Anze Kopitar fired a wrist shot past Stuart Skinner’s glove into the top corner on a breakaway to give the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series.
Kopitar picked up the puck near the Edmonton blue line, approached Talbot and shot from the slot as Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse dove to try to block the shot.
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Los Angeles rebounded from a 7-4 loss Monday night in the opener to send the series to Los Angeles 1-1. Game 3 is Friday night.
Adrian Kempe scored twice for Los Angeles in the first period. Drew Doughty also connected in the first inning for the Kings, making the score 3-1. Kevin Fiala scored in the third and Cam Talbot made 27 saves.
Dylan Holloway scored twice for Edmonton to tie the score at 4 early in the third period. Brett Kulak and Zach Hyman also scored for the Oilers, and Skinner stopped 21 shots.
The teams traded goals early in the third. Fiala gave Los Angeles a 4-3 lead at 1:46, and Holloway tied the score at 3:23.
