Even though they lost Game 1, superstar forward Leon Draisaitl scored four goals, an effort that was then followed by Draisaitl scoring two more in a series-tying victory in Game 2.Įdmonton and Vegas swapped wins going into Game 5, which the Golden Knights won 4-3 at home. The early stages of the second round did show promising signs. The Oilers finished second in the Pacific Division and opened the postseason by beating the Los Angeles Kings in six games. It led to Edmonton finishing the regular season with one of the NHL's strongest records after the trade deadline. The Oilers were also aggressive at the trade deadline by adding hulking forward Nick Bjugstad along with acquiring top-four defenseman Mattias Ekholm to address their defensive concerns. Those elements proved significant at times in the regular season, when the Oilers needed copious scoring to overcome the inconsistencies they encountered with either their defensive structure or their goaltending.Įventually, the Oilers found continuity with rookie goaltender Stuart Skinner overtaking free agent signing Jack Campbell in net. The attack-minded Oilers averaged the most goals per game while also boasting the NHL's top power-play unit. Even though they were swept by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche, the fact they made it to the conference final crystalized the belief that the Oilers are in a championship window. The Oilers' second-round exit comes a year after they reached the Western Conference finals for the first time since the 2005-06 season. I think we've seen that all the way through. That being said, I really feel that you've got to go through some of this to win. "Obviously, it's not what you want to do, not what you want to feel. "It feels like every team that wins and goes on a stretch of winning kind of experiences this," McDavid said. McDavid and Warren Foegele both scored in the first period to give Edmonton an early 2-1 lead, only to watch Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault net a second-period hat trick before an empty-net goal from William Karlsson officially ended the series. McDavid's comments came in the wake of the Oilers' 5-2 defeat to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series. NHL, Edmonton Oilers, Vegas Golden KnightsĮdmonton Oilers superstar center Connor McDavid lamented his team's second-round playoff exit Sunday night, acknowledging, "I really feel like you've got to go through some of this to win."
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