The 22:12 of average ice time Ekholm recorded through 65 regular-season games is being distributed among the group; through the first five games of the series, Bouchard leads all Oilers defenseman in average ice time (25:59), followed by Nurse (24:53), Kulak (24:15), Walman (20:37), Klingberg (20:20) and Emberson (11:29).

Edmonton’s Mattias Janmark pushed the Kings to the brink of playoff elimination, scoring off a rebound early in the third period to give the Oilers a 3-1 win in Game 5 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff at Crypto.

The Edmonton Oilers have firmly seized control of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings, delivering a dominant 3-1 victory in Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead.