Bouchard breaks tie in 3rd, Oilers defeat Kings to end 3-game skid

Bouchard gave the Oilers a 3-2 lead at 1:25 of the third period with a one-timer glove side from the point.

Nugent-Hopkins made it 4-2 at 16:31, finishing a give-and-go with Connor Brown from the edge of the crease.

“We’ve played them enough, we know the way they play,” Nugent-Hopkins said. “We obviously have a plan for that. It’s a patient game. You have to be able to stick with it the whole 60 and not get frustrated.

“I definitely think it was a good time for a game like this, just to simplify our game and not turn the puck over. We’ve been talking a lot about simplifying our game, and tonight we had to do it and I thought we did a good job.”

Kings forward Adrian Kempe left with 1:35 remaining after he got tripped up by Oilers defenseman Cody Ceci. He held his arm as he went down the tunnel.

“For him not to finish the game means something’s not right, because it was a big moment,” Hiller said.

NOTES: McDavid has 91 points (21 goals, 70 assists) in 54 games this season. He became the sixth player in NHL history to have at least eight straight seasons with at least 90 points, joining Wayne Gretzky (13), Mike Bossy (nine), Jari Kurri (eight), Dale Hawerchuk (eight) and Marcel Dionne (eight). … Bouchard has an NHL career-high 15 goals this season, which is tied with MacKenzie Weegar of the Calgary Flames for the most among NHL defensemen. … Hyman has scored six goals on a five-game goal streak.