The Oilers put 15 pucks in their own Stanley Cup totem last season, losing to the Panthers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. The previous season, they lost to these Golden Knights in the second round in six games.

The Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers are playing like they're intended to show that 2024 was no fluke. The Oilers eliminated the Vegas Golden Knights Wednesday night on the strength of a 1-0 overtime victory to take their series 4-1.

Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are wild-card spots based on the best remaining records in each conference.

The Edmonton Oilers face the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the second-round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in 5 games to advance to the Western Conference Final, prompting a powerful statement from Connor McDavid to the rest of the NHL.

Early on, it looked like the Golden Knights were going to be run out of Rogers Place. The Oilers rode the energy off the home crowd to build a nice lead. Corey Perry, placed on a line with captain Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, opened the scoring several minutes into the first.

The Edmonton Oilers have the Vegas Golden Knights on the brink of elimination in the second round of the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Could this be the year Connor McDavid lifts his first Stanley Cup?

Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy didn't mince words about a missed tripping penalty that led to a Brayden McNabb injury in the loss vs. the Oilers.