Oilers edge past Golden Knights in playoff thriller

Friday, May 9, 2025, 1:20 am

In a nail-biting second-round showdown, the Edmonton Oilers clinched their series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights. Overtime heroics and a dramatic comeback sent fans into a frenzy, intensifying the playoff drama and leaving the Golden Knights reeling from unexpected turns in the series.

edmontonjournal.com / NHL taking closer look at vicious Vegas crosscheck to face of Edmonton Oilers winger

This in from NHL player safety, news that Nicolas Roy of the Vegas Golden Knights will have a hearing today on his crosscheck to the face of Edmonton Oilers forward Trent Frederic. NHL Player Safety @NHLPlayerSafety “Vegas’ Nicolas Roy will have a hearing tonight for cross-checking Edmonton’s Trent…

edmontonjournal.com / 5 THINGS: Edmonton Oilers tighten grip on playoff series against Vegas

Their playoff path now leads them back to play Games 3 and 4 on home ice, where they are 3-0 in these playoffs, and went 8-4 during last year's long run

edmontonjournal.com / Edmonton Oilers' foot soldiers winning the battles in this playoff run

This is the most ironic Edmonton Oilers playoff run ever. Their penalty killing, which was pretty much at the heart of last year’s Stanley Cup run, is leaking oil. Their legendary power play is 0-for-12 on the road and just whiffed on a five-minute opportunity in overtime Thursday. Connor McDavid…

edmontonjournal.com / 'Knights just got robbed': Vegas hockey world (and rap star Lil Wayne) rages over Arvidsson non-call

It’s not often rap star Lil Wayne tweets about a hockey game, but it’s not often there’s a play as controversial as the non-call on Edmonton Oilers forward Viktor Arvidsson for his obvious trip in OT on Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Brayden McNab. It’s actually insane this wasn’t called a…

cbc.ca / Edmonton Oilers take 2-0 series lead with 5-4 win over Golden Knights in overtime thriller

Leon Draisaitl took a pass from Connor McDavid and scored off the rush at 15:20 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night and a 2-0 lead in the second-round series.

edmontonjournal.com / Another Edmonton Oilers comeback puts Golden Knights in a stranglehold

If this was a mob movie set in the Vegas desert, the Edmonton Oilers would be lining their trunk with plastic and buying a couple of shovels. They haven’t quite “eliminated” the Golden Knights yet, but it wouldn’t hurt to get some holes dug. The Oilers put their second-round series in a death grip…

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