Hyman scores in OT as Oilers rally past Kings in Game 4 to even series

The Edmonton Oilers' theme heading into the fourth game of their playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings was to keep hammering at the rock until it split.

The Oilers finally found the five-on-five offence to go with their potent power play Sunday in Los Angeles and edged the Kings 5-4 in overtime.

The best-of-seven, first-round series returns to Edmonton on Tuesday tied at two wins apiece.

Edmonton fought back from a three-goal deficit after the opening period.

Five goals, and three even-strength, was a series high for the Oilers, who led the regular season in goal production.

"We have a belief if you do things harder and longer than the opposition, eventually you get rewarded," Woodcroft said.

Zach Hyman had been among the snake-bitten Oilers around the Kings' net. His first goal of this post-season was Sunday's OT winner.

WATCH | Hyman scores OT winner to even series:

"Playoff hockey, you've got a short period of time to make an impact or else you're not going to be playing for long, right?" Hyman said.

"You don't score every game in hockey. You've just got to keep shooting, keep taking it to the net, keep trying to get the puck back.

"They're a good, defensive team. They play tight, they play hard. We had a lot of chances. Got to start burying them."

"It's my first overtime playoff winner, so probably the most important goal of my career to date," Hyman said.

The Kings scored OT power-play goals to take the first and third games of the series.

Oilers forward Derek Ryan had described teammate Leon Draisaitl as "an absolute beast" earlier Sunday.