Zach Hyman collected his first career playoff hat trick in a four-point game and Connor McDavid posted a playoff-best five assists to lead the host Edmonton Oilers to a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Monday.
The third time might not be the charm for the Los Angeles Kings. Zach Hyman scored a hat-trick and the Edmonton Oilers routed the Kings 7-4 in Game 1 of their first-round series at Rogers Place on Monday night.
Zach Hyman has three goals and an assist and Connor McDavid has five assists as Edmonton scores the first four goals of the game on its way to a 7-4 victory. Game 2 of the first-round playoff
The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings will meet in the first round of the NHL playoffs for the third straight year. Game 1 is Monday night, April 22, in Edmonton, Alberta.
The floodgates were open early and often for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night, culminating in a convincing 7-4 win in front of a raucous crowd at Rogers Place in Alberta.
Leon Draisaitl and Adam Henrique each had a goal and an assist, and Evan Bouchard had four assists for the Oilers, who are the No. 2 seed from the Pacific Division. Stuart Skinner made 33 saves. Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist for the Kings,