The Oilers were either going to pick up and win and extend their series with the Canucks to seven games or get themselves bumped in Game 6 at home for the second straight season.
Facing elimination for the first time this postseason, the Edmonton Oilers rose to the occasion to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 at Rogers Place on Saturday (May 18).
The two best words in the English language: Game 7. What’s better? After being pushed to the brink of elimination, sending the series back to Edmonton for a crucial Game 6 Saturday night, the Oilers knew they had to respond.
The Edmonton Oilers are -142 favorites over the Vancouver Canucks (+120) despite their matchup on Monday being at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Watch the NHL on Fubo!
Leon Draisaitl once again cemented his place in the NHL record books when he recorded an assist on an Evander Kane goal Saturday night. As the Oilers faithful were singing Livin’ on a Prayer as loud as they could, Draisaitl won a faceoff clean, getting the puck to Kane at the top of the faceoff circle.
Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner allowed just one goal in his return to the net as Edmonton forced a Game 7 with a 5-1 win over the Canucks.
Leon Draisaitl really knows how to show up in the playoffs, as the Edmonton Oilers center has become the third-fastest player to reach 100 points in the postseason in their career.
The Edmonton Oilers forced a Game 7 after a 5-1 drubbing of the Canucks, powered by three assists from Connor McDavid.
In their most impressive performance of the 2023-24 NHL postseason, the Edmonton Oilers secured a resounding 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 6, to force a decisive Game 7 on Monday night.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard both scored once in three-point performances to lead the host Edmonton Oilers to a 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, sending their Western Conference semifinal series to a winner-take-all Game 7.
The Edmonton Oilers took down the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 to force a decisive Game 7 in their second-round series. They have yet to lead in this series, but they’ve stayed in it and are taking it down to the wire.
Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have forced Game 7 against the Vancouver Canucks.
The Edmonton Oilers’ bottom six has seriously underperformed in the 2023-24 NHL playoffs. In 10 postseason games, the regulates in the group have combined for two goals.
The Oilers are facing elimination, trailing the series 3-2.
In a do-or-die Game 6, the Edmonton Oilers will make another change in goal tonight as Stuart Skinner returns to the crease on home ice. He’ll replace Calvin Pickard, who drew in for Games 4 and 5, helping his club secure a win and keep another close.
On May 10, Evan Bouchard scored at 5:38 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs second round, tying the best-of-seven series at one win apiece.
The Edmonton Oilers need Connor McDavid to perform like the best hockey player in the world.
Evan Bouchard emerged as an elite NHL defenceman during the 2023-24 season for the Edmonton Oilers. This year he became only the second defenceman in Edmonton Oilers team history with an 80-point plus season (he had 82).
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