"Kaliyev scored on a shot from the slot shortly after a power play ended to tie it 3-3 at 12:58 of the third period. Video: VGK@LAK: Kaliyev ties it up in the 3rd periodKarlsson redirected Pietrangelo's pass from the high slot to put Vegas up 3-2 at 7:17 of the third. Kempe tied it 2-2 at 4:02 of the third, scoring into an open goal from the crease after Anze Kopitar got Thompson to commit on a fake and take himself out of the play. "At times when we were connected, we were fast. Other times disconnected, the passing was off, timing was off, " McLellan said. "Forwards wanted the puck, [defensemen] held on. Forwards needed to get the puck, or [the defensemen] needed to get the puck up, forwards weren't available. So, work to do.
"We were still in it at the end of the night, " Kings coach Todd McLellan said. "But obviously the focus is going to be on the play at the end, which makes no sense. It's hard to defend it. But our team gave up 51 shots on goal tonight. "It looked as if Los Angeles was content to get at least one point when defenseman Sean Durzi stood behind his own net in the final minute.
This is the 10th time the Oilers have been in the Western Conference Finals and first time since the 2005-06 season. Forwards Connor McDavid (7 G, 19 A) and Leon Draisaitl (7 G, 19 A) lead the Oilers with 26 points apiece. Evander Kane has a team-high 12 goals in the postseason. The Colorado Avalanche are the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
Cassidy was hired June 14 to replace Peter DeBoer after the Golden Knights did not reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. "I think, for a coach, you're always worried that when you don't know your team that well -- it's our first [regular-season] game -- what will happen when things don't go well? It's always to me a sign of good character in the room when a team's resilient, so that's a big plus for me no matter how the score turned out, " Cassidy said. William Karlsson had a goal and an assist, Chandler Stephenson and Alex Pietrangelo each had two assists, and Logan Thompson made 27 saves for Vegas. "A lot of ups and downs but, overall, I thought we played a pretty good 60 minutes, " Stone said.
They advanced to the Conference Finals with wins over the Nashville Predators in the first round and St. Louis Blues in the second round. This is the seventh time the Avalanche have reached the Western Conference Finals and first time since 2002. Forward Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avalanche with eight goals and 13 points in the postseason. Defenseman Cale Makar also has 13 points (3 G, 10 A).
"And we had our breakdowns, but that's just learning curves. If we can kind of cut those in half, we'll get it done. "Video: VGK@LAK: Stone scores with less than 25 seconds leftGabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist, Arthur Kaliyev and Adrian Kempe scored, and Jonathan Quick made 47 saves for Los Angeles.
How to watch Oilers vs. Avalanche in Game 1 via live online streamTNT will host Tuesday’s matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Puck drop is set for 8:10 p. m. ET, and the game will take place at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. The Edmonton Oilers are the No. 2 seed in the Pacific Division. They advanced to the Conference Finals by beating the Los Angeles Kings in first round and Calgary Flames in the second round.
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