The Edmonton Oilers advanced to the Western Conference final on Wednesday, dispatching the Vegas Golden Knights in five games. Edmonton used strong defense throughout the series to knock out Vegas, showing off impressive growth.

The Edmonton Oilers landed a haymaker early in Game 4 and never let the Vegas Golden Knights off the mat. Adam Henrique scored twice in what was a brutally physical first period, sparking the Oilers to a dominant 3-0 win to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their second-round series.

Kasperi Kapanen scored on a scramble in front of the net at 7:14 of overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to advance to the Western Conference final for the second year in a row.