Kings' season on the line in Game 5 at Edmonton

Through peaks and valleys, the Kings have repeated the same maxim: “Check for chances.” There, the Oilers could continue their countdown after having ejected the Kings in seven, six and now potentially five games across three consecutive seasons. It has negated fewer than 50% of the Oilers' power plays for a second straight postseason. The Kings' ad nauseam discussions of an aggressive forecheck have been belied by their insistence on a passive 1-3-1 alignment – when the Oilers haven't rushed up the ice too quickly to set it up – even when in desperate need of a goal.