CAL PETERSEN

Evander Kane picked up his first hat trick in a Stanley Cup playoff game, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman each had two goals, and the Edmonton Oilers dominated the Los Angeles Kings for the second straight game, posting a 8-2 victory in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.

Cal Petersen stopped all 21 shots he faced in his first start in more than a month, Phillip Danault and Drew Doughty scored in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings rolled to a 4-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

The Detroit Red Wings don’t want their captain to be their enforcer, but Dylan Larkin was frustrated with his team’s dreadful start Saturday and wanted to spark something. I thought our second period and third were much better.”But the first period was so ugly, the Red Wings never recovered. The urgency has to be way better.”The Red Wings (16-16-3) are 4-11-1 on the road. … It appeared to me we had a whole bunch of guys that weren’t ready to execute and ready to play. Adrian Kempe’s shorthanded goal with 3:37 remaining in the second period was particularly deflating, making it 3-0.

The Detroit Red Wings had three days between games and a pair of practices to prepare for Saturday’s contest. But when the puck dropped, the Red Wings were ill-prepared, and it was no contest. The Kings, amazingly, outshot the Red Wings 27-2 in the first period. The Red Wings outshot L.A. 10-8 in the second period, but the Kings finished with a 42-21 edge. Alex Nedeljkovic made 38 saves to prevent the Red Wings (16-16-3) from being blown out.

Andrew Mangiapane scored two goals to help Canada beat the United States 4-2 in the semifinals of hockey’s world championship.

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen made 18 saves as the United States beat Kazakhstan 3-0 to improve to 2-1 at the IIHF world hockey championship.

For the second night in a row, the Kings and Avalanche will meet in the Mile High City. Watch the NHL on ESPN+The Avalanche currently sit second in the West Division, two points behind the Vegas Golden Knights. If Colorado wins, that would tie the two teams atop the division and league standings. Colorado likes their chances heading into Thursday night’s matchup, as they are 6-1 this season against the Kings, also having won on Wednesday night convincingly, 6-0. What: NHL HockeyWho: Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado AvalancheWhen: Thursday, May 13Time: 9:00 PM ETWhere: Ball Arena (Denver, Co.)Stream: ESPN+