In Los Angeles, Derek Ryan was credited with the deciding goal on penalties on Saturday night in a 3-2 win for the Edmonton Oilers over the Kings. 
The Oilers rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the first period to get the win.
“Every time we’re in this building, it feels like the exact same game,” the Oilers Connor McDavid said. “Rinse and repeat. It’s a grind. They’re a great team, and I felt we did a good job of just hanging in there.”
Stuart Skinner made 26 saves in the win.
The Oilers moved to 17-15-1.
“Obviously, it was a tough start, no question about that, but we felt like our game was getting there,” McDavid said. “We felt like it was right at the cusp there when we made the coaching change, and obviously we’ve been able to play some good hockey and string some games together.”
McDavid hit for a power play goal at 5:38 of the middle frame to trim the early deficit to 2-1.
Leon Draisaitl scored at 15:29 of the second to tie the game, 2-2.
“Anytime you’re mentioned with those guys, you’re doing something right,” McDavid said. “Those are three of the games very, very, very best, you know, so to be with that company obviously means a lot to me. It’s a special, special group.”
LA dropped to 20-8-5.
Kevin Fiala staked the Kings to a 1-0 lead at 14:44 of the opening stanza.
Adrian pushed the lead to 2-0 with 1:11 left in the first.
“I think we got after them, forechecking,” Kempe said about the first period. “Every line, we were pretty competitive out there. Passing was a lot better than it’s been in the last couple games, tape to tape the first couple shifts, and all that kind of stuff.”
Cam Talbot made 24 saves in the loss.
“Even game,” Kempe said. “I think first period, we were the better team. Second period, we were chasing it a little bit more, they were the better team. And then pretty even third.”
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