EDMONTON – Some people say history repeats itself.

On Tuesday night, history repeated itself for the Edmonton Oilers.

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The Oilers won their fifth straight playoff game last night, 4-2, over the Vegas Golden Knights. They did it the same way they had won the four previous games.

History repeating itself.

The Oilers dug into an early hole, with Golden Knights captain Mark Stone netting his third and fourth goals of the playoffs within the first 10 minutes. 

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Then the momentum shifted in the Oilers’ direction. With just under four minutes of the opening frame, veteran Corey Perry scored the goal that broke Adin Hill’s shutout bid. 

The Oilers stuck with the game plan and limited the Golden Knights to just seven shots in periods two and three. Five of those shots on goal came on the powerplay. So the Golden Knights only had two even strength shots on goal in the last 40 minutes of play.

Talk about defense.

Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman, and Connor Brown would net a goal each to secure a 4-2 victory. Calvin Pickard stopped 15 of the 17 shots he faced.

With that win, the Oilers became the first team to win five straight games in comeback fashion in the playoffs. Call them the comeback kings.

How The Oilers Become The Comeback Kings

It all started in Game 3, when a failed coach’s challenge allowed Evander Kane’s goal against Darcy Kuemper to count, thus tying the game at 4-4. The Oilers scored on the following powerplay en route to a 7-4 final score.

Game 4 was a different story. The Oilers were down 3-1 heading into the final frame. Evan Bouchard scored two goals – the second with 29 seconds left in regulation – to force the game into overtime. Draisaitl would score on the powerplay to give them a 4-3 victory.

The next game was a more low-scoring affair. The Los Angeles Kings struck first in Game 5, with Andrei Kuzmenko putting his team ahead 1-0 after a powerplay in the first five minutes of the second period. 

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Kane would tie the game before the middle frame concluded, with Mattias Janmark and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scoring in the third period to secure the victory.

Finally, Game 6 was a high-spirited and entertaining tilt between the two teams. The Kings started with an early 2-1 lead. Fortunately for the Oilers, Nugent-Hopkins tied the game two minutes later.

The Oilers eventually took a 5-2 lead. The Kings responded with two goals before Brown put the nail in the coffin. The final score was 6-4 in favor of the Oilers.

History loves to repeat itself. At least, for the new comeback kings, it has.

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