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Apr 23, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Edmonton Oilers left wing Viktor Arvidsson (33) and Los Angeles Kings center Phillip Danault (24) chase down the puck in the third period of game 2 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nEvan Bouchard scored twice in Game 3, including the game-winning goal, in a third-period comeback to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday and new life in their Western Conference first-round series.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Connor McDavid scored once in a three-point game, Connor Brown tallied twice, Evander Kane collected one goal and one assist and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added a single for the Oilers, who trail the best-of-seven series 2-1.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl both posted two assists and goaltender Calvin Pickard made 24 saves for the Oilers in his first start of the series.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Edmonton will try to tie the series Sunday at home.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Adrian Kempe, Trevor Moore and Drew Doughty all collected one goal and one assist for the Kings, who erased an early deficit but could not hold on to take a stranglehold of the series. Kevin Fiala also scored, while Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault both notched a pair of assists.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Los Angeles goalie Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n With time ticking down and possibly taking their playoff hopes with it, the Oilers scored a pair of goals 10 seconds apart for the thrilling victory.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Kane, who missed all of the regular season, tied the clash with 6:42 remaining in regulation by tapping home a loose puck during a wild flurry.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Kings lost a challenge for goaltender interference, which gave the Oilers a power play, and Bouchard netted his second tally 10 seconds later with a nifty redirect while on the rush.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Empty-net goals by McDavid and Brown sealed the victory.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n It ended another crazy clash in this series. Nugent-Hopkins opened the scoring by converting a wide-open chance at the 2:49 mark of the first period, and Bouchard doubled the lead six minutes later on the power play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Kempe put the Kings on the board at 17:18, and Fiala tied the clash at 5:43 of the second period while on the power play. Kempe has collected four goals and five assists in the three games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Doughty netted his team’s second power-play goal of the game — and seventh of the series — at 15:07 of the period to give the Kings a 3-2 lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Brown tied the clash at 17:19 of the back-and-forth second period by chipping a close-in chance, but Moore put the Kings ahead 4-3 nine seconds later when he buried a one-handed shot while holding off a check.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n