Hyman nets 'most important goal in my career' as Oilers rally

LOS ANGELES — Zach Hyman scored at 10:39 of overtime as the Edmonton Oilers rallied from three goals down, authoring a potentially season-saving victory in a 5-4 decision over the Los Angeles Kings Sunday night.

Hyman's snap shot from the left faceoff circle was his first goal of the playoffs, ending a dramatic, rollercoaster ride of a Game 4 as the Oilers evened this first-round playoff series at 2-2.

«It was a great breakout pass,» Hyman said about his first playoff game-winning goal. «I looking for a pass and it turned into a Grade A scoring chance. I was able to get it up and over and that was the game. It is probably the most important goal in my career.»

Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist for the Oilers, Evan Bouchard had a goal and two assists while Evander Kane forced OT with his third-period goal. Connor McDavid had three assists, and Jack Campbell, who came in after Stuart Skinner was pulled after one period, made 27 saves against his former team.

«I've constantly touted that we have a good goaltending tandem. We have belief in both of our goaltenders,» Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said. «That's not assigning any blame on Stuart for how the first period went. But I felt that our team needed a little bit of a change in momentum, give us a different kind of look. The only debate I had was when I was going to do it.»

Skinner, a rookie who took over for Campbell as the primary starter during the regular season, was indeed off his game in the first period. When the teams took the ice for the second, Campbell led the Oilers out of the tunnel.

«I think all playoff games are big tests, but this one was massive for our group. I thought we responded well,» said Draisaitl, who leads the league in playoff scoring