The Edmonton Oilers were looking to add a bit more separation between themselves and the wild card Los Angeles Kings. With the two teams meeting for Saturday night hockey, the points gained in the Pacific Division matchup had huge implications for the standings. Unfortunately, the Oilers’ offence was stymied and David Rittich shut them out. The Kings instead got their first win under new head coach Jim Hiller.
Charts and observations from the setback are below!
Game events
- The two teams netted even in shots by the game’s end, but the biggest difference here was the blocks. Edmonton had just five blocks while L.A. had 25.
- Evan Bouchard had the most shots for the Oilers with five.
Goals
| Goal | Assists | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Luc Dubois (PPG) | Jordan Spence, Trevor Moore | 2:38 | 2nd | EDM 0 – 1 LAK |
| Trevor Lewis | Quinton Byfield | 3:27 | 2nd | EDM 0 – 2 LAK |
| Quinton Byfield | Vladislav Gavrikov, Matt Roy | 7:06 | 3rd | EDM 0 – 3 LAK |
| Quinton Byfield | Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe | 17:18 | 3rd | EDM 0 – 4 LAK |
- This was Edmonton’s first time being shut out since October 26 against the New York Rangers.
- Stuart Skinner gave up three goals on 25 shots faced, his first time allowing three goals since December 22.
All situations Corsi
- The Oilers and Kings were neck and neck over the first period and both teams were held scoreless.
- The Kings potted two quick goals in the second period, and that’s when Edmonton started picking up their offensive efforts.
- However, L.A. would score two more in the third while Edmonton remained scoreless.
- The Oilers had a decent amount of high-danger shots, but couldn’t find the back of the net in any of them.
- In contrast, the Kings didn’t have many shots from the slot at all, but were able to score from other areas as well as once from in close.
5v5 Corsi
- A big portion of this game was played at situations other than 5v5, but the Oilers still ended with 40 5v5 Corsi.
- The Kings’ 5v5 push for their third goal of the game was a big momentum shift as it gave L.A. a strong lead. You can see the Kings took their foot off the gas pedal after their third goal.
- Neither team had particularly strong 5v5 games. Again, the lack of 5v5 minutes will factor into that.
- Nevertheless, Edmonton did have a slight edge of chances, but obviously the Kings had the more important edge in goals.
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