Instead, they had one of their worst periods of the series.
The Kings will need to be prepared for heavy minutes from Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
They took their foot off the gas in the second and Edmonton punished them for it.
The Kings were given a big boost by the return of Kevin Fiala Sunday and he made an immediate impact.
Blake Lizotte skated after the main group in a red non-contact, he isn't available tonight.
A common theme throughout the series has been resilience.
The Kings got the kill though and started to impose themselves in the period.
They've been too slow out of the gates in Games One and Two and need to break that trend.
Here are some pluses & minuses from the game.
They didn't allow the Kings a shot on goal for 18 minutes and only allowed three total in the period.