The Edmonton Oilers will play the Dallas Stars or Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference Final. The Oilers advanced by defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0 in overtime in Game 5 of the second round at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday.

The Edmonton Oilers took down the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 to advance to the Western Conference Final. The Oilers will now await the winner between the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets, setting up a strong matchup either way.

The Edmonton Oilers have caught fire since losing their first two games of the playoffs and are showing no signs of slowing down.

Oilers forward Kasperi Kapanen reacts to playing hero against the Golden Knights and helping his team advance in the playoffs.

Edmonton came out on top of a nerve-wracking Game 5 on Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with Kasperi Kapanen lighting the lamp and ending the Golden Knights’ season in overtime. The 1-0 Oilers win was also Edmonton’s second shutout victory in a row, as netminder Stuart Skinner continued to prove his mettle between the pipes.

A few months ago, the thought of Kasperi Kapanen and Troy Stecher playing in such a pivotal game for the Edmonton Oilers as the one that occurred Monday would have been farfetched. Those two players have been useful members of the team,

OIlers star Leon Draisaitl praises the depth as they advanced in the Stanley Cup Playoffs by beating the Golden Knights.

Edmonton's Calvin Pickard is expected to miss the remainder of the Western Conference series against the Vegas Golden Knights due to an injury, according to a TSN report Monday, and he was not on the bench later that night,