EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid scored his NHL-leading 61st goal of the season and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Kings, 2-0, on Thursday night to climb over them into second place in the tightly packed Pacific Division standings.

McDavid beat Kings goalie Joonas Korpisalo with a wrist shot from the slot on a short-handed breakaway to make it 2-0 at 3:53 of the third period and Edmonton held on for its third straight victory.

Stuart Skinner made 44 saves for his first shutout of the season and second in the NHL.

Evander Kane opened the scoring with 52 seconds left in the first period with his 15th of the season.

Korpisalo made 35 saves for the Kings, who have lost two in a row.

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The Kings play at Seattle on Saturday night.

The Oilers host the Ducks on Saturday night.

More to come on this story.

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