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Top L.A. hockey pundit rips Oilers defence, as Cali hockey world melts down

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Edmonton dominated the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 to win 3-1 in the Western Conference playoff series.

The loss to the Edmonton Oilers left Los Angeles fans and media reeling on social media.

Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period took his shot at the Edmonton defence just as the rest of the LA hockey community was melting down.

The Oilers are getting healthier and more in sync, with three new players in particular stepping up, John Klingberg , Evander Kane and Jake Walman .

The Oilers have never had this kind of puck-moving from their defensive core in the McDavid/Draisaitl Era .

The Kings were humiliated on home ice, but this series against Los Angeles is far from over.

Expect them to come out like angry wasps in the first period on Thursday .

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