EDMONTON, Canada — By the end of a wildly back-and-forth Stanley Cup playoff series between the Los Angeles Kings and the Edmonton Oilers there were no surprises in the decisive game of their first-round matchup Saturday night at Rogers Place in buzzing downtown Edmonton, just superstar efforts.
“You keep seeing the same team every other night, it’s almost like you know what they eat for breakfast,” said Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft, who was the video coach with then-assistant coach Todd McLellan in Detroit and was McLellan’s assistant in San Jose and Edmonton before McLellan found his way to Los Angeles.
Alas, the Kings ended up being toast, though the difference proved to be remarkably narrow.
