LOS ANGELES – Dustin Brown and Trevor Lewis each had a goal and two assists and the Los Angeles Kings needed just 96 seconds to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night at Rexall Place.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless first period had many thinking that the Kings had tired legs playing on the second night of a back-to-back, Dwight King, Michael Mersch and Tyler Toffoli all scored within 96 seconds of eachother to start the second period.
King made his season debut after missing the last 10 weeks with a broken foot and welcomed himself back to action when he snuck past Justin Schultz at the 4:22 mark in the first period and slipped a shot by Oilers goalie Cam Talbot for the game's first goal.
The floodgates opened from there as the Kings scored two more times in the next 96 seconds. First, Mersch found the back of the net for his first career NHL goal, and Toffoli followed with his 18th goal of the season and team-leading 29th point.
Edmonton head coach Todd McLellan immediately went to the bench and replaced Talbot with Anders Nilsson who didn't fare much better allowing two more goals over the final two periods.
Benoit Pouliot scored for the Oilers before Trevor Lewis made it a five-goal flurry in the second period for both teams.
Mark Letestu scored in the third period to try and get Edmonton back in the game, but Dustin Brown put the exclamation point on the night with the Kings fifth and final goal on the Oilers.
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Jonathan Quick made 42 saves starting in net on back-to-back nights for the first time this season.
TURNING POINT
If you blinked, you missed it, three goals in 96 seconds in the second period was too insurmountable for the Oilers to overcome.
MVP OF THE GAME
Jonathan Quick. He arguably was the MVP on Monday night, but stopping 42 shots on the second night of a back-to-back is phenomenal.
STAT OF THE NIGHT
With his two assists tonight, Dustin Brown has now recorded 245 assists in his career, passing Charlie Simmer for 12th place on the LA Kings all-time assists list.
TWEET OF THE NIGHT
Brown delivers pic.twitter.com/c2RXU0Ctp9 — LA Kings (@LAKings) December 30, 2015
Well done.
PHOTO OF THE NIGHT
���� pic.twitter.com/RMGE8PJUs3 — LA Kings (@LAKings) December 30, 2015
This kid came prepared.
QUOTE OF THE NIGHT
"You work your entire life, first to get here and then when you score and it's the way you've been scoring throughout your career. It shows my game is able to be applicable to this level." – LA Kings Michael Mersch on scoring his first NHL goal.
NOTES
Jeff Carter and Christian Ehrhoff were scratched before the game with injuries. Dwight King made his season debut.
RECORD
Los Angeles Kings (23-11-2, 48 points) 1st in Pacific Division
Edmonton Oilers (15-20-3, 33 points) last in Pacific Division
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Los Angeles Kings continue their trek across Canada when they face the Calgary Flames on Thursday at 6:00 PM PST.
Edmonton hosts the Anaheim Ducks who seem to be following the Kings across Canada on Thursday at 6:00PM PST.
