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THE EDMONTON OILERS
The Oilers are back in the conference finals, and they hung on by the skin of their teeth to get there. Edmonton took a 3-0 lead into the third period of Game 7 before ultimately holding off the hard-charging Canucks, 3-2, and will face the Stars in the Western Conference Final.
Cody Ceci, Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins all tallied in the second period, and the once-raucous Rogers Arena was nearly silent with 20 minutes left.But Conor Garland and Filip Hronek scored within four minutes of each other to give the hosts a chance. Ultimately, Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman and Dylan Holloway made some big defensive plays late to help Edmonton hold on.In Connor McDavid, Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard and Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton has the top four assists leaders this postseason.
Austin Nivison has takeaways…
Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/oilers-hold-on-advance-to-conference-finals-celtics-pacers-eastern-conference-finals-preview/
Author : Zachary Pereles
Publish date : 2024-05-21 13:09:08
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