Oilers Reveal Starting Goaltender and Lineup for Tonight's Crucial Game 5 vs the Kings

The Los Angeles Kings are in a maddeningly familiar spot as they enter Game 5 of their opening-round Stanley Cup playoff series with the Edmonton Oilers, with the clubs tied at 2-2.

Having let a 3-1 third-period lead slip away in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss, the Kings now have to survive the ultimate test of their mettle.

Despite the meltdown, Los Angeles has reason to be optimistic. They sported the NHL's best home record in the regular season (31-6-4) and won the first two games of this series at Crypto.com Arena.

But an alarming trend persists: the Kings have blown third-period leads in three of the four games thus far. That said, they've also shown they can compete, building leads consistently and remaining confident they can regain control.

The Oilers, though, have beaten the Kings in all three of the previous playoff series and now get to attempt to do so again.

Having already achieved two comeback wins in this series, Edmonton enters Game 5 with momentum. Turning this series into a best-of-three, the Oilers look to take control tonight in Los Angeles.

The Oilers revealed their forward lineup, as well as their starting goalie, and sure enough, they're going to start Calvin Pickard in net, a decision that will potentially make all the difference in this pivotal game.

Edmonton is up 11-5 in the third period in the series, a fact that's encouraging, but they'd prefer not to rely on late rallies.

A firm beginning and taking care of a lead would remove pressure, and some racing heartbeats, from their bench and supporters both. Will the Kings rebound on home ice, or will the Oilers pull off the road upset? Game 5 should yield some answers.