Last season, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl entered the playoffs scoring at historic paces and the Edmonton Oilers were ready to go on a deep run as the second seed in the North Division. Instead, they were quickly swept by the Winnipeg Jets in a stunning and unexpected upset. This season, McDavid and Draisaitl are again among the NHL scoring leaders and the Oilers will enter the playoffs as the No. 2 seed in their division. Will things be different this time? Opposing Edmonton are the upstart Los Angeles Kings , who return to the playoffs for the first time since 2018. These Kings are much different than the teams that won a pair of Stanley Cups in 2012 and ’14, but Anze Kopitar and Jonathan Quick remain core pillars and an exciting group of young players are ready for their first taste of the post-season. Here is a detailed breakdown of this first-round series. HEAD TO HEAD RECORD Oilers: 3-1-0 Kings: 1-2-1 THE BREAKDOWN The Oilers enter the series with home ice...