Kings most to blame for series loss to Oilers

It's like a broken record at this point for the Los Angeles Kings, who were unable to take advantage of the popular phrase “The 3rd time is the charm”. For the 3rd straight season, they were eliminated in the 1st round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Edmonton Oilers, and have used up another year of franchise icons Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty without being able to go on a meaningful run in the twilight of their careers. Once more, the Kings found themselves unable to contain the relentless offensive onslaught of the Oilers, powered by superstar forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, along with Zach Hyman, who netted an impressive 54 goals during the regular season in what was a breakout campaign. Although Edmonton's goaltending might not be topping the NHL stat sheets, it proved adequate to keep the Kings at bay.