Moore’s hat trick powers Kings’ win

His empty-netter with 57 seconds left seals it as L.A. stifles Oilers’ McDavid, Draisaitl.

EDMONTON, Canada — Trevor Moore had a hat trick and the Kings beat the struggling Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Viktor Arvidsson assisted on all three of Moore’s goals for the Kings, who have won five of their last six games. Goalie Cal Petersen stopped 22 shots.

Zach Hyman scored for the Oilers, who have lost five of seven games. Stuart Skinner made 29 saves.

The Kings opened the scoring 4:23 into the first period when Moore unleashed a long shot that beat Skinner on the stick side.

Edmonton came close to countering midway through the first period when Connor McDavid made a onehanded play to lift the puck over Petersen, but Arvidsson managed to bat it away.

The Kings outshot the Oilers 13-6 in the first period. Overall, the Kings had a season-high 29 blocked shots, their most in a game since Dec. 22, 2018.

Edmonton tied the score at 1-1 at 12:47 into the second when Ryan Murray intercepted a clearing attempt by Blake Lizotte and sent a pass to Hyman, who beat Petersen with a backhand shot for his eighth goal.

The Kings regained the lead with just under three minutes to play in the second as Arvidsson sent a pass across to Moore, who fired a shot that went off Skinner’s arm and into the net just as a penalty on McDavid ended.

Moore was able to complete the hat trick with an empty-net goal with 57 seconds left. It was his fifth goal of the season.

Oilers forwards Leon Draisaitl and McDavid were held without a point, ending their streaks at 11 and 10 games, respectively.