Everything about the playoffs is magnified. For Klingberg, Kane, Perry and Frederic, each is meeting a glorious opportunity with quality performances. Each has an important role on a team that took exactly one forever to find the elite game fans saw in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

The Oilers are on the verge of eliminating the Kings for a fourth-straight season, and it's been a full team effort this time around.

With desperation on their side and a sold-out Rogers Place trying to will them to victory, the Edmonton Oilers came out with a whimper and were staring down the barrel of a devastating first-round exit.