Oilers, Western Conference and Vegas Golden Knights
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The Edmonton Oilers have the Vegas Golden Knights on the ropes in their second-round series. They lead 3-1 and can advance to the Western Conference Finals with another win. The Golden Knights are going to bring desperation on the brink of elimination,
Defencman Mattias Ekholm could play for the Oilers in the Western Conference finals, head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters Tuesday, according to Derek Van Diest of NHL.com.
A few months ago, the thought of Kasperi Kapanen and Troy Stecher playing in such a pivotal game for the Edmonton Oilers as the one that occurred Monday would have been farfetched. Those two players have been useful members of the team,
The Edmonton Oilers took a 3-1 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of their playoff series, putting them just one win away from the Western Conference Final. Edmonton will be heading back on the road for Game 5 as they look to close the series out.
Edmonton goalkeeper Calvin Pickard is expected to miss the remainder of the Oilers' Western Conference semifinal series versus the Vegas Golden Knights due to injury, TSN reported Monday.
The Golden Knights accuse the Oilers of targeting Adin Hill after a heated collision with Evander Kane in Game 4 of their series.
This isn’t the first time Evander Kane has been a pain to the Golden Knights, and he has helped bring a physicality to the Edmonton Oilers that has them one game from eliminating Vegas. It’s similar in the Florida-Toronto series,