Anze Kopitar scores in overtime, Kings beat Oilers 5-4 in Game 2 to tie series

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Anze Kopitar fired a wrist shot past Stuart Skinner's glove and into the top corner on a breakaway to give the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series.

Kopitar picked up the puck near the Edmonton blue line, moved in on Talbot and shot from the slot as Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse dove to try to block the shot.

Adrian Kempe #9 of the Los Angeles Kings celebrates his second goal of the game in the first period against the Edmonton Oilers with teammates Drew Doughty #8, Anze Kopitar #11 and Mikey Anderson #44 in Game Two of the First Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on April 24, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images

Los Angeles rebounded from a 7-4 loss Monday night in the opener to send the series to Los Angeles tied 1-1. Game 3 is Friday night.

Adrian Kempe scored twice in the first period for Los Angeles. Drew Doughty also connected in the first for the Kings, making it 3-1. Kevin Fiala scored in the third, and Cam Talbot made 27 saves.

Dylan Holloway scored twice for Edmonton, tying it at 4 early in the third period. Brett Kulak and Zach Hyman also scored for the Oilers, and Skinner stopped 21 shots.

The teams traded goals early in the third. Fiala gave Los Angeles a 4-3 lead at 1:46, and Holloway tied it at 3:23.

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