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Mike Smith's attempt to clear the puck up the middle proved to be a costly mistake as the Edmonton Oilers lost Game 1 to the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Monday ...

"I thought we worked our way into things and found a way to compete in the end it came down to an error in the third period and they capitalized on it." "I thought we did a great job of getting ourselves back in the game and giving ourselves a chance. McDavid pointed to the team's slow start as an area of improvement when the series continues in Game 2.

Écoutez la chronique sportif de Jean-François Baril sur QUB radio : Les attaquants Alex Iafallo et Brendan Lemieux ont marqué les deux autres buts du match pour ...

Le Sherbrookois a aussi obtenu une mention d'aide dans la victoire de 4-0 des siens. L'attaquant des Blues de St. Louis David Perron a volé le spectacle dans le premier match de la série face au Wild du Minnesota en réussissant un tour du chapeau. Le Québécois des Kings de Los Angeles Phillip Danault a marqué un but en fin de troisième période pour permettre aux Kings de Los Angeles de défaire les Oilers d'Edmonton 4-3 dans le premier match de la série.

The regular season is complete, and the playoffs are just about to begin. Edmonton faces LA in the first round best of seven starting tonight. The Oilers are ...

- Todd McLellan is back in the postseason for the first time as Kings head coach. Expect Jonathan Quick for the Kings tonight, who will play postseason games for the first time since 2018. The first game in the best of seven round begins tonight. All is correct in the world. Credit to the Kings where it’s deserved: they’ve kept a lot of traffic away from their goaltenders and when you limit chances, you limit goals against. Edmonton faces LA in the first round best of seven starting tonight.

Oilers sniper Leon Draisaitl has experienced it before, and he's happy to see a full-on playoff party again in Edmonton.

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With game one tonight against the LA Kings, the Edmonton Oilers bench boss becomes the first-ever video coach to be a head coach in a playoff game.

He spent two years with the Oilers before taking over the Bakersfield Condors as a head coach for three and a half seasons. Woodcroft, 45, broke into the NHL as a video coach with the Detroit Red Wings in 2005-06 — a role he held for three seasons. With game one tonight against the LA Kings, the Edmonton Oilers bench boss becomes the first-ever video coach to be a head coach in a playoff game.

Les Oilers d'Edmonton misent sur un duo formé de Connor McDavid et Leon Draisaitl depuis maintenant sept saisons, et ils n'ont qu'une série remportée à leur ...

De leur côté, les Kings de Los Angeles n'ont pas remporté une seule série depuis qu'ils ont soulevé la Coupe Stanley à l'été 2014. Séries LNH : match no 1 entre les Kings et les OilersLNH lundi, 2 mai 2022. 20:50 lundi, 2 mai 2022.

Danault est cependant bien conscient que d'affronter Connor McDavid et Leon Draisaitl représente un défi colossal, mais il affirme qu'il ne vit que pour ces ...

Ils ne sont pas des prétendants. — Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford)May 3, 2022 — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet)May 3, 2022 Tandis que Gallagher a hâte de voir son bon ami affronter les vedettes des Oilers, les deux entraîneurs reconnaissent l’intelligence de jeu du Québécois et sa capacité à neutraliser les meilleurs éléments adverses. Ajoutez à cela qu’il a gardé un très haut niveau de jeu sur le plan défensif et on peut comprendre Luc Robitaille de ne pas regretter cette signature. Il savait qu’il aurait l’occasion de laisser parler un peu plus son jeu offensif plutôt que d’être strictement un centre défensif, une facette du jeu dans laquelle il excellait déjà.

The Edmonton Oilers trail the Los Angeles Kings after Trevor Moore opened the scoring in the first period at Rogers Place.

By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. However, only Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty, Dustin Brown, and Quick remain from the championship teams of 2012 and 2014. Quick had a 23-13-9 record this season with a 2.59 goals against average and .910 save percentage. The jackpot is expected to grow over the five days with early bird prizes such as cash prizes, tickets and unique Oilers fan experiences. Edmontonians can expect an increased police presence around Rogers Place and the Ice District before, during and after games. The tailgate and Ford Hall are free of charge and both open two hours before puck drop. Ford Hall and the expanded Molson Hockey House will also be open for fans this playoff run. Kane said he has been waiting the majority of his life for this moment. “With the pandemic and not being able to go see Oilers games in person, the first goal I’m just going to lose my mind, let’s be honest,” Kane said. This clearly angered Oilers captain Connor McDavid who would skate through everyone en route to scoring a late 2-1 goal to put the Oilers behind by just one. Moore picked up an assist on the goal to give himself an early two-point night. The Oilers powerplay clicked for two goals to give them 50 per cent powerplay percentage on four man-advantages.

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse has been out since getting injured on April 22, but might play in Game 1 against the Kings. Or he might not.

Will he play on Monday night, in Game 1 of the Oilers' series against the Los Angeles Kings? Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft remained coy on the subject, describing it as a game-time decision. The Oilers open their playoff run Monday night at 10:15 p.m. ET/ 8:15 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West and SN NOW. Case in point: Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse, who has been out since getting injured on April 22 in a game against the Colorado Avalanche.

NHL Playoffs odds, picks and predictions for Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers on May 2. NHL betting free picks for moneyline and Over/Under.

The Kings are 5-0-1 on the Under in their last six playoff games as an underdog. It is a power play that ranks third in conversion rate at 26%. If Los Angeles has to rely on defence or goalie Jonathan Quick, this could be a big night for Edmonton. His wingers, Warren Foegele and Derek Ryan, each have double-digit goals this season. The team saw its defence improve. It has been almost defence by committee, with the forwards pitching in as well. During the regular season, Edmonton’s defence was often a liability. The heavily favoured Oilers opened at -205, though several books saw the line go to -195 by this writing. Find out in our free NHL picks and predictions for Monday, May 2. Goalie Jonathan Quick is peaking at the right time, allowing just eight goals in his last five games. Our best bet is our favourite pick across all markets. Kings vs Oilers picks and predictions

Il y a très peu de choses que Connor McDavid n'a pas accomplies depuis son arrivée dans la Ligue nationale. Avoir du succès en séries éliminatoires et gagner la ...

Danault a aussi brillé offensivement cette saison, récoltant 51 points en 79 matchs. Repêché au tout premier rang en 2015, le numéro 97 en est à une quatrième participation aux séries, lui qui n’a gagné qu’une ronde, en 2017. Il y a très peu de choses que Connor McDavid n’a pas accomplies depuis son arrivée dans la Ligue nationale.

Connor McDavid et Leon Draisaitl des Oilers d'Edmonton devraient avoir rendez-vous avec Anze Kopitar et Phillip Danault des Kings de Los Angeles assez ...

Le défenseur no 1 des Oilers Darnell Nurse a raté les quatre derniers matchs de la saison régulière après s'être blessé contre l'Avalanche du Colorado le 22 avril. Smith jouait alors pour les Coyotes de Phoenix et Quick pour les Kings. Los Angeles a remporté la série en cinq parties avant de mettre la main sur la Coupe Stanley un peu plus tard au printemps. Il a amorcé 27 parties éliminatoires en carrière (11-7; m.b.a. de 2,34; %Arr. ,931; 4 BL). Il n'a pas patiné dimanche ou lundi et pourrait manquer au sein du top-6 des attaquants. Les Oilers ont gagné les trois derniers duels, dont une victoire en six matchs en 1992. Les deux joueurs de centre ont mené la charge en pilotant leur trio respectif durant la deuxième moitié de la saison. C'est la huitième fois que les deux équipes se rencontrent en séries, mais la première depuis 1992. Tu veux jouer de la façon qui te permet de connaître du succès. » Tout le monde doit être un peu plus efficace sur la glace quand il y est, et c'est normal. Quick a aussi gagné la Coupe avec les Kings en 2014. « Lorsque McDavid est sur la glace, ou Draisaitl, tu dois jouer en équipe pour les arrêter, a-t-il expliqué. Mais tu ne veux pas trop changer ton style de jeu. Smith, qui a un dossier de 16-9-2 en 27 départs avec une m.b.a. de 2,81, un %Arr. de ,915 et deux jeux blancs, a remporté ses neufs derniers matchs de la saison.

Edmonton Oilers centers Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl and Los Angeles Kings centers Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault will see plenty of each other when the ...

Nurse led the Oilers during the regular season with an average ice time of 25:03 per game and touches all areas of their game. "Arvidsson's on the trip, yeah," Kings coach Todd McLellan said. In 29 playoff games he is 11-17 with a 2.34 GAA, .931 save percentage and four shutouts. He was 23-13-9 with a 2.59 goals-against average, .910 save percentage and two shutouts in 46 games this season. Neutralizing it will be a challenge for the Kings penalty killing, which was 22nd at 76.7 percent. Nurse practiced Sunday and Monday and coach Jay Woodcroft said he would be a game-time decision. "[Quick] has had an unbelievable career and I have a lot of respect for what he has done," Smith said. He's 46-39 with a 2.23 GAA, .922 save percentage and nine shutouts in 85 postseason games. Everybody's got to be a little sharper on the ice when [McDavid] is there, which is normal." Each centered his own line for the majority of the second half of the season. Edmonton has won five of the previous seven series. "When McDavid is on the ice, or Draisaitl, we've got to shut them down as a unit," Danault said.

L'attaquant Phillip Danault a inscrit le but de la victoire en fin de troisième période.

L'entraîneur-chef des Oilers, Jay Woodcroft a mentionné qu'il était satisfait de la performance de son défenseur numéro un. Il a de plus lancé quatre fois sur Jonathan Quick et a bloqué trois lancers. « J'ai tenté de provoquer quelque chose en voulant dégager la rondelle, mais c'est le genre d'erreur que je ne peux me permettre de faire dans un match aussi important. Le gardien Mike Smith a reconnu son erreur sur le but gagnant. En deuxième période, les Oilers ont marqué à deux reprises avec l’avantage d’un homme. Mike Smith a cédé à quatre occasions sur 35 lancers.

Phillip Danault scored 14:46 into the third period and the L.A. Kings held off the Edmonton Oilers for a 4-3 win in Game 1 of their first-round playoff ...

Smith made a diving save but couldn't corral the puck and seconds later a long bomb went over his shoulder. He then set Iafallo up to give L.A. a 2-0 lead 16:52 into the first. The score didn't stay knotted at 2-2 for long. Moments earlier, the goalie tried to clear the puck from behind the net and instead put it on the stick of a L.A. player in front. McDavid sent a pass flying from the boards with the puck ricocheting off a broken stick in the slot before Draisaitl settled it and blasted a quick shot past Quick 9:56 into the second. Phillip Danault scored 14:46 into the third period and the L.A. Kings held off the Edmonton Oilers for a 4-3 win in Game 1 of their first-round playoff matchup on Monday.

The Los Angeles Kings took Game 1 of their first round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers with a 4-3 win Monday night at Rogers Place.

“In a tight game like that, you can’t afford to make mistakes like that, and it ended up costing us the game. The Kings kept the puck alive and Philip Danault wound up scoring on a deflection with 5:14 left. So I think it’s some adversity early in the series, but it’s nothing we haven’t dealt with before and I’m sure we’ll have to deal with it again on the journey.” He blazed down the right side, cut toward the middle, and fired a wrister behind Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick. Early in the second, Yamamoto notched his first career playoff goal. Moore played setup man late in the first, finding Alex Iafallo with a backdoor pass to make it 2-0.

The Edmonton Oilers played well enough to win, but made enough huge mistakes to lose, most notably a Mike Smith turnover in the third period that kicked off ...

He fired a 5-alarmer in tight in the first. He failed to cover Byfield in the slot on a nasty shot in the third. He came out a bit snarly and got off a few good outside shots in the first. He got a dangerous slot shot off a McD feed late in the game. He took a professional foul penalty on Kempe to deny him a breakaway chance late in the second. He got caught out of position and looked rusty on the first play of the game, leading to a tough shot on Smith. He got caught in the Red Light Zone — covering no one and blocking no passing lane — on the first L.A. goal. Threw a thundering hit on Spence half-way through the first, then blew up Byfield with a hit in the third. He broke in hard and almost scored on a short-handed chance in the third. He got beat off the boards in the third, forcing Nurse to take a desperation holding penalty. He threw a big hit early in the game. He burst down the wing to fire a horizontal dart for a Yamo one-timer in the third. Broke in on a breakaway early in the third.

— The Los Angeles Kings haven't won a playoff series since hoisting the Stanley Cup in 2014. They are 1-8 in their last nine playoffs games. The Edmonton Oilers ...

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Thanks, Mike. Final Score: 4-3 Kings. Wouldn't it be funny to know how many manhours were lost today in the time leading up to puck drop?

- Mike Smithwas back between the pipes and tasked with giving the Oilers a chance to open the series with a win, and in the early going, it was clear the team would need him because the Kings were shooting from everywhere. - Trevor Mooreopened the scoring (1-0) with a snipe from the slot after Iafallo found him with a pass he was able to tee off on. With the playoffs upon us, I dove into what’s working, what I’m excited about, and how Jay Woodcroft has turned this team around in a way I didn’t think was possible. - Can I just say how much I love it when Zach Hymangrabs the puck in the offensive zone and refuses to give it up? Even though I expected him to play tonight, the way the Oilers were playing mind games with us over the last couple of days had me second guessing myself. The pass may have hit a stick on its way from McDavid to Draisaitl but even that wasn’t enough to stop the magic. At the very least, the Oilers needed to get greasier in front of Quick because he was clearly in a zone where he was going to stop anything he could see. - In the dying moments of the first period, Connor McDavidgot his team on the board (2-1) with an end-to-end rush that saw him carve through the Kings’ defence before sniping a wrister past Quick down low. The problem, of course, is that Todd McLellan’s crew wasn’t about to just roll over and die after getting their teeth kicked in the second period, and the Oilers needed to be ready to handle the inevitable storm that was coming their way. To say that this was a dishearting loss would be an understatement, but the only thing you can do is shake it off and bounce back in game two. And just as we hoped, the Oilers hit the ice with all kinds of energy and that early jump resulted in a charcuterie board of shots on goal and power play chances that they would need to tie the game not once but twice. So when I heard Rogers Place ready to explode in the moments leading up to puck drop, I knew the wait was worth it and that the stage was set to make some memories.

With six minutes to play in a tight, 3-3 playoff game, The Big Mistake came, and it was made by Edmonton Oilers goalie Mike Smith.

In the end, Smith was a microcosm of this Oilers team. This was mental — a player taking too big a risk at a time in the game when the safe play is the right play. Emotions? Was it a mental thing? Their playoffs are one game old, and already the Oilers face a must-win game Wednesday night in Game 2. There were some positives to Edmonton’s game, though not nearly as many the Kings will dissect when they break this game down Tuesday morning. Obviously trying to do too much there,” said a contrite Smith after the game.