The Edmonton Oilers took down the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, earning their fourth straight series win over Los Angeles. Entering the series, many expected the Kings to finally move past the Oilers, and for the first two games, it seemed like that would happen.

Hopkins, Zach Hyman, Darnell Nurse and Trent Frederic all collected one goal and one assist for the Oilers, who closed out the Kings in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series. Adam Henrique also scored and goaltender Calvin Pickard made 23 saves for the Oilers,