Hyman Gets 1st Playoff Hat Trick, McDavid Has 5 Assists as Oilers Beat Kings 7–4 in Game 1

Los Angeles Kings' Matt Roy (3) skates past as Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97), Zach Hyman (18), Evan Bouchard (2) and Leon Draisaitl (29) as they celebrate a goal during the third period of Game 1 in first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey action in Edmonton, Alberta, on April 22, 2024. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP

EDMONTON, Alberta—Zach Hyman had three goals and an assist in his first postseason hat trick, Connor McDavid had five assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 7–4 Monday night, April 22, in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

Adam Henrique, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Leon Draisaitl and Warren Foegele also scored and Evan Bouchard chipped in with four assists for the Oilers, who had lost the first game of their last seven playoff series and had not won Game 1 of a series on home ice since 1990.