EDMONTON – Bye Bye Bye, Los Angeles Kings.
The Edmonton Oilers are moving on from the first round of the playoffs after dispatching the Kings for the fourth consecutive year.
However, things don’t get easier for the Oilers. They are very familiar with the Vegas Golden Knights, the team they will face in Round 2. Aside from being divisional rivals in the regular season, they have also met in the playoffs before.
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The Golden Knights defeated the Minnesota Wild on Thursday to win their series in six games.
The Oilers have only played the Golden Knights in the playoffs once. They lost that series during the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, 4-2.
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The defense of the Golden Knights was too much for the Oilers to overcome. They played an incredibly patient game and made the Oilers pay whenever they made a mistake.
The Oilers can’t have a repeat of that series.
For three consecutive playoffs, the Oilers had their playoff run ended by the (eventual) winner of the Stanley Cup. In 2022, it was the Colorado Avalanche, in 2023, the Golden Knights, and in 2024, the Florida Panthers.
The Oilers were outscored 19-22 over the six games. All things considered, there wasn’t that much separation between the Golden Knights and Oilers.
The Golden Knights’ starting goalie, Adin Hill, has a regular season save percentage of .896 against the Oilers. He fared much better against them in the playoffs.
Hill started four games against the Oilers in that round, posting a save percentage of 1.00, .879, .914, and .950.
There is no schedule released for the second round at this time.
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