National Hockey League
Los Angeles 5, Edmonton 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Where: Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Steve Miller
Attendance: 16839

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick had another vintage night against Edmonton. Oilers goalie Cam Talbot had a night he'll want to forget.

Quick stopped 42 of 44 shots, as Los Angeles beat the Oilers 5-2. Quick has lost only one regulation game to the Oilers in 23 decisions against them. Meanwhile, Talbot was yanked early in the second period after giving up three goals he won't want to see again on the game film.

It was the Kings' third win in a row, while the Oilers seven-game home winning streak came to an end with a resounding thud.

Talbot allowed three goals in a span of 1:36 in the second after a scoreless first period.

The meltdown began when Kings left winger Dwight King to beat Talbot from a bad angle 4:22 into the second period. Oilers defenseman Justin Schultz was stripped of the puck behind his own net. King fired the puck from the side of the net past Talbot.

A little more than a minute later, left winger Michael Mersch came out of the corner and stuffed the puck into the net. It was the rookie's first NHL goal.

The Kings made it 3-0 at 5:58 when center Tyler Toffoli's wrist shot beat Talbot, again from a bad angle. Oilers coach Todd McLellan replaced Talbot, who made 11 saves on 14 shots, with Anders Nilsson. Talbot relieved Nilsson in Sunday's 5-3 loss to Calgary.

It was Toffoli's sixth goal in his last four games.

At 9:56 of the second period, Oilers left winger Benoit Pouliot scored, breaking Quick's bid to become the NHL's all-time leading shutout leader amongst Americans. He is tied with Frank "Mister. Zero" Brimsek and John Vanbiesbrouck with 40.

Center Trevor Lewis restored the Kings' three-goal cushion at 14:18 of the second, making it 4-1.

Oiler center Mark Letestu banged home a pass from left winger Lauri Korpikoski to make it 4-2 just 1:59 into the third period; but right winger Dustin Brown, who finished the night with a goal and two assists, banged home a power-play marker off a goalmouth scramble to cap the scoring.

NOTES: RW Zack Kassian, acquired Monday from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for G Ben Scrivens, was assigned to the Oilers' AHL affiliate in Bakersfield, Calif. ... D Brad Hunt, who led Bakersfield in scoring with 23 points in 27 games, made his season debut for the Oilers on Tuesday. ... The Oilers have six players on injured reserve: D Brandon Davidson (ribs), D Andrew Ference (undisclosed), C Connor McDavid (broken clavicle), LW Rob Klinkhammer (ribs), D Oscar Klefbom (finger) and RW Nail Yakupov (ankle). ... The Kings were without C Jeff Carter (upper body). ... Kings D Matt Greene (shoulder), LW Dwight King (foot) and LW Kyle Clifford (upper body) are on injured reserve. ... The Oilers scratched LW Jujhar Khaira and D Nikita Nikitin; the Kings scratched D Christian Ehrhoff and C Jordan Weal.
Top Game Performances
 
Los Angeles   Edmonton
Dustin Brown 3 Points Mark Letestu 1
Dustin Brown 1 Goals Mark Letestu 1
Dustin Brown 2 Assists Jordan Eberle 1
Dustin Brown 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jonathan Quick .955 Save Percentage Anders Nilsson .895
Jonathan Quick 42 Saves Anders Nilsson 17
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Los Angeles 33 5 1-2 2-2 9 35
Edmonton 44 2 0-2 1-2 9 26
Upcoming Games
  • Edmonton will play their next game at home against Anaheim. The Oilers have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .348 after a loss.
  • Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Kings have a W/L % of .652 after a win and .615 after a loss.