Kings finally dismiss Oilers in Game 2 with Kopitar’s OT goal: 5 takeaways

The Athletic— EDMONTON — The survived a pair of comebacks from the to win 5-4 in overtime in Game 2, tying their first-round series. had the winning goal at 2:06 of the extra frame, his 25th career playoff goal. The matchup shifts to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Friday. Advertisement The Kings led 2-0 before the game was 15 minutes old, thanks to a pair of goals from , who’s been a thorn in the Oilers’ side in recent years. They entered the first intermission with a 3-1 advantage after defensemen and ...

Los Angeles Times—Anze Kopitar's overtime goal lifts Kings past Oilers in Game 2 thriller. The NHL regular season is like an anthology of 82 stories, each with their own beginning, middle and end. The playoffs, however, are like a novel, each game a new chapter that builds on the last one. And Kings coach Jim Hiller says likes it that way, especially after his team took the book in a new direction Wednesday with Anze Kopitar scoring 2:07 into overtime to give his team a 5-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers, evening their first-round playoff series with the Oilers at a victory apiece...

NHL.com—Kopitar, Kings defeat Oilers in OT in Game 2 to even West 1st Round series. EDMONTON \-\- Anze Kopitar scored 2:07 into overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 win against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round at Rogers Place on Wednesday.Kopitar, who also had two assists, skated into a deflected pass by Quinton Byfield in the offensive zone and beat Stuart Skinner glove side on a partial breakaway. “Honestly, it was kind of a whacky play where Mikey (Anderson) throws it up the boards, and I think it was \[Byfield\] who tipped it,...

The Hill—Anze Kopitar scores in overtime, Kings beat Oilers 5-4 in Game 2 to tie series. EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Anze Kopitar fired a wrist shot past Stuart Skinner’s glove and into the top corner on a breakaway to give the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on W