Edmonton Oilers, Western Conference and OT
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Stuart Skinner made 24 saves against the Vegas Golden Knights in Wednesday night's Game 5, which was tied 0-0 after regulation. At the other end of the ice, the Oilers' Kasperi Kapanen found the puck in a scramble and jammed it into the net just over seven minutes into overtime to win the game 1-0 and the series 4-1.
The Edmonton Oilers have advanced to the Western Conference Final for the third time in the last four years. The Oilers were able to eliminate the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 thanks to a 1-0 win at T-Mobile Arena. In doing so, they are the first team in this year’s playoffs to punch their ticket to the Conference Final.
Edmonton's Calvin Pickard is expected to miss the remainder of the Western Conference series against the Vegas Golden Knights due to an injury, according to a TSN report Monday, and he was not on the bench later that night,
The Golden Knights accuse the Oilers of targeting Adin Hill after a heated collision with Evander Kane in Game 4 of their series.