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The Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers are playing like they're intended to show that 2024 was no fluke. The Oilers eliminated the Vegas Golden Knights Wednesday night on the strength of a 1-0 overtime victory to take their series 4-1.
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Yardbarker on MSNKapanen Overtime Hero: How Oilers Outmaneuvered the BluesKasperi Kapanen was the overtime hero for the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night as he scored a goal in the first OT frame to send the Vegas Golden Knights packing and his team to the Western Conference Final.
When Corey Perry advanced the puck to Connor McDavid to set up Leon Draisaitl’s overtime winner in Vegas on Thursday, that marked the first time in NHL history that three Hart Trophy winners had ever combined for an overtime goal — in the regular season or the playoffs.
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Locking down leads difficult in playoff series between Oilers, Golden KnightsFalling behind in a game has felt like a position of strength early in the second-round playoff series between the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights.
Smith’s shot was fired from a sharp angle and appeared to be heading wide before Draisaitl, in an attempt to cut off the lane, inadvertently redirected it into goaltender Stuart Skinner's goal with the netminder out of position and the puck already past him.
The Edmonton Oilers have relied on depth scoring and hope to continue to do so in Game 3 of the Western Conference Second Round against the Vegas Golden Knights at Rogers Place on Saturday (9 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).
Vegas Golden Knights forward Nicolas Roy was fined but not suspended Friday for cross-checking the Edmonton Oilers' Trent Frederic in the face in overtime of Game 2 of the second-round playoff series.
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Stuart Skinner replaces injured Calvin Pickard as Oilers' starter for Game 3The Edmonton Oilers switched goaltenders for Game 3 of their playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights with Stuart Skinner replacing Calvin Pickard.