Persistent Oilers push Kings to the brink of elimination with Game 5 win

LOS ANGELES — Zach Hyman knows people started counting the Oilers out after Edmonton stumbled to start this season’s playoff campaign.
The team didn’t give up and, on Tuesday, that persistence was rewarded with a 3-1 win over the L.A. Kings in Game 5.Edmonton now holds a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series and can advance Thursday when the first-round matchup shifts back to Alberta for Game 6.“If you just don’t go away, if you keep believing, you give yourself a ch