NHL: Connor McDavid hits 100 points, Oilers humiliate Kings (8-1)

Eight-goal night to shut up the doubters

There are wins that soothe. Then there are wins that slap you awake. Thursday at Crypto.com Arena the Oilers went for the slap. A brutal, take-no-prisoners 8-1 that felt almost therapeutic against a shell-shocked Kings side.

Edmonton had been stumbling through a string of maddening losses, including a gutting 6-5 in Anaheim the night before. No chaos this time. No blown lead. Just a cold, clinical beatdown.

And right at the heart of it, as always, Connor McDavid.

Connor McDavid, century again

One goal, one assist. Two more points. And, crucially, McDavid cleared the 100-point mark for the ninth time in his career.

At 28 he keeps making the extraordinary look normal. Six straight 100-point seasons. Nine campaigns with triple digits. Only Wayne Gretzky (15) and Mario Lemieux (10) top that in NHL history.

His goal to make it 4-1 said it all. He drew Darcy Kuemper to the left post, vanished behind the net, popped out on the right and slid the puck into an open cage while Drew Doughty flailed on the ice. Classic McDavid: speed, smarts, perfect timing.

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The kind of play that folds a game.

Draisaitl and Hyman, top lieutenants

If McDavid is the metronome, Leon Draisaitl is the hammer. One goal, three assists, bossing the faceoffs and lethal on the man advantage. His power-play strike early in the third put the Kings out of their misery.

Zach Hyman did what Hyman does—ugly work in front of the net, pouncing on rebounds, two assists on top of that. His goal for 5-1 turned the night into a full-blown nightmare for Los Angeles.

Edmonton kept it simple: tight defense, quick transitions, ruthless efficiency. As Hyman put it after the game, everything starts with defense. And for once the Oilers controlled what they could control.

Kings slipping into trouble

For the Los Angeles Kings it’s a different picture. Five games without a win. 0-4-1 in their last five. Fans booed and even broke into “Fire Hiller” chants aimed at coach Jim Hiller.

Darcy Kuemper gave up four goals on 15 shots before coming out. Anton Forsberg steadied things but couldn’t change the tide. Up front the leaders looked for answers.

Captain Anze Kopitar didn’t hide. There are 24 games left, sure. But the clock’s ticking. L.A. sits three points behind the Seattle Kraken for the second wild-card spot in the West. In a tight conference every bad night costs you double.

The score isn’t the worst part. It’s the helplessness. A fragile structure. A leaky defense. Confidence in shards.

Oilers restart the push

For Edmonton this win doesn’t solve everything. But it flips the mood. It breathes life into a team that had been suffocating. Connor Ingram made the saves when needed. The depth answered. Even with only 11 forwards they rolled.

This 8-1 might be “just” a February game. But in a long, volatile season some nights become turning points.

McDavid passed another milestone. Draisaitl imposed himself. The Oilers grabbed control.

And the Kings? They’d better start looking over their shoulder. The playoff race isn’t waiting for anyone.

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