From flat-footed to firing on all cylinders, the Edmonton Oilers have found their game—and their identity—just in time. Five days ago, they were down 0-2 in the series and missing top defender Mattias Ekholm.

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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.