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Adrian Kempe from Quinton Byfield and Anze Kopitar at 11:23 of the third period.
For this goal, there is a bit of a break in coverage by the Edmonton Oilers, but mostly this is just a well ran play by the Kings. The puck was free in the faceoff dot for a while, but no one seemed to know where it was till it was too late.
Good Plays
- The poke check by Byfield lands the puck right on the stick of Kempe.
- Perfect placed shot by Kempe, no real chance by Skinner on that one.
- A good tie-up by Kopitar takes McDavid out of this play.
Breakdowns
- That puck in on Hyman’s stick for a moment, he has to move it out of that area.
- Hyman also sets a pick on Ekholm which is what causes Kempe to be wide open. If these two don’t get tangled up this goal doesn’t end up in the net.