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The LA Kings earned a hard-fought Game 5 overtime win, 5-4, on Tuesday. Three takeaways from a pivotal night in the series.

“Great start by Phil’s line and the D that were out there. “I liked our game, but part of the game is power plays and penalty kills […]. Those are areas where we have to be better,” head coach Todd McLellan said following the game. When he’s out there, the Kings need to drive to the net and take advantage of the fact that he’s usually a step behind everybody. Early in overtime, Adrian Kempe sped into the zone and found the back of the net for his second goal, bringing this series back to Los Angeles with a 3-2 lead. The Kings came out very strong right off the bat, with Troy Stecher registering his second goal in as many games with a bomb of a slapshot on Mike Smith to give the Kings the early lead. The Edmonton Oilers have never lost a series when winning Game 5 in a 2-2 series, so the Kings made sure that didn’t happen with a MASSIVE win in overtime to take the 3-2 series lead with a chance to close it out in DTLA.

Oilers' Nurse to have hearing for head-butting Kings' Danault: Edmonton is facing elimination down 3-2 in their First Round series vs. LA.

Nurse’s suspension is the third head-butt-related punishment handed out by the NHL Department of Player Safety this season. As the suspension video explains, this wasn’t an accidental collision of heads during play. After Mike Smith made a save and froze the puck for a faceoff, Nurse drove his helmet into Danault, setting off a post-whistle scrum.

The Kings struck early to quiet the Edmonton crowd when Troy Stecher scored his second goal in as many games since being inserted back into the lineup 3:53 into ...

Responding to an Oilers pushback was the Kings yet again as Adrian Kempe wasted no time sending the Kings home with a 3-2 series lead. Then, with 8:54 remaining in regulation, Phillip Danault and the Kings power play returned the favor, scoring their own goal on the man advantage. The Kings struck early to quiet the Edmonton crowd when Troy Stecher scored his second goal in as many games since being inserted back into the lineup 3:53 into the game.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Three-point games from Edmonton's stars wasn't enough to save the Oilers. Adrian Kempe's overtime goal moved the Los Angeles.

The Kings regained the lead midway through the second after Kopitar picked off a pass at the Oilers’ blue line. … Athanasiou slotted back into the Kings’ fourth line in place of Gabe Vilardi. … Derek Ryan returned to the Oilers’ lineup after missing Game 4 with an undisclosed injury. Just three seconds after Blake Lizotte was called for high-sticking, McDavid sent a backhanded shot off the crossbar and over Quick, sprawled in the crease. “We can’t play half the game or quarter of the game short-handed. He scored to make it 4-3 at the 12:33 mark. It’s just a great mentality that we have and we wanted to win another game here.” We’ve got to keep the puck out of our net.” It also means the Oilers need a win to stave off elimination. That needs to be enough in a playoff game,” McDavid said. “There is still a lot to play for,” Kempe said. “(We’re) going to L.A. to win one game. We have to correct that,” Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft said.

The first-round matchup between the LA Kings and Edmonton Oilers has progressively gotten more chippy. Last night, things came to a head, quite literally.

With time winding down in the middle frame, Darnell Nurse turned and headbutted Phillip Danault as Mike Smith made a save to stop play. The implications could be enormous should Nurse be suspended for Game 6 on Thursday. The Edmonton Oilers’ defenseman caught the attention of the NHL Player Safety and will have a hearing on Wednesday for said head-butt.

Another slow start led to another loss Tuesday and now Edmonton is must-win territory, down 3-2 to the Los Angeles Kings in their first-round playoff series. “ ...

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Darnell Nurse will miss Game 6 Thursday as the Oilers try to stave off elimination, after being suspended one game for head-butting Kings center Phillip ...

The suspension leaves Edmonton to try and force a Game 7 without its defensive stalwart. The incident between Nurse and Danault occurred late in the second period of Tuesday's Game 5. L.A. was on the power play, and Nurse was jockeying for position with Danault in front of Oilers' netminder Mike Smith. As Smith made a save, Nurse turned his body toward Danault and launched his head into the center's face.