the start they needed, when Byfield got in behind the Oilers defense and beat Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard with a backhand to give the Kings a 1-0 lead just 1:19 into the contest.

The Oilers struck back quickly 1:45 later when Henrique tiped a shot from Brown to tie it.

The Kings struck just 33 seconds later when Clarke walked into the right face-off circle and ripped a shot over the shoulder of Pickard to give the Kings a 2-1 lead.

The Oilers tied it just 2:18 later on a power play goal from Nugent-Hopkins to cap off a goal frenzy that saw both teams combine for four goals less than six minutes into the opening period.

Things settled down for both teams, but the Oilers were able to take their first lead of the game when Hyman tipped a point shot from Nurse with 7:11 left in the first period.

The Kings had several good chances to tie the game before the first period ended. Trevor Moore got a chance on a partial breakaway late in the first, but he ran out of real estate and couldn’t get a good shot off.

Then early in the second period, the Kings jumped on a turnover in the neutral zone, and Warren Foegele was sent in on a clear cut breakaway, but Pickard was able to get a stick on Foegele’s shot to steer it away.

Forward Sami Helenius had another good opportunity when he was left alone in the slot, but Pickard was able to get a piece of the puck to keep the Oilers one-goal lead.

The Kings continued to push for the equalizer, but the Oilers were able to strike for two goals just 1:36 apart.

Nurse took a feed from Vasily Podkolzin and walked into the top of the face-off circle and beat Kuemper over the right arm to give Edmonton some insurance, and then Frederic drove the net hard and chipped a puck past Kuemper to give the Oilers a three-goal lead.

Spence cut into the Oilers lead when he took a feed from Kevin Fiala and snapped a shot past Pickard to make it a 5-3 game — but the Kings had dug themselves a big hole.

The Kings had plenty of chances in the third period, but Pickard was up to the task as the Kings poured it on.

Kings head coach Jim Hiller pulled Kuemper with just over four minutes left in the game, and the Kings pushed hard throwing pucks towards Pickard.

Doughty’s point shot with 54.1 seconds left got by Pickard to make it 5-4, but the Kings’ comeback fell short, as Brown added an empty-netter with 1.2 seconds left to make it 6-4.

Special teams definitely played a factor in the series. While the Kings were able to pick apart the Oilers on the power play early in the series, scoring seven goals in the first three games, they were quiet in the next three, scoring just one.

Their PK shut the Oilers down in the first two games, going a perfect five-for-five, but Edmonton found a way to score five power-play goals the rest of the series — and all were timely.

The Oilers scored on their only man-advantage in the Game 6 win, while the Kings couldn’t capitalize on their two power plays — including one in the third period.

Somewhere in the series, the Oilers were able to flip the tables on the Kings, who had all the momentum after Game 2.

It’s tough to say how, and the Kings will no doubt be left trying to figure out what went wrong in another playoff series loss to Edmonton.