Two teams that have won both games on their home ice head back to Los Angeles for Game 5 of their NHL Western Conference playoff series on Tuesday night, April 29.
The Oilers will host the Los Angeles Kings in a game that starts at 10 p.m. EDT and will air on TNT/Max/FanDuel Sports Network West and live stream on fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (introductory discount) and DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount).
Los Angeles has held a third-period lead in all four games, but blown that lead in three of them. The Kings blew a four-goal lead in Game 1 at home, only to steal a win anyway in the final seconds.
The late collapses awoke every memory of the Kings’ failures in the past three first rounds against the Oilers. It also puts the pressure squarely on the Kings in Game 5 to win again on that ice, where they were the NHL’s best home team this year.
it was Leon Draisaitl’s power-play goal at 18:18 of overtime that gave the Oilers a 4-3 win in Game 4 that tied the first-round playoff series.
After assisting on Edmonton’s first three goals, Draisaitl beat goalie Darcy Kuemper after the puck found him on the right side off a scramble. The Oilers got the power play when defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov tripped Connor McDavid.
Edmonton defenseman Evan Bouchard tied it with 29 seconds left and goalie Calvin Pickard off for an extra attacker, beating Kuemper with a straightaway slap shot from near the blue line.
Bouchard had his second straight two-goal game, also pulling the Oilers within one at 7:51 of the third with a shot that deflected in off Kings defenseman Drew Doughty’s skate. Bouchard had the go-ahead goal Friday night in Edmonton’s 7-4 home victory.
“That’s our identity in here. We’ve built that years ago. It’s a mentality that we have, that we’re never going to quit, no matter what,” Draisaitl told The Associated Press. “We’ve shown that in the series so far, maybe a little bit too much. We’ve got to find a way to play with a lead.”
HOW TO WATCH
WHAT: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, NHL Western Conference best-of-seven playoff series; tied at 2-2 WHEN: 10 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 29WHERE: Crypto.com Arena, Los AngelesTV: TNT/Max/FanDuel Sports Network WestLIVESTREAM: fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (introductory discount) and DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount)
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The Kings haven’t won a playoff series since beating the New York Rangers in 2014 to win the Stanley Cup.
“I thought we skated a lot better tonight than we did in Game 3 and had plenty of opportunities to put it away. And did not,” Kings coach Jim Hiller said. “So, here we are. We go home 2-2 instead. They get a power play in overtime, those are tough.”
Los Angeles Kings’ Adrian Kempe (9) trips up Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl (29) during the second period of an NHL playoff game in Edmonton on Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)AP
Corey Perry also scored for Edmonton, and Pickard stopped 38 shots.
Trevor Moore, Warren Foegele and Kevin Fiala scored for the Kings, and Kuemper made 44 saves — 17 in overtime.
“Of course it’s painful, but that’s playoffs though,” Kings forward Phillip Danault said. “It’s 2-2, it’s back to even. Now we go back home and play hard, put our heart on the line and anything can happen.”