Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid lead Oilers over Kings in shootout

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Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid both scored in regulation and then again in the shootout, lifting the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

McDavid added an assist to get to 100 points for the fifth time in his career. Cody Ceci also scored and Mikko Koskinen had 38 saves for the Oilers, who have won eight straight at home.

The victory was Edmonton’s second in a row and moved the Oilers within a point of Los Angeles for second place in the Pacific Division.

"I think both teams knew what was at stake. It was a tight game, back and forth," Draisaitl said. "That was a playoff-type of game."

Alexander Edler, Quinton Byfield and Carl Grundstrom scored in regulation for the Kings, who have lost three of their last four games.

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Edmonton Oilers celebrate a shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings in an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

"I think every point is important and we definitely wanted two," Byfield said. "It’s good that we came away with one, but our minds were on two. They’re right behind us in the standings and we want to make the gap bigger."

Los Angeles started the scoring three minutes into the game with a goal on its first shot. Edler floated a shot from the point that ticked a defender and got past Koskinen.

Edmonton tied it less than four minutes later when Ceci skated in and sent a wrist shot glove side past Jonathan Quick.

The Oilers went up 2-1 with two minutes to play in the opening frame. Zach Hyman muscled a backhanded pass through the crease to Draisaitl, who scored