The Edmonton Oilers eliminated the Vegas Golden Knights in five games with a 1-0 overtime victory at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday night.
The Oilers’ Kasperi Kapanen scored the series-winning goal in overtime, and Stuart Skinner recorded his second straight shutout with 24 saves.
Edmonton advance to the Conference Final for the 12th time in franchise history, to face either the Dallas Stars or Winnipeg Jets for the chance to compete in the Stanley Cup Final for the second year in a row.
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The Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.
Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad led the scoring with a goal in the first period, with Jesper Boqvist, Dmitry Kulikov and Niko Mikkola adding goals in the second. A.J. Greer and Sam Bennett scored third-period markers, with Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky stopping 31 of 32 shots. The Maple Leafs’ lone goal with 1:06 remaining came from Nick Robertson, who played his first game of the series.
The defending Stanley Cup champions head into Game 6 with a 3-2 series lead; the teams will face-off on Friday in Florida.
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