EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) 鈥� Trent Frederic had a goal and an assist and the defending Western Conference-champion Edmonton Oilers moved into the second round of the playoffs with a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
Connor Brown had a goal and two assists, while Adam Henrique, Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Darnell Nurse also scored for the Oilers, who won the best-of-seven series 4-2. Calvin Pickard made 22 saves.
The Kings pulled within 5-4 on Anze Kopitar's goal with 55 seconds to play, but Brown closed it out with an empty-netter with two seconds left.
Darcy Kuemper made 23 stops for LA.
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