The Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Monday night, and head coach Kris Knoblauch has suggested several things he saw in his team’s performance will help the team as the NHL playoff race heats up.
“I think we managed the puck well,” Knoblauch told reporters after the Oilers practised at Rogers Place on Tuesday. “I thought our defence did a really good job denying the blue line — we created a lot of turnovers at the blue line.
We weren’t spread out. Wherever the puck was, we had five guys around it, which helps defend.
While the Oilers’ win against a divisional opponent comes in handy as teams jockey for playoff positions, Knoblauch downplayed how big the victory was, though he acknowledged the Kings are “a very good defensive team.