National Hockey League
Edmonton 5, Los Angeles 4
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 29, 2023
Where: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Kiel Murchison, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 18230

Kailer Yamamoto scored with 3:03 left and the visiting Edmonton Oilers held on to eliminate the Los Angeles Kings with a 5-4 win in Game 6 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Saturday night.

Klim Kostin had two goals and an assist, Connor McDavid and Yamamoto each had a goal and an assist and Stuart Skinner made 40 saves for the Oilers, who won the final three games of the series.

Kevin Fiala had a goal and two assists, Sean Durzi, Adrian Kempe and Phillip Danault also scored and Joonas Korpisalo made 21 saves for the Kings, who had a 3-2 series lead against Edmonton in the first round last season before losing the final two games.

The Oilers went on the man advantage at 6:42 of the third period while holding a 4-3 lead. The puck came to Skinner, and he had time to clear it, but his blade had cracked, allowing Danault to skate in and score short-handed to tie it 4-4 at 7:46.

Yamamoto brought the puck from below the goal line and above the left faceoff circle before spinning and shooting through traffic to score the game-winner, his first goal of the series.

Edmonton took a 1-0 lead at 1:25 of the first period when McDavid redirected a pass between Korpisalo's pads.

The Kings tied it 1-1 at 8:13 on Durzi's wrist shot through traffic from above the left circle.

Kostin gave the Oilers a 2-1 lead at 12:12 of the first period with a wrist shot off the rush from the high slot.

Leon Draisaitl scored with a one-timer from the right faceoff dot while on a power play to extend the lead to 3-1 at 4:06 of the second period, his seventh goal of the series and third on the power play.

The Kings answered with back-to-back power-play goals 1:40 apart to tie the score.

Kempe made it 3-2 at 6:36, and Fiala tied it 3-3 at 8:16.

The Oilers quickly regained the lead when Kostin shot into the net to make it 4-3 at 10:54 of the second.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Edmonton   Los Angeles
Klim Kostin 3 Points Kevin Fiala 3
Klim Kostin 2 Goals Kevin Fiala 1
Evan Bouchard 2 Assists Kevin Fiala 2
Leon Draisaitl 1 Power Play Goals Kevin Fiala 1
N/A Short Handed Goals Phillip Danault 1
Stuart Skinner .909 Save Percentage Joonas Korpisalo .808
Stuart Skinner 40 Saves Joonas Korpisalo 21
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Edmonton 26 5 1-2 1-3 6 33
Los Angeles 44 4 2-3 1-2 4 25
Upcoming Games
  • Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Oilers have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .625 after a loss.