The host Kings are dominated by Edmonton in their third consecutive loss, 3-1, and sit one defeat away from a fourth straight first-round exit courtesy of the Oilers.

The Kings suffered a 3-1 loss to playoff nemesis Edmonton at Crypto.com on Tuesday night, falling behind 3-2 in the series against the Oilers.

The Oilers controlled the first two periods and then put a dent in Darcy Kuemper’s stellar performance as Mattias Janmark’s goal at 7:12 of the third period snapped a tie game and lifted Edmonton to a 3-1 victory at Crypto.com Arena.