Kings Can't Get Past Slick Oilers

The Los Angeles Kings fell to the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in a shootout, and remain 4 points behind the Oilers in the conference standings for the eighth playoff spot. Dwayne Roloson made 39 saves for Edmonton, including two key saves in the shootout. Drew Doughty scored on a power-play goal in the second period, and Dustin Brown scored to tie the game for LA with 26 seconds left. The Oilers scored both goals in the first period, one coming from Dustin Penner and the other from Shawn Horcoff. Ales Hemsky had an assist for each Oiler goal. The Kings could not put the puck in the net during the shootout, losing 2-0.