EDMONTON, Alberta—Nick Bjugstad scored twice as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 6–3 on Tuesday night to take a 3–2 lead in the first-round playoff series.
The Oilers are a win away from advancing to the second round. Game 6 is Saturday in Los Angeles. Game 7, if necessary, would be Monday in Edmonton.
Leon Draisaitl, Evander Kane, Zach Hyman, and Brett Kulak also scored for Edmonton. Connor McDavid and defensemen Mattias Ekholm and Darnell Nurse had two assists apiece.
Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl celebrates a goal against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period of an NHL Stanley Cup first round playoff hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, on April 25, 2023. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Hyman’s goal came when he was hit in the face on a shot by Evan Bouchard and the puck deflected past the Kings’ Pheonix Copley for the Oilers’ fifth goal of the game. Hyman stayed in the game….