But Connor McDavid and the Oilers turned things around, winning the next four games to earn a seat in the second round and leave Los Angeles confounded yet again about its inability to overcome Edmonton in the postseason.

The Edmonton Oilers eliminated the Los Angeles Kings from the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. After dropping the first two games of the series, Edmonton ripped off four straight wins to end it.

This marks just the second time Edmonton and Vegas will meet in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Their first matchup came in 2023, when the Golden Knights took the second-round series in six games on their way to winning the franchise’s first Stanley Cup.