The Kings needed a change in fortune Sunday, so they made a change in goal.
And while that changed the way the team played it didn’t change the momentum of the Kings’ best-of-seven NHL playoff series, with defenseman Evan Bouchard’s second-period power-play goal giving the Edmonton Oilers a 1-0 victory to send the Western Conference playoff series back to Canada for Game 5 on Wednesday with the Oilers leading 3-1.
The loss was just the fifth in 20 games for the Kings at home since the All-Star break. Two of those have come in the last four days against the Oilers and Sunday’s loss could wind up being the last game at Crypto.