Foegele

Staal was awkwardly tied up with Edmonton’s Warren Foegele who dragged Staal to the ice without any penalty being called.

Warren Foegele drove up the left wing to gain the Sabres zone and then spun to hit McDavid in stride cutting up the middle.

Both their units made noise on the Kings’ third man-advantage chance, with Byfield and Anże Kopitar each finding the puck on the doorstep and Warren Foegele creating havoc from in tight.

Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists for Edmonton, while Warren Foegele and Connor Brown also scored.

Edmonton made three lineup changes as defenceman Philip Broberg drew in along with McLeod and fellow forward Corey Perry for Vincent Desharnais, Warren Foegele and Sam Carrick.

The Kings retooled in the off-season, bringing in Foegele and Jeannot with the idea of matching the physicality the Oilers showed in last season’s five-game first round exit.

The Oilers kept their foot on the gas with another goal coming midway through the first when Foegele elected to shoot on a two-on-one and recorded his career-high 18th of the campaign.

If you didn’t know that Carolina had 7 quality ELCs playing you haven’t been watching: Aho, Svechnikov, Fleury, Saarela, Bean, Brown, and Foegele.