New York. Hollywood stars on both sides of the rim put on a show as the Los Angeles Kings won another drama against Edmonton last night.
Swedish top scorer Adrian Kempe, for example, scored his third goal in as many matches – and actor Will Ferrell cheered him on with a rare stunning face-paint.
“It was electric here tonight,” says overtime champ Trevor Moore after the 3-2 win.
Will Ferrell, known above all from comics such as ‘Anchorman’ and ‘Elf’, is a documented supporter of the LA Kings and has been seen at countless games at the Crypto.Com Arena over the years – but rarely with more exciting looks than he does. He had to duel the playoffs tonight.
The 55-year-old American – who coincidentally married Vivica Bolen from Askem outside Gothenburg – sat at the bottom of the sideline in a checkerboard black-and-white face paint so unexpectedly TV producers had a hard time keeping it. . cameras away from him. Especially when he cheers, and he often had a reason to do so.
Another great drama
The Kings and Oilers provided another great drama that was only decided when Trevor Moore scored a 3-2 puck in overtime. And hardly even then, because the target had long been scanned for a suspected high stick the moment before. But in the end it was approved, and then Will Ferrell and the other 20,000 fans saw the cheers of the year break out in Hollywood.
– It felt great to play here tonight. The atmosphere was charged, hero Moore says when he met the media afterward.
Leading the Swedish Shooting League
Prior to this coronation, Connor McDavid scored his first two goals in the qualifiers this year, respectively, and Adrian’s third in as many matches – which he leads the Swedish Shooting League even in the qualifiers. The Ångerman native is now also, with a total of ten goals, the active NHL player with the most playoff goals scored in Edmonton.
A new round in the series – certainly a tight and dramatic one – will be scheduled for Monday night.