The two general managers of the teams that will meet in the NHL Western Conference Final have been teammates, friends, colleagues and co-workers for almost half a century.
The series begins Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET.
With five goals and 13 points in 13 playoff games, Miro Heiskanen has been the Dallas Stars best player so far in this series. It will be a huge challenge for Evan Bouchard to match or exceed Heiskanen’s production, but Bouchard is coming off a series where he outplayed Quinn Hughes, a Norris Trophy finalist.
Evan Bouchard has been having an incredible playoff through the first two rounds and is rewriting the record books. Bouchard reached this elusive feat on the backs of a two-assist outing in Game 7, including getting a primary assist on Ryan Nugent-Hopkin’s series-clinching goal late in the second period.
In the end, the Edmonton Oilers simply wore out the Vancouver Canucks. There is no question that the injury to Brock Boeser played a massive role in Game 7.
Elliotte Friedman joined Evanka Osmak and Ken Reid on Sportsnet Central to discuss the Edmonton Oilers‘ gritty victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 on Monday night, which secured their place in the Western Conference Final.
The Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars will meet in the playoffs for the first time since 2003. From 1997 to 2003 the Oilers and Stars met six times in the playoffs including five consecutive seasons from 1997-2001.
While the Edmonton Oilers were able to pull out a huge Game 7 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night to punch their ticket to the Western Conference Finals, it did not come without a little drama.
Dallas Stars: 113 points, 1st in Central, def. COL in Round 2 (4-2) Edmonton Oilers: 104 points, 2nd in Pacific, def. VAN in Round 2 (4-3) While the late 1990s and early 2000s have plenty of rivalries that get more of a spotlight when strolling down memory lane, the Stars and Oilers have a bit of ancient history from those days.
The Edmonton Oilers survived a late onslaught from the Vancouver Canucks, earning an appearance in the Western Conference Finals for the second time in the last three years.
Holding onto leads has been an issue for the Edmonton Oilers during their Second Round matchup against the Vancouver Canucks. In Game 1, they held a 2-0 and 4-1 lead, but four unanswered goals by the Canucks gave them a huge comeback on their home ice.
The Edmonton Oilers are headed to the Western Conference Final after beating the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in Game 7 of their 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs second round series, Monday (May 20) at Rogers Arena.
It doesn’t get any bigger than Game 7 in the NHL playoffs, and last night, our beloved Edmonton Oilers had the chance to punch their ticket to the Western Conference Final with one more win over the Vancouver Canucks.
It was easy to look at the second-round series between the Oilers and Canucks, and think that Vancouver had a legitimate shot at walking out victors. After all, they handily won all four regular-season matchups, outscoring the Oilers 21-7, including an 8-1 game to open the season and a 6-2 dagger a month later.
The Edmonton Oilers advanced to the Western Conference Final with a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and Oilers captain Connor McDavid had a funny takeaway on the last few minutes when the Canucks where trying to tie the game during his interview on the ice.
VANCOUVER — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wiped the sweat from his brow and rolled his eyes a little bit. He knew where this was going. It’s the rite of every spring,
The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Western Conference Finals. Edmonton has defeated the Vancouver Canucks in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Just when it seemed as if the Oilers were headed for another playoff disappointment, they kicked into high gear and mounted a comeback to win their second-round series over Vancouver.
Ryan Nugent Hopkins collected one goal and one assist as the visiting Edmonton Oilers rode a three-goal second period to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday to win Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal series.
Every sports fan’s two favourite words: Game 7. One team moves on, the other goes home, and for tonight’s Game 7 matchup, we get the added drama of two Western Canadian teams duking it out to save their season.
The third-longest-tenured Oiler in franchise history is having quite the playoffs. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has spent 13 seasons with the Edmonton Oilers and has recorded impressive numbers in the 2024 playoffs heading into Monday’s critical Game 7.
For the 12th time in franchise history, the Edmonton Oilers will play in Game 7 of a Stanley Cup Playoffs series, when they take on the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Monday (May 20).
The Edmonton Oilers are a single win away from defeating the Vancouver Canucks and advancing to their second Western Conference Final in three seasons.
Zach Hyman has been a standout performer for the Edmonton Oilers during the 2024 NHL playoffs, demonstrating his scoring power and overall impact on the ice.
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