Grabit stick8/1/2023 ![]() The Oilers have two of the world’s very best players in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl and the best supporting cast that’s been put around them in their eight years together. and yours truly deliver some quick thoughts on how Game 5 played out. Oilers push the Kings to the brink with dominating 6-3 win. But after taking stock following the first one-sided game of the series, here is a five-point plan the Kings can work off of to ensure Game 7 on Monday. How exactly will they do that? The usual elements - timely scoring, tight defense, good goaltending - always play a role somewhere. And I’m confident our group can do that.” We have to bring our best to Game 6 even to have an opportunity in this series. “I’m sure their coach is saying the same thing. We’ll have a good practice and we’ll get ready to play. Take a day off like any other team in the league would. ![]() ![]() We have three days to go back and regroup. “We can’t rely on what they did to us last year. “We are our own team, and we have to write our own stories,” McLellan said postgame Tuesday night. And they’re not using what the Oilers did when they were facing elimination a year ago as some sort of reverse inspiration. Game 6 isn’t until Saturday night and that will give coach Todd McLellan and his group time to rest, recuperate and regain the resolve that’s gotten them to this point. With a convincing 6-3 Game 5 win, the Oilers now have the Kings on the brink as the teams return to L.A. ![]()
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