EDMONTON – Well, wouldn’t you look at that.

The Edmonton Oilers have gone from down 0-2 against the Los Angeles Kings to up 3-1 on the Vegas Golden Knights.

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Life comes at you fast.

The Oilers know what is at stake tonight in Vegas. And unlike their Finals series against the Florida Panthers, they don’t want to “drag them back to ‘Berta.”

Oilers Are Stellar In Elimination Games

The Oilers are one win removed from doing something they haven’t done in 35 years – advance to the Western Conference Final for two consecutive seasons.

To do so, they will need to defeat the Golden Knights in their own barn, with their fans behind them. Luckily, the Oilers have a good track record in this situation.

Since 2017, the Oilers have an 8-2 record in potential series-clinching games. That gives them an .800 winning percentage, which was the second-best in the NHL at that time.

However, their success in these scenarios extends further than that. The Oilers are 42-19 all-time in games that are potentially series-clinching. That’s a .689 winning percentage.

They have had tremendous success as the road team, too. The Oilers have a 20-11 record and a .645 winning percentage as the road team in potential series-clinching scenarios.

No matter how you slice it, the Oilers have the Golden Knights with their backs against the wall. All they have to do is play like they did in Game 4, and they will move on to the winner of the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets series.

Easier said than done, but at least they have destiny on their side.

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