The Los Angeles Kings were pummeled by the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday for their fifth consecutive loss, and the fans at Crypto.com Arena made their feelings known about the team’s current slide in the standings.
Connor McDavid contributed two points to cross the 100-point mark for the Oilers, and Leon Draisaitl added four points as Edmonton cruised to an 8-1 victory in Los Angeles. The Kings mustered just 22 shots on net in the deflating defeat.
Fans in the stands announced their ire with head coach Jim Hiller, repeatedly chanting “Fire Hiller,” at the third-year bench boss.
Hiller, who led the Kings to the postseason in each of his first two seasons – where they were eliminated by the Oilers both times – said the only…