NHL Roundup: Kings Nip Oilers in OT for 3-2 Edge

NHL Roundup: Kings Nip Oilers in OT for 3-2 Edge
Los Angeles Kings players celebrate a goal by forward Adrian Kempe (9) against the Edmonton Oilers during overtime in game five of the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on May 10, 2022. Perry Nelson/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media
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Adrian Kempe scored two goals, including the game-winner 1:12 into overtime, to give the visiting Los Angeles Kings a 5–4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Tuesday night.

Kempe, who also had an assist, took control of the puck in the neutral zone and then rushed up the right wing and cut inside a diving Duncan Keith and slid a forehand shot around the right pad of goaltender Mike Smith for the game-winner.