This isn’t the first time Evander Kane has been a pain to the Golden Knights. He has helped bring a physicality to the Edmonton Oilers that has them one game from eliminating Vegas.

The Edmonton Oilers are on the brink of breaking through to the next round of NHL playoffs, where they will have a chance to defend their Western Conference title from a season ago.

Stuart Skinner had faith in himself, if others didn’t. The goaltender’s first win of this year’s NHL playoffs was a 3-0 shutout Monday for the Edmonton Oilers, who take a 3-1 lead in their second-round series against the Golden Knights to Las Vegas with a chance to close it out Wednesday.

The Edmonton Oilers face the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3 of the second-round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday, May 10, 2025.

This in from former NHL stars Devan Dubnyk and Ray Ferraro, praise for several Edmonton Oilers playoff aces who were repeatedly blasted by large groups of Edmonton fans throughout the regular season.

On Thursday (May 8), the Edmonton Oilers took a 2-0 lead in their second-round series of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 5-4 overtime victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.