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Helene Elliott: Kings squander chance to take commanding series lead in Oilers' comeback

The win was on the Kings' sticks, in their hands, in their building, in the third period of a wildly fluctuating game. They were four minutes away from putting their skates on the throats of the Edmonton Oilers, of proving their resilience yet again and moving one victory away from advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. All of those visions vanished when the favored Oilers, ...
Evander Kane of the Edmonton Oilers goes after the puck in front of Drew Doughty and Joonas Korpisalo of the Los Angeles Kings during the third period in Game Four of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on April 23, 2023, in Los Angeles.

The win was on the Kings' sticks, in their hands, in their building, in the third period of a wildly fluctuating game.

They were four minutes away from putting their skates on the throats of the Edmonton Oilers, of proving their resilience yet again and moving one victory away from advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

All of those visions vanished when the favored Oilers, faced with being pushed to the brink of elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs, pushed back with a ferocious effort that showed the depth of their

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