Kings Clamp Down Oilers, Behind Anton Forsberg’s Shutout
In a gritty, playoff-level battle, Anton Forsberg stole the show with a 27-save shutout to defeat the Edmonton Oilers in their final home game of the season.
The Los Angeles Kings (34-26-19) shutout the Edmonton Oilers (40-30-10) 1-0 on Saturday afternoon to win their final home game of the season. Los Angeles continues to climb the standings and now has a great chance to move into the top three in the Pacific Division. Strong defensive effort from the Kings, led by Anton Forsberg, gave Los Angeles their best home win of the year against the Oilers.
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com/UZ8C8zQA3m — LA Kings (@LAKings) April 11, 2026 The opening period gave us the playoff intensity we expected, with both teams fighting for playoff seeding in the Pacific Division. Through nine minutes, it was a very scrappy game, with Los Angeles getting off three shots, while Edmonton getting just two shots up. Los Angeles amped up its defensive intensity to start and was great at forechecking, forcing turnovers, applying pressure to Edmonton, creating scoring opportunities, and getting physical with the Oilers.
It was at the 12:26 mark when Artemi Panarin forced a turnover and got off to the races alone at the breakaway, scoring the goal, beating Connor Ingram to give LA the early advantage. LAK Goal - Bread is on the menu! Panarin with a steal at the defensive blue line, goes in on a breakaway and buries top shelf!
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