Oilers’ Stunning Comeback Pushes Kings to the Edge—Can L.A. Survive Another Heartbreaker?
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That allowed Kuzmenko to put the Kings in front 3:33 into the second period. The winger parked himself in front of the net and was shielding Edmonton goalie Calvin Pickard when he reached out to redirect a pass from Kopitar near the blue line. The goal, the Kings’ eighth power-play score of the series, came eight seconds after Darnell Nurse went off for tripping. It also marked the fourth time in five games that the Kings scored first.
Kopitar’s assist was his seventh in five games while Adrian Kempe, who also assisted on the goal, has six.
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