Mike Smith stops 30 shots, Oilers shut out Kings to even series

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Mike Smith bounced back with a perfect 30-save night and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-0 Wednesday to even their first-round playoff series through two games.

Evander Kane had two goals and an assist, Ryan McLeod had one of each and Jesse Puljujarvi, Darnell Nurse and Leon Draisaitl also scored. Connor McDavid added two assists.

Smith, who made the fatal puck-handling mistake that led to Edmonton’s 4-3 loss in Game 1 on Monday, completed his fifth playoff shutout.

"I made one bad play and it cost us the game," he said. "I think I just carried the same kind of mindset into tonight and obviously wanted to put in a good showing, especially after you feel like you’re maybe the cause of the loss."

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Los Angeles Kings' Quinton Byfield (55) is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goalie Mike Smith (41) as Kailer Yamamoto (56) defends during the first period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs first-round series Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta.  (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft wasn’t surprised to see his goalie rebound.

"That is a true pro," he said. "I thought he made some really good saves in Game 1 as well. It was an unfortunate puck handle. But ... we moved on to preparing for Game 2 and he led the way in his preparation. I thought he went out and executed tonight."

Jonathan Quick stopped 30 of 36 shots for the Kings.

"Sometimes you tip your hat to the opposition, they played a really good game," Los Angeles coach Todd McLellan said.

The series moves to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Friday, with the Kings also hosting Game 4 on