The Los Angeles Kings blew a 5-2 third period lead, only to score a last-minute Game 1 winner against the Edmonton Oilers.

The Los Angeles Kings led Edmonton 4-0 moments before the second-period buzzer, and they were up 5-3 with 2 1/2 minutes left in the third. Both leads vanished under the blizzard of offense so often created by Connor McDavid and the Oilers at their playoff peak.

Phillip Danault scored his second goal with just 42 seconds left in regulation to give the Los Angeles Kings a dramatic 6-5 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of their Western Conference First Round series on Monday night at Crypto.