The Edmonton Oilers take on the Los Angeles Kings in Game 4 of their first-round series on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena.
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PRE-GAME REPORT

LOS ANGELES, CA - Win and you bring a best-of-three series back to Edmonton for Game 5. Lose and you're facing elimination.
Those are the two scenarios in front of the Oilers on Sunday night as they clash with the Kings in Game 4 of their first-round series at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
A controversial non-call on a high-stick and subsequent Kings power-play goal handed the Oilers a bitter 3-2 overtime defeat in Game 3 on Friday night, but the team has let go of any lingering frustration and brings a confident mindset into tonight's matchup.
"We feel really good about a lot of the things that are happening within the series," Head Coach Jay Woodcroft said following Sunday's morning skate.
"One thing we don't love is where we sit right now. But we also knew that this was going to be a long series, and so I think as a coaching staff and a group of players, what you do is you make sure you continue to accentuate the things that you need to do to have success and you try and work on the things that need polishing up."
"The mentality is there this morning," added veteran forward Nick Bjugstad. "There have been some tight games and obviously it didn't go the way that we wanted it to the other night, but it's just finding ways to push back. It's a tough series. This is a good team."

And the Oilers should remain confident. They have, for the most part, controlled each game thus far, outshooting the Kings 117-90 and leading or being tied with Los Angeles for 184 minutes and 28 seconds of the 192 minutes and 43 seconds elapsed in the series.
"We've liked a lot of what we've brought to the table," Bjugstad said. "There have been a lot of guys contributing, and I feel like we give good pressure at important times of the game… We're all prepared for a good battle tonight."
The penalty disparity in the series so far has been as vast as the gap between the amount of time each team has held the lead. The Kings have had 15 power-play opportunities, compared to just eight for the Oilers, who are fully aware they need to tighten up their discipline.
"It's hard sometimes," Bjugstad said. "We're competitive. Every guy in the league is competitive, and stuff will happen after the whistle, but I think we've taken note. Obviously it hasn't gone in our favour the way we've been taking penalties, so I don't think there's much to be said other than control the emotions and bring our effort tonight."

"It's an emotional series," added fellow veteran forward Derek Ryan. "It always is. It's playoffs, everyone cares. Everyone wants to win. Everyone wants to hoist that big shiny silver thing at the end."
Fortunately for the Oilers, they've made the most of those eight power-play opportunities through three games, scoring four times to lead all playoff teams with a 50 percent success rate -- just like they did during the regular season with their NHL record 32.4 percent mark.
"Come playoff time, power play and penalty kill are a huge thing," said man-advantage quarterback Evan Bouchard. "The big thing for us is we're capitalizing on our chances. When we get the shot, they're going in. Last game there were two great shots by Connor, so that was big."

LINEUP NOTES

Stuart Skinner will once again get the nod between the Edmonton pipes, bringing a 2.80 goals-against average and .900 save percentage into Sunday's Game 4.
Evander Kane was the lone Oilers player not on the ice for Sunday's pre-game skate, but Coach Woodcroft said it was a "maintenance morning" for the forward.
With the Bakersfield Condors bowing out in the first round of the AHL Playoffs on Friday, the Oilers recalled two players on Sunday as forward Dylan Holloway and goaltender Olivier Rodrigue have joined the team in Los Angeles for added depth.
-- Ryan Frankson, EdmontonOilers.com

PREVIEW

OILERS vs. KINGS
STREAM: 7:00 p.m. MT; televised on Sportsnet West
Oilers Team Scope
The Oilers head into Sunday's game looking to shake off the frustration of three fairly well played games in which they only have a 1-2 series record to show for.
On Friday night in LA, the Oilers dropped Game 3 by a 3-2 score for their second overtime defeat of the series, with both winning goals coming while the Kings were on a power play. It was Trevor Moore who picked up the winner in somewhat controversial fashion, tapping a Gabriel Vilardi pass by Stuart Skinner 3:24 into the overtime period.
The play would be reviewed as it looked like the puck was knocked down by a high stick prior to the goal, but officials deemed the replays to be inconclusive enough to prevent overturning the goal.

The rest of the game followed a similar pattern to the first two contests in the series. The Oilers controlled the majority of the play at five-on-five, out shooting Los Angeles 33-25 at even strength, but costly mistakes prevented the Oilers picking up the win.
Los Angeles opened the scoring with 33-second remaining in the first period to take a 1-0 lead after one. Their advantage was quickly erased by a pair of near identical snipes by Connor McDavid on the power play, beating Joonas Korpislao from the left circle with second-period goals coming just 1:40 apart. However, after McDavid's second gave Edmonton a 2-1 lead, a slash on the ensuing celebration was called on Leon Draisaitl giving the Kings a power play of their own.
The series leading goal getter Adrian Kempe took advantage of a set play, chasing down a hard dump in at the boards and quickly one timing a slap shot by Skinner for the 2-2 tie. After a scoreless third period, Moore's winner would give Los Angeles their second advantage of the series, despite leading for less than 10-minutes in all three games combined.
"Obviously you don't want to go down 3-1, but at the same time we're all about looking forward to going back to Edmonton at 2-2," Mattias Ekholm said about Sunday's Game 4. "Playoff series are like this. It's momentum swings and you feel great when you win, you feel not great when you lose so it's about managing that and I think we have experience in this group of doing that. No panic here. We're in a series, we're in a battle and we knew it was going to be this way."

Kings Team Scope
The Kings have been following their game plan to a tee this series and it has gifted them a 2-1 lead heading into Sunday's Game 4.
Los Angeles has hacked, slashed, and gritted their way through the opening three games, limiting the Oilers league-leading offence to just nine goals so far. When the Oilers have managed to slice through the Kings stifling defence, it has been Joonas Korpisalo and his career .938 playoff save percentage that has stymied a multitude of opportunities from the Blue & Orange.
Another area of the game that has been working for the Kings is their power play. Los Angles has already had plenty of opportunities on the man advantage, averaging five per game, and has scored four times in the series including both of their overtime winners. Trevor Moore's winner came with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the box for a slash on Alex Iafallo which negated a scoring chance for the Kings.
"There's been a lot of penalties called in this years playoffs, more so than others, it seems, but you got to eliminate the penalties that don't have an effect on the play, and the refs seem to call those more frequently," Zach Hyman said. "So that's the standard, and we have to be aware of the standard and make sure that we're not giving them any freebies."
The power play helped give the Kings a 4-0 shot advantage in the overtime period, with their final shot giving them a 2-1 series lead.
"We knew we could play better, and we certainly did," Korpisalo said. "From the start of [overtime], I think we controlled the game and took the win."

By The Numbers
Through three games, both teams have scored exactly nine goals despite the Oilers 117-90 shot advantage... Scoring chances in the series are currently 77-47 in the Oilers favour, with 50 shots from the slot... Edmonton also has the advantage in faceoff percentage (55.4 per cent to 44.6 per cent) and in hits (150 to 148)... The Oilers are 25-23 all-time in best-of-seven series Game 4s, but are 1-8 in their last nine... Los Angeles is 13-28 all-time in playoff Game 4s and are 11-22 at home in those games...
The Kings have held a lead for just 8:15 in the series, while the Oilers have lead for 107:26 in the first three games... Los Angles has scored three times in the series in the final minute of a period... Edmonton has held the lead in every game in the series thus far... Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are the fifth and third-highest scoring players in postseason history through their first 40 post-season games... McDavid has 58 points in 40 games, while Draisaitl has 65 in his first 40... Prior to Saturday night's games, McDavid ranked in the top three in shots, slot shots, rush chances, cycle chances, and average offensive zone possession for the postseason...
Injury Report
OILERS - Ryan Murray (back) is on a conditioning stint;
Mattias Janmark
(foot) is day-to-day.
KINGS - Kevin Fiala (undisclosed) is day-to-day; Blake Lizotte (lower body) is day-to-day.
-- Michael Arcuri, EdmontonOilers.com