Recap
McDavid racks up 4 points as Oilers beat Kings 4-1
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. Edmonton never trailed, scoring 3 goals in a row in the first period. Leon Draisaitl opened the scoring at 7:16, assisted by Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard. Vasily Podkolzin made it 2-0 on the power play at 8:16, with McDavid and Bouchard assisting again, and McDavid scored late in the period to make it 3-0 after one.
Brandt Clarke got the Kings on the board late in the second period, but that was all Los Angeles would get. Podkolzin sealed it with an empty-net goal late in the third, his 2nd of the night and 7th of the season. The Kings outshot the Oilers 40-17, but Devon Levi made 39 saves on 40 shots to get the win. Darcy Kuemper took the loss for Los Angeles, and Anton Forsberg came on in relief.
McDavid finished with 4 points, a goal and 3 assists, and was named the first star. Podkolzin and Draisaitl each had 2 points. Edmonton is now 5-0-1, having won 5 games in a row, while the Kings fell to 0-3-2.
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