Edmonton 2, Los Angeles 1
When: 9:30 PM ET, Thursday, January 24, 2013
Where: Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees:
Greg Kimmerly, Tom Kowal
Linesmen:
Ryan Galloway, Don Henderson
Attendance:
16839
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Oilers 2, Kings 1 (OT): Rookie Nail Yakupov tied the game with 4.7 seconds remaining in the third period and Sam Gagner scored on a power play in overtime as Edmonton earned its first home win of the season.
Yakupov batted a rebound out of mid-air and past Jonathan Quick in the waning moments of regulation and Gagner tapped in a cross-crease pass from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at 3:01 of overtime. Devan Dubnyk made 30 saves for the Oilers.
Quick stopped 37 shots for Los Angeles but couldn’t hang on for his first shutout of the season. Jeff Carter opened the scoring with 6:34 left in the second period but was serving a bench minor for too many men on the ice when Gagner netted the winning goal.
Nugent-Hopkins appeared to tie the game on the power play with 1:05 to play in the third, but the goal was waved off after the referees ruled Gagner interfered with Quick.
Both teams were 0-for-8 on the power play at the end of regulation.
GAME NOTEBOOK: C Anze Kopitar, who was playing in his second game of the season, led the Kings with six shots and was 16-for-22 in the faceoff circle. … Los Angeles LW Kyle Clifford assisted on Carter’s goal. Clifford has points in each of the Kings’ first three games. … Quick led the NHL with 10 shutouts last season and added three during the Kings’ Stanley Cup run.
Top Game Performances
Los Angeles |
|
Edmonton |
Jeff Carter 1 |
Points |
Justin Schultz 2 |
Jeff Carter 1 |
Goals |
Sam Gagner 1 |
Kyle Clifford 1 |
Assists |
Justin Schultz 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Sam Gagner 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Jonathan Quick .949 |
Save Percentage |
Devan Dubnyk .968 |
Jonathan Quick 37 |
Saves |
Devan Dubnyk 30 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Los Angeles
|
31 |
1 |
0-8 |
8-9 |
25 |
35 |
Edmonton
|
39 |
2 |
1-9 |
8-8 |
33 |
34 |
Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Oilers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.