EDMONTON, Canada —
When the Edmonton Oilers abandoned the Northlands Coliseum for their handsome new downtown home eight years ago, the collection of office towers, hotels and restaurants that sprang up around Rogers Place became known collectively as the Ice District.
For the Kings, the name alone has had a chilling effect because Rogers Place is where the team’s 2022 playoff campaign was put on ice in the first of consecutive first-round losses to the Oilers. They lost on home ice last season.
The Kings were back in Edmonton for the third installment of their postseason trilogy Monday and the first act did not go well, with the Oilers scoring twice in the first 10 minutes on their way to a 7-4 win.