The Oilers are rolling with a lot of confidence right now, and the Kings didn't finish with much fight despite having carried the play for most of the game. Despite the Oilers' defence being pretty terrible, after goal number 6 the Kings looked deflated and a bit like they felt it's impossible for them to keep up with the scoring power of the Oilers.
The Oilers still haven't looked that good though outside of their offense. I can't imagine they come out looking so pretty if facing off against a team with stronger team defence and better scoring talent. I did expect more from LA's leadership though. Kopitar has played well at points, and so has Quick, but for the most part they're looking like guys on the verge of retirement.
Hopefully the Kings at least show enough character to bloody the Oilers' nose a bit in the coming games and don't just bow out without a fight.
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