Oilers try to carry momentum into Game 5 of West 1st Round against Kings

EDMONTON --The Edmonton Oilers will attempt to use a dramatic come-from-behind victory as momentum in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round against the Los Angeles Kings at Rogers Place on Tuesday (9:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, CBC, SN, TVAS, KCOP-13).

The Oilers rallied twice in Game 4, including from a three-goal deficit in the first period, in a 5-4 overtime win at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, tying the best-of-7 series.
The Kings led 3-0 after the first and took a 4-3 lead with a goal from defenseman Matt Roy at 4:28 of the third period. But Evander Kane tied it 4-4 at 16:58, to send the game into overtime for the third time in the series.
Zach Hyman won it for Edmonton at 10:39 of overtime.
"We're going to find out," Oilers captain Connor McDavid said Monday when asked about momentum after the victory. "We certainly think so. It brings everybody together, obviously, I would expect some good momentum heading into Game 5."
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Gabriel Vilardi, Viktor Arvidsson and Anze Kopitar scored in the first period for the Kings, while Kevin Fiala, playing his first game since April 1, because of a lower-body injury, had two assists.
Evan Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl (two goals) tied the game in the second period for the Oilers, and McDavid finished with three assists.
"We've always known we can do it," McDavid said. "It was obviously a big win. Going down 3-1 (in the series) was not a situation you want to find yourself in. The series is tied, and that's all that it is. It's a big Game 5."
The series unfolded similarly when the teams met in the first round last season. Edmonton won Game 3 in Los Angeles by an 8-2 score, but the Kings rebounded with a 4-0 win in Game 4. The Oilers won the series with back-to-back wins in Game 6 (4-2) and 7 (2-0).
"We're into a best-of-3 now, and last night's over, so why even keep reflecting on it? I know everybody has a job to do, you guys do a really good job, and you have to ask these questions, but we're moving on," Los Angeles coach Todd McLellan said Monday. "There's some things that we have to fix and there's some things that we have fixed, and I think you have to keep reinforcing the positives."
Oilers goalie Jack Campbell stopped 27 of 28 shots in Game 4 after entering in relief of Stuart Skinner at the start of the second period. Skinner allowed three goals on 11 shots in the first.
It was Campbell's first appearance in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs after he went 21-9-4 with a 3.41 goals-against average and .888 save percentage in 36 regular-season games (34 starts). Skinner has a 3.38 GAA and .881 save percentage in this series.
Edmonton coach Jay Woodcroft would not reveal his starting goalie for Game 5.
"I'm in a position to be able to choose from two great people, two goaltenders that have allowed us to win games this year," Woodcroft said. "Our team won 50 games this year, and both goaltenders contributed to those wins.
"What a great position for our coaching staff to be in. When you have two great goaltenders, I don't think you can go wrong picking either one of them."

Los Angeles was 22-5-1 when leading after the first period during the regular season but only led for 8:15 in the first three games, scoring the opening goal in Game 3 on its way to a 3-2 overtime win.
Edmonton was 8-13-4 when trailing after the first. The Oilers scored two power-play goals in Game 4 and are 6-for-11 (54.6 percent) in the series.
"I think we've kind of battled it all year long, getting up early in a game and having those games kind of come back and bite us," Roy said. "Just going up 3-0 early there, I think, we just need to bear down and find a way to win those games. You can't give those games back this time of year."
Teams that win Game 5 when a best-of-7 series is tied 2-2 hold an all-time series record of 224-61 (.786), including a 5-3 record in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Oilers bucked the trend last season, eliminating the Kings on their way to the Western Conference Final, where they were swept by the Colorado Avalanche, who went on to win the Cup.
"It was the same spot last year; we know how big this Game 5 is," McDavid said. "We didn't get it done last year in Game 5 and found ourselves in a tough spot, but we have a chance to learn from that experience and be ready and be sharp for Game 5."