
Kane scores 2, Oilers force Game 7 with 4-2 win over Kings
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Evander Kane scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers kept their season alive with a 4-2 win over the L.A. Kings in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series on Thursday.
Evander Kane scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers kept their season alive with a 4-2 win over the L.A. Kings in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series on Thursday.
The victory evened the best-of-seven series at 3-3 with Game 7 set for Saturday in Edmonton.
Connor McDavid had a three-point night with a goal and two assists, while Tyson Barrie scored and Kane added an assist.
Sean Durzi and Carl Grundstrom replied for the Kings.
Mike Smith stopped 30 of 32 shots for Edmonton and L.A.’s Jonathan Quick made 33 saves.
The Oilers took a 2-0 lead early in the second but the Kings clawed their way back to start the third.
Kane put away the empty-net strike with 59.9 seconds left in the game.