EDMONTON, Canada —
The Kings season ended again Wednesday with a whimper not a bang.
It ended again in the first round of the NHL playoffs and again in a loss to the Edmonton Oilers, who have become for the Kings what kryptonite was for Superman.
The final score of the final game was 4-3, but that was just a book keeping detail because the series was over long before the final horn sounded. The Oilers outscored the Kings 22-13 in the five games, with nine of those goals coming in 19 chances on the power play.