Game 3 was over early

Game 3 was over early in LA as the Kings fell behind 3-0 after the first period in a 6-1 loss to the Oilers in Game 3 of their Stanley Cup playoff series. We’ll discuss that and more on this edition of Locked on LA Kings.
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[@scottcraig2569]

The kings are dirty. Late hits, low hits, high hits and diving. They are getting what they deserve.

[@user-ck1qt8sn9u]

"Late hits, low hits, high hits,and diving" What a hilarious thing to say considering the team you support has a wife beater who flops harder than a European basketball player. Even after all that BS that went your way with the refs and you're still whining. That's incredible. No wonder Edmonton is famous for having the worst fans in all of sports. I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish with this comment, but all you've succeeded in doing is perpetuating negative stereotypes about Oiler fans.

[@jergobrigi]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn-ynZd7rtllipY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY&feature=emb_logo Here is a clear view of England targeting the head. Surprised no suspension. Game 4 kings really did dominate. But was it more of the oilers weathering the storm, and absorbing hits? What ever the case Oilers went to LA and gave up 1 goal in 2 games, and have put themselves 1 win away from moving to the next round.

[@paules0099]

I said it before, and I will say it again. I can describe the Kings team in one word. INCONSISTENT!

[@PoolNoodleGundam]

Kings are to busy hitting while the Oilers are playing Hockey

[@curtiscarter204]

Need to clean house. Blake is done.he totally ruined this team cap and players

[@pancake105]

If you can't handle a two player team with a below average goalie, you don't deserve to be in playoffs

[@TheRAGE154]

The fans weren’t that loud, didn’t hear anyone shout skinner. Was embarrassing when oilers fans hikacked the la kings talk with stolly

[@michaelsobolewski401]

fair-weather fans ,,,win or get lost

[@PoolNoodleGundam]

They shouted Skinner for like 4 seconds but then the Oilers started scoring and didn't stop

[@sammy_vsc8311]

100% I was there and upset about the lack of fan support

[@deanm3464]

I’m an Oilers fan and after game 2 I expected Skinner chants from the start of the game!

[@bearcookie13]

Talbot doesn't make the biggest saves ,but he keeps us in most games. But Doughty and Anderson giving the puck away ,leaving Talbot all alone you can't blame him for that. We have the worst special teams in the playoffs by far, that's what kills this team..

[@arthurkjr]

HOW ABOUT THAT DUBOIS TRADE!! 😂😂🤣🤣

[@antonhoang999]

Yes, in the game of hockey, usually the game is pretty much over after the third period.

[@mph650]

Time to go with Rittich

[@oliversnodgrass8097]

Time for the defense to stop turning the puck over in front of Talbot.

[@Robb912]

you could put a sheet of 4x6 sheet of plywood over the net and you'd lose

[@mikes7446]

True the Defense hasn’t been good also

[@mph650]

@@oliversnodgrass8097obviously defense needs to improve. Really only 1 goal last game was the result of a blatant turnover. Sometimes you need a goalie change to spark team defense.

[@PoolNoodleGundam]

Oilers have a long history of annihilating Rittich. He is unironically one of their fans' favorite goalie for how well they do against him.

[@dominickefrim3088]

Doesn't matter if Rittich is better or not. We definitely need to use all the bullets in the chamber... Talbot can still come in in game 5 if needed and he will be rested and focused. I say try Rittich while we still have at least 2 games left.

[@SOCKITTOMECAKE]

Rob Blake has not built a solid team like Dean Lombardi did. It's seems just like a bunch of random players thrown together with little thought as to how they can work together.

[@mercywilliams2698]

Blake hasn’t shown much ability to sign offensive talent. Not enough consideration for consistency favoring instead the look of elite skill.

[@kennylee7653]

fixed* has not built a winning champion team. AEG needs to move on from Luc & Rob.

[@mikeymoney8676]

Lewis a Lizotte are getting cooked on the PK might as well have the fourth line be Thomas turcote and Arthur for some offense! Rittich has to start next game if he’s bad can always go back to talbot

[@michaelv1986]

I hope Grandpa Lewis and Lizotte are both gone next year ! If I were Hiller I definitely would bring in Thomas, Fagemo and Kaliyev as 4th line Wednesday. What do we have to lose ?

[@karokaro7328]

Eddie see you on Sunday and if this Kings team does not wake up and Man up we'll be saying goodbye to the Kings for this season!

[@VintageTealDog]

Kings play different when Rittich is in, which isn’t Talbots fault… Kings have been mental all year… I still think Dubois is the problem 🏒 I’m staying positive until the end… I mean I’m still shocked they even made the playoffs 😂 Go Kings Go!!!

[@dccontreras]

Go with Rittich and change the #1 power play unit. It’s just not working.

[@mitsanut5869]

Usually, the game is over after the 3rd period

[@danielhallett4962]

I laughed hard when he said

[@joshh5473]

Need a scorer. How about Fagemo?

[@faulknavy]

I was hoping Hiller went full Tom Webster and started throwing sticks on the ice.

[@oliversnodgrass8097]

I was hoping he got tossed to send a message to refs, and game 4 would be more evenly called

[@troyvan6952]

Start Rittich Clarke in for Roy Akil Thomas in for Dubois... Pull out a victory game 4

[@mitsanut5869]

Hiller won't do it until after we lose game 4 which will be too late. I don't like that the TOI is so unevenly distributed amongst the players. This coaching philosophy is so outdated and damaging to any team and, it has to go. You end up overworking your top dogs and killing the confidence of the lower six. No player should get more than 20 minutes/game and no player should get less than 10. 10 minutes equals 20 shifts that will keep you sharp both mentally and physically, and so on. Why to have 4 lines if you end up playing mostly three is beyond me. DD is slow not because of his age but because he is played half the game. Anyone who understands the demands of full 35 seconds shifts played at 100 percent will agree with me.

[@troyvan6952]

Absolutely agree

[@michaelv1986]

It’s not Talbots fault but we need to make a change and we did !!! It’s Rittich time ! Things needed to change and Hiller made the right call thankfully ! And i’m just gonna say it ….. Regardless of what happens…. PLD is and will continue to be a total stiff and he will be the nail in Blake’s coffin and should be !! Horrific trade and even worse signing!!!! Worst deal made in the NHL in 2023-2024. No more excuses !!! PLD is a total bust !!!!!

[@sammy_vsc8311]

It’s not even about being over critical of Talbot, but more so, why not give Dave a look

[@88PSB]

Are we taking you guys out in three years in a row? Ggs

[@wrongbeach35]

Luc and Blake HAVE to go. PLD should go. The 1-3-1 needs to go. Let Roy, Arvidsson, Lewis, Gavrikov, Englund walk

[@japaniagua]

Englund is the only tough guy they have. They need him more than the other guys you mentioned

[@karokaro7328]

Agree on all but one Englund is not the best defenseman we have but he is good enough because of his physical play and Fighting skills! Roy Ehhh but Gavrikov has declined drastically specially on the PK

[@rlosangeleskings]

All but the 1-3-1 as well as Englund and/or Roy... RV came back from a major injury...but I still think he's expendable... Englund is a D first guy plus HE FIGHTS...

[@vulyus014]

the problem with not calling penalties in the playoffs is that the same teams play each other for the entire series. If the game is close, the refs WILL generally let minor infractions go uncalled because they don't want to influence the result of the game. However, in a game like this where it's 4-1 in the 3rd and the Kings have nothing going and zero momentum, those penalties should definitely be called. If not, it leads to the losing team trying to injure the opposing players to gain an advantage in future games. The headshot on Kane was a clear example of this.

[@LAKingsFan90]

I want Rittich !!! Talbot sucks. Remember Kings attempted to trade Talbot but were denied. Cam has made some great saves! But allowing 6 goals is unacceptable and i refuse to blame just the defense this time. The whole team played like crap in game 3. But Talbot still allowed 6 goals. ITS TIME FOR DAVID RITTICH!! Who when started against the oil a little over a month ago he beat them.

[@PoolNoodleGundam]

Rittich will be worse than Talbot. Oilers have eaten him alive for years now.

[@bennywurz2995]

Yes please 🙏 put Big Save Dave in the Kings 🤴 net! He will show you the meaning of No Save Dave 😅

[@TheRAGE154]

If we won I would’ve been ok with rittich playing the next game

[@mikes7446]

They got no Goalie, they need a Goalie and NEW GM!

[@-KYUSS-]

Talbot at 36. I think his reflexes are slower than the shots from a high powered offense of the Oilers.

[@robertwinthrop6620]

“The game was pretty much over after the 3rd period”🤔. No shit lol

[@devineisman3791]

I swear this is the only team that just throws away games

[@indianajones5037]

Kings got home ice jitters need to play with more confidence more accurate passes and bury opportunities

[@RichardX-bs1pf]

Kings played lackluster (again)

[@ExpatChef71]

As another Oilers fan I agree. This series looks far from over.

[@ryans413]

If oilers win game 4 it could be over

[@ExpatChef71]

@@ryans413 IF they have a dominant win, it's done. But after seeing how LA has played, I'm not writing them off just yet

[@jasonknoblauch1665]

You kings know that talbot was the goalie for the oilers for a few years . So yah I think we know how to pick him apart. But look at the bright side L.A did win the cup in 2013 I think while we haven't won since 1990

[@300gjw]

Unable to stop the big 4 and their PP.

[@sublimemediocrity]

You said if the Kings goalies were good, they would win. Followed up with it doesn't which goalie plays, because games are won and lost by the team around them

[@oliversnodgrass8097]

Kings Waited until 3rd period to play right, by then to late and the refs were not going to let the Kings come back in this one, BTW, Talbot has played fine, Doughty not so good defensively

[@bearcookie13]

The refs had nothing to do with it, if you think we were going to come back, you've been reading too many fairy tales

[@buytheredcar]

Kings mentally melted down in the 3rd. Oilers too fast and too skilled. Every game is different in the playoffs so let's see how they bounce back. Seems like edm is capable of scoring 5 goals in every game though.

[@rickpapineau5939]

"The refs..."? The Kings played garbage hockey and you're blaming the refs? Are the refs to blame for the 0-5 PP? The 50% penalty kill?

[@ExpatChef71]

Oilers fan here, not here to gloat. After scoring early and shutting down the first two power plays, the Kings began to lose their composure and focus. For this game anyway, for the most part, Edmonton kept their cool (there were a couple exceptions) and were able to finish off the Kings. It's a long series and ain't over yet. See you in Game 4!

[@bearcookie13]

@ExpatChef71 it's over, I said before ,we were the worst team in the playoffs and we gave proved it, Oilers with far too much talent for the crew we have ..

[@carlosconde5467]

Most of us are long time Kings fans and Hockey fans, but some just don't get it. The Kings are a solid team up and down, Stanley Cup contenders ... except for one key position - Goaltender. You can't let in 6 GPG and expect your team to advance. If Talbot was playing junior Hockey - he would get scored on. When it comes to playoff Hockey, he would need to go up 3 notches to get to the level of mediocre. TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE OR MAKE VACATION PLANS.

[@CraigTakata]

Looked like they tried hitting more. Game 4! Go 👑 Kings 👑 Go !!!

[@reindeerheadgames]

My heart bleeds purple, I need a transfusion.

[@soysauce76]

So sick of seeing Lewis take up a roster spot. The guy offers nothing, zero offense and zero defense/pk. Play the kids, bring in Clarke to ignite the PP cause nothing is working on the PP.

[@Marixa1979]

As an Oiler fan, Lewis is one of the few players that has been noticeable for the Kings. Kempe and Byfield are studs for sure. Doughty would always have a place on my team, though his contract is a bit rich.

[@biglebowski3961]

One word to describe this organization, a mess. Definition, untidy state of things.

[@rlosangeleskings]

Scheiße or just plain 💩...

[@eazye9991]

They need a number 1 goaile which they do not have thats why they are going to lose this series

[@reindeerheadgames]

Quick, come home

[@902chicnstu]

Lose games. They have not lost they have gotten smoked off the ice. Reality is skill and talent will be structure and system. Can't justify continuing to start a goalie with a gaa of 5.00. Not happening.

[@chrisdonahue4205]

The 1st goal .... Hyman was alone for like 30 seconds and could have taken all day by himself leaving guys in front no concern with getting back on defense is pathetic lol. Just a bad team overall really a bunch of B to C grade talent compared to most teams the start of the season was obviously just a fluke

[@jaydendorchester4323]

HYMAN IS GOD!!!

[@japaniagua]

Power play merchant

[@rickpapineau5939]

Definitely... ONLY scoring 39 even strength goals this year. What a bum. Only good on the PP.

[@japaniagua]

@@rickpapineau5939 He doesn't create the offense. He gets fed by McDavid and Draisaitl. Actually watch the games, not just check the box score.

[@jamess1021]

@@japaniagua any team that plays the trash kings are PP merchants, yall went 0/5 and the only chirp you can do is this? sucks to suck.

[@jaydendorchester4323]

@@japaniagua lmfao wow this is by far the most stupid comment I've ever read.

[@JaggedDagger]

This is perfect for a Commfornia team. 2 more games until they're golfing

[@user-ck1qt8sn9u]

I very much disagree with your take, this is what I saw. Kings got dominated in the first. The 1-3-1 was totally figured out. The Oilers out played us in nearly every conceivable way for the first 20 minutes. The second, the Kings seemed to abandon the 1-3-1, it became way more of a dog fight. That period ended up being a 1-1 affair, much better. The first four minutes of the third, the Kings flat out looked the best they have all series. They completely abandoned the 1-3-1, controlled the puck almost the entire time, and every line generated at least one high danger chance. We were looking like the team that went on that winning streak. We looked faster, sharper, and overall better. Then the refs decided to call the most baffling 5on3 I've ever seen. That wasn't a penalty, Evander Kane flopped like Vlade Divac. Even if it was how do they throw 3 kings and 3 oilers in the penalty box..... then just start a 5on3 without announcing the penalties or anything? I've never seen anything like that in all my years watching professional sports. Then they gave them another 5on3 and all was lost. Half of their expected goals scored came after the bizarre referee calls. If the Kings from the second period and first part of the third show up, and the referees don't pull that kind of craziness again, then kings take this in 6 easy.

[@KellyYates-ph1xp]

😂😂😂

[@user-ck1qt8sn9u]

@@KellyYates-ph1xp Do you care to actually offer any analysis, or are you just here to prove all the negative stereotypes about Oiler fans true?

[@obelisk21]

My perspective as an Oiler fan... With regards to the Kane hit and the subsequent 5 on 3 I thought that England got his head a bit but not an egregious hit to the head. I thought it was a 2 minute penalty for the hit and if the scrums evened out and the only extra penalty was for the hit resulting in a 5 on 4 I would have been okay with that. I was not down in the middle of that scrum so I have no idea what Kopitar did to earn a misconduct on top of everything to cause the 5 on 3 but it was not obvious what happened based on what was visible on TV. The Kings didn't play much of a 1-3-1 in game one and still got outplayed so I am not sure the defensive scheme was the reason they lost. If anything, the biggest reason they lost game 1 and game 3 is because they are outplayed so badly on special teams.

[@Marixa1979]

The hit by Engelland was penalty all day long, saying it was a flop is the stupidest thing I've seen in a while. The Kings straight up unravelled and got running around trying to draw blood. The slew foot on Kane, the hit from behind on McDavid as a couple examples. The Kings looking good for the start of period 3 was likely more a case of the Oilers just turtling and trying to not allow too much more than the Kings being dominant.

[@user-ck1qt8sn9u]

@obelisk21 "The Kings didn't play much of a 1-3-1" They played it the entire first period and the Oilers scored 2/3 goals because of it. Because no King player was threatening them deep after a dump, all 5 Oiler players would gather speed entering the zone, and they'd get set up for sustained offensive pressure. It's honestly a master class on how to beat a 1-3-1, and any coach that goes up against this system in the future should use the 1st period of this game as an example. Absolutely beautiful gameplan by the Oilers and their coach to bust it. As far as the Kane hit, I would've understood a 5 minute major, even if I disagree. I thought it should've been just a single 2 minute minor. No matter what though, and specially in the playoffs, there is no excuse to just start a 5 on 3 without announcing anything. I was at the game, my company has a box at staples. They put 3 players in the box from each team, then dropped the puck 5on3 without announcing a single penalty on anyone. That's suspicious. I've probably been to 500+ NHL games in my life, and never seen anything like it. I honestly don't think I've seen that in peewee hockey.

[@robertortega3651]

One of the worst games ever. sugarcoat it all you want Drew Doughty lost his game for us

[@dawsondrobot]

How is a 6-1 ass kicking doughtys fault. Oilers were simply superior in every aspect

[@ahmedshmoury5990]

La sucks were gonna kick your team out again

[@soysauce76]

And someone else will kick your team out. Haven’t won shit in 30 years so you can’t say shit.

[@user-vm2tz6sb4g]

Our city has won more championships in the last twenty years than Edmonton ever has, including two Stanley Cups. You're up 1 game in a series and already talking this much crap? This is why Edmonton Oiler fans are the laughing stock of the NHL. Did you notice the game was lopsided, the officials were making the worst calls in NHL history that all favored the Oilers, yet we didn't throw any trash on the ice? That's because we have class, and we actually win championships. Now enjoy your crappy, boring city for poor people, I'm gonna go walk my dog on the beach.

[@ExpatChef71]

Mate, there are forums for having a go at each other, and this doesn't seem to be one of them. We allowed four goals against Game 1 and spent Game 2 mostly skating around looking like we didn't know where the light switch was. We've had one solid outing out of three, so I wouldn't be rubbing anyone's nose it if I were you.

[@deregerm]

@@user-vm2tz6sb4g cry more... you are embarassing your fan base now

[@XoWILDSIDEoX]

I’m a diehard Oilers fan, and let me tell ya; I had you guys winning last night. Don’t count your guys out just yet! You guys have our whole fan base terrified. Trust me! This is turning into one helluva rivalry! Cheers, 👑’s fans