The Edmonton Oilers know how to perform when they’re facing playoff series deficits. After all, they went down 0-3 last summer in the Stanley Cup Final and still nearly won it all in Game 7. But the first two games of their first-round series with the Los Angeles Kings have been disheartening for a team with championship aspirations and an urgency to to do it while Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are at the peak of their talents.

It's anybody's guess how the pace will unfold when the Lakers tip off against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. The teams split the first two games of the series in Los Angeles and now will play the next two games in Minneapolis.