It looked like this one was going to need overtime but unfortunately for the Edmonton Oilers that wasn't the case. The Kings would get a gift when Oilers Mike Smith tried to play the puck down the ice to teammate Leon Draisaitl but was picked off. The Kings forward Alex Lafallo tried to score in the open net but Mike Smith would save his bacon by making a huge save but eventually Phil Danault would score on the rebound as the Kings would leave game 1 with a 4-3 win and a 1-0 series lead.
In Game 1, the Oilers had Ryan Nugent-Hopkins between Foegele and Derek Ryan on the third line, and a fourth-line pair of Ryan McLeod and Zack Kassian opting for an 11 forwards, seven defensemen setup.