LOS ANGELES — In what could be the evenly matched clash of the first round of the NHL playoffs, the Los Angeles Kings prevailed in a pivotal Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in overtime on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
As the Western Conference showdown returned to Southern California, fittingly, Thousand Oaks native Trevor Moore deposited the overtime game-winner.
Wingers Alex Iafallo and Adrian Kempe scored for the Kings in regulation. Moore had a regular-season hat trick against Edmonton in a 3-1 win, the Kings’ first against the Oilers this season. Joonas Korpisalo turned away 38 shots in a superlative performance.
