The Oilers, defending Western Conference champions, are sure to have a juiced-up crowd trying to will them back into the series on Friday night when they welcome the Kings. Game time is 10 p.m. EDT.

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The Los Angeles Kings crushed the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series on Wednesday night — and Stuart Skinner didn’t make it to the finish line. After allowing six goals on 30 shots in Game 1,