Oilers are a game away from knocking Kings out after 3-2 win

Nick Bjugstad scored a brace of goals for the Oilers in Tuesday’s 6-3 win over Los Angeles Kings as Edmonton took a 3-2 lead in their playoff series.

With the victory the Canadians are a win away from advancing to the second round and they can get the job done in Game 6 on Saturday in Los Angeles. A Game 7, if necessary, would be Monday in Edmonton.

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Leon Draisaitl, Evander Kane, Zach Hyman and Brett Kulak also scored for Edmonton while Connor McDavid had a pair of assists, as did defencemen Mattias Ekholm and Darnell Nurse.