The Kings’ Playoff Curse: What’s Really Behind Their Struggle to Top the Oilers?
This year’s loss may be the most painful of the lot though.
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The Kings had the home-ice advantage, one of the league’s top three goaltenders in Kuemper and the top power play in the playoffs. They led in every game.
Yet they still lost in six.
The turning point in the series came in late in Game 3. After dominating the first two games at home, the Kings were leading the first game in Edmonton with about seven minutes to play when disaster struck. After the Oilers’ Evander Kane tied the game on a controversial goal, Hiller challenged the call, claiming goalie interference. He lost, Edmonton was awarded a power play, and 10 seconds later the Oilers went in front to stay.
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