This will wear the Kings down, allowing the Oilers to then punish them by using their speed to attack, creating the wrong kind of desperation that, in theory, should create more scoring chances and potentially more penalties from the Kings as they try to slow them down.

The Edmonton Oilers tied their best-of-seven Western Conference first round series at two wins apiece by rallying to defeat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in overtime at Rogers Place on Sunday (April 27).