nhl Game Recap
Recap - Kings Defeat Edmonton 6-5
Phillip Danault was the difference, potting a pair for Los Angeles on Monday as the Kings skated off with a 6-5 victory over the Oilers at Crypto.com Arena.
Los Angeles was favored by -149 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Phillip Danault(2), Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala, Andrei Kuzmenko, and Quinton Byfield each scored for the Kings in the victory. Kuzmenko opened the scoring for Los Angeles.
Darcy Kuemper turned in a 20-save effort for the Kings.
Edmonton got goals from Mattias Janmark, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman, and Corey Perry in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Stuart Skinner stopped 24 of 30 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Los Angeles went 2-for-5, while the Oilers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Los Angeles outshot Edmonton 30-25 in the game.