Game Day Thread
Playoffs - Round 1 Game 2 -- 04/23/25
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Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings
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Byfield, Fiala & Hiller 4/21 Post-Game Quotes
Quinton Byfield
On his takeaways from a roller-coaster victory
We were up 4-0 and obviously we’ve got to do better job of closing that game out, but a win’s a win and we’ll take that, we’ll enjoy it and we’ll move on to tomorrow. This happened not last year but the year before. We had a big lead and they came back on us and ended up winning that game. No lead is safe in playoffs. We’ve got to learn from that and learn to defend it a little better.
On his emotions in playing in a game like that to open the postseason
I’m still in shock with that whole game. Like I said, it’s playoffs. You’re up 4-0, 4-1 with the late goal there, so that gave them a little bit going into the third and then they came out and kind of came back, we got one, just lots of ups and downs. They tie it, you don’t know what’s going on, almost. Just glad that we came out with the win. Enjoy it tonight and then get ready for the next one.
On if he feels the Kings took their foot off the gas at all in the third period
Maybe a little bit, but they’ve got some world class players over there. When those guys get going, they get a lot of puck touches, some space, you let McDavid get some open ice, not good things happen for us. It’s playoff hockey, you’re just never out of it.
Kevin Fiala
On his takeaways from a roller-coaster victory in Game 1
Obviously we should have closed it out, but it’s playoff hockey. They have good players and they don’t give up either. So, I’m very proud of our group that we responded again, we didn’t back down. It’s 1-0 now, enjoy it, but move on.
On if he felt the Kings took the foot off the gas at all late in the third period
No, not that much. Obviously they made some nice plays. Obviously you always want to keep pushing and keep pushing, but we can learn from today, so hopefully that doesn’t happen next time.
On the notion of it not being over until it’s over
Exactly, especially against those kinds of teams. Just got to keep pushing, keep playing our game. When we played our game, I think they didn’t have much, so we just have to stay on top of it.
On seeing Phillip Danault score the game-winning goal
He did it all season long, even if you didn’t see it on scoresheet, he showed up. He worked so hard, such a good stick, he’s so hard to play against, he’s fast, he does all his little things, blocking shots, PK and getting rewarded today like that is awesome to see. He deserves it.
Jim Hiller
On his takeaways on the ending to the game and seeing a big lead evaporate before finding the winner
We made a couple of mistakes and they made a couple of really good plays. We did pretty well up until that point. They’re going to make some good plays, we’re going to make some mistakes. We didn’t make that many. So when we did, in those moments, they made good plays and took advantage.
On his emotions in coming out of tonight with the Game 1 victory
I would say just a good start. You know, we didn’t like exactly how it ended. We had a chance, more than one chance, to put the puck into the empty net and end the game in a less dramatic fashion, which is really what we wanted, but it’s hockey. We talked about this in the lead-up to this game, it’s why we all love it. You don’t know exactly what’s going to happen when you come to a hockey game, when you turn on a TV and that’s why it’s so exciting. Guys are out there playing passionately and different things can happen.
On the impact of the crowd and the home-ice advantage to begin the series
Yeah, I don’t know what it is, we’ve talked about it many times, the vibes in the building, it’s a fun place to play, a great atmosphere, our fans, whatever it is, that combination of all those things has turned out pretty well for us here at home. I thought the building was electric, right from the start. We scored early, which I thought really helped, allowed everybody get into the game.
On seeing Phillip Danault get rewarded with two goals tonight
Phil’s not known as a goalscorer, but what he’s done is turned his two-way game into a pretty consistent, I would say, a 20-goal scorer at this stage of his career. This year, he was snake bitten like no other, he had plenty of chances and I think he finished with eight. All of a sudden, two in the first game. That’s all that matters for him going forward. He sacrifices as that type of center, sometimes you sacrifice some offense. You love to see a guy get rewarded for it in a big game like tonight.
On the way his team backchecked throughout tonight’s game
We’ve pretty much done that all year. I think, if we talk to teams and you say, what’s one or two things that LA does particularly well, I think they would point that out. Our back pressure, our forwards getting coming back and just trying to, if you can strip the puck, that’s one thing, but if not, just be there to support me, give the D more confidence to stand up and keep the gap. I thought we did that really well. We had a really good effort up and down the lineup that way and it makes it easier for the D.
Lineups Courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com
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Final win totals below.
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POLL GAME WIN TOTALS
King of the Mountain - 68 points
Rusty
67 pts
Chateau Bow Wow
65 pts
Liz4LA
mugs
VCRW
63 pts
KernCoKingsFan
Sir JW
62 pts
Cross Traffic
61 pts
Drum4Pigs
Kingsmen93
sonnyboy11
Vegas Hockey
60 pts
Hockey 53
58 pts
empire
Forum Gold
57 pts
jammer06
Rogie-Vachon
56 pts
Guinevere
JayWells24
55 pts
Angel Eyes
HiFi
pray4mojo
53 pts
Nyssa42
52 pts
DRice
Dr. Tran
hornman
51 pts
randdog
47 pts
Shackleford
45 pts
Byron
43 pts
dannybuoy1
42 pts
CIrvine
41 pts
Rog or Reg?
TooCool
40 pts
notbob
31 pts
motolare
30 pts
RinkRat
27 pts
Clif
26 pts
DRGinLBC
24 pts
JETS GARAGE
GO KINGS GO!!!
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s again! Go Kings Go! Learn from last game and annihilate the Oilers! That team, the media, and their fans are so freaking cocky. Win Kings to shut them up. An article I saw yesterday… smh. He helped with the comeback, yes. Keyword… defeat, no! That would be Danault!
