They're a good team and we stuck with it and continued to put hard miles on their team and found goals up and down our lineup. "I thought we got out of the gate quick and asserted the way we wanted the game to be played," Woodcroft said. Kane dropped into the left cricle off a pass by Darnell Nurse and wired a wrist shot far side that struck the iron and rounded the inside of the net behind Joonas Korpisalo at 8:08 of the first period.
Video: OILERS TODAY | Post-Game 5 vs LAK 04.25.23Īfter tying Game 4 late in regulation to force overtime, it was Evander Kane opening the scoring on Tuesday by making the most of minimal time left on Edmonton's opening power-play opportunity.īeing left with less than a half a minute to work with on the man advantage was no problem for Edmonton's second power-play unit after they were able to lift the Oilers to a one-goal lead with four seconds remaining on Carl Grundstrom's minor penalty for hooking Connor McDavid. "We just have to make sure we're ready for that." "They're going to come out hard with their backs are against the wall, so it's going to be a tight-checking game," Draisaitl said.
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"That's the Stuart Skinner I've come to know over my time coaching him in the American League and in the NHL, and he played a good game and gave us a chance to win this game tonight."Īfter a three-day break in between action, the Oilers will look to close out the series in Game 6 on Saturday night back in Los Angeles. This is what we expected," Head Coach Jay Woodcroft said of his netminder. Goaltender Stuart Skinner returned to the Oilers crease after being relieved by Jack Campbell to begin the second period of Edmonton's comeback victory in Game 4, making 25 saves on 28 shots on Tuesday in what was a steady bounce-back performance for the 23-year-old Calder Trophy candidate. "It's great seeing those guys get on the board and just keep going." "That's why we're a good team, because we have so many guys that can put the puck in the net and create chances and goals for us," Draisaitl said. "You're working your whole lineup, everyone's involved in the game, and everyone's legs are fresh, so it changes the dynamic of the game."Įvander Kane, Leon Draisaitl, Brett Kulak and Zach Hyman rounded out the scoring for Edmonton, while all three of Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm and Darnell Nurse had a pair of assists in the victory that saw 13 separate Oilers record points. "We're not spending a lot of time in the penalty box like we were in the first few games of the series, and that's totally different," defenceman Brett Kulak said. Centre Nick Bjugstad recorded his first-career multi-goal playoff game, including the game-winner on a deflection during the second period, as the Edmonton Oilers earned the 6-3 victory in Game 5 at Rogers Place on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 series lead over the Los Angeles Kings heading into Saturday's pivotal Game 6 at Arena.
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