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 shots were 19-4 in the first goalless period of the series. It was 33-12 after two as Edmonton’s hard press continued. And the shot clock ended 46-22, with the scoreboard 3-1. That, against the best home team in the NHL.