Edmonton Oilers, Vegas Golden Knights and Western Conference
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The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in five games to advance to the Western Conference Final for the third time in four years. Reaching the pe
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.
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.