connor Brown (3)Unassisted4–619:58 EDM · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

GoalLAK on iceEDM on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 LAK

1st 1:19 · Byfield

McDavid 0:20

Fresh legsMcDavid 0:20

1–1 EDM

1st 3:04 · Henrique

Edmundson 0:21

Fresh legsEdmundson 0:21

2–1 LAK

1st 3:37 · Clarke

Kane 0:33

Fresh legsKane 0:33

2–2 EDM

1st 5:55 · PP · Nugent-Hopkins

Edmundson 0:51

NormalEdmundson 0:51

2–3 EDM

1st 12:49 · Hyman

Edmundson 0:03

Fresh legsEdmundson 0:03

2–4 EDM

2nd 14:59 · Nurse

Fiala 0:37

Fresh legsFiala 0:37

2–5 EDM

2nd 16:35 · Frederic

Doughty 0:54

NormalDoughty 0:54

3–5 LAK

2nd 18:01 · Spence

Nurse 0:46

NormalNurse 0:46

4–5 LAK

3rd 19:05 · Kopitar

Walman 0:52

NormalWalman 0:52

4–6 EDM

3rd 19:58 · EN · Brown

Kopitar 1:45

Empty netKopitar 1:45

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

LAKEDM

27Shots on goal29

58%Faceoff %42%

0/2Power play1/1

2Penalty minutes4

34Hits26

18Blocked shots29

16Giveaways10

1Takeaways0

Penalties

1st 04:20Alex Laferriere · boarding2 min
1st 07:38Viktor Arvidsson · interference goalkeeper2 min
3rd 07:49Zach Hyman · high sticking2 min

Season series

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters

14Alex LaferriereR	0	2	2	+1	1	3	0	2	–	16:21
22Kevin FialaL	0	2	2	0	3	5	0	0	–	22:56
11Anze KopitarC	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	65	19:58
24Phillip DanaultC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	41	17:37
55Quinton ByfieldR	1	0	1	-2	3	3	1	0	64	20:37
79Samuel HeleniusC	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	71	07:50
8Drew DoughtyD	0	1	1	-2	1	4	1	0	–	28:03
21Jordan SpenceD	1	0	1	+1	1	2	3	0	–	10:53
92Brandt ClarkeD	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	–	14:44
9Adrian KempeR	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	20:57
12Trevor MooreL	0	0	0	+2	2	1	1	0	–	18:13
15Alex TurcotteC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	–	07:50
37Warren FoegeleL	0	0	0	+1	2	4	1	0	–	17:01
39Jeff MalottL	0	0	0	-1	1	3	4	0	–	07:17
96Andrei KuzmenkoL	0	0	0	-2	3	0	1	0	–	16:50
6Joel EdmundsonD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	19:12
44Mikey AndersonD	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	–	19:45
84Vladislav GavrikovD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	–	16:33

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31David RittichG		0	0	0	–	00:00
35Darcy KuemperG	L	28	23	5	.821	55:48

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers skaters

28Connor BrownR	1	2	3	+3	2	1	1	0	–	16:12
18Zach HymanL	1	1	2	0	2	7	0	2	–	20:06
21Trent FredericC	1	1	2	+1	2	1	0	0	100	09:21
93Ryan Nugent-HopkinsC	1	1	2	-1	2	0	2	0	35	19:39
25Darnell NurseD	1	1	2	0	4	1	2	0	–	25:00
13Mattias JanmarkC	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	–	12:06
19Adam HenriqueC	1	0	1	+1	3	2	2	0	80	12:46
92Vasily PodkolzinR	0	1	1	+1	1	2	2	0	33	08:52
97Connor McDavidC	0	1	1	0	5	2	2	0	33	21:05
27Brett KulakD	0	1	1	+1	0	2	5	0	–	24:05
29Leon DraisaitlC	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	50	21:45
33Viktor ArvidssonL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	07:37
90Corey PerryR	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	–	11:05
91Evander KaneL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	100	17:08
2Evan BouchardD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	–	24:23
36John KlingbergD	0	0	0	+2	2	0	4	0	–	16:26
49Ty EmbersonD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	–	07:05
96Jake WalmanD	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	–	21:19

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Calvin PickardG	W	27	23	4	.852	60:00
74Stuart SkinnerG		0	0	0	–	00:00